“My ex broke up with me because I didn’t have enough money to go on vacations.
Time and time again, money proves to be a leading cause of divorce.
Here are some of the most gripping accounts.
“My now husband got divorced after 17 years of marriage.
He was deployed several times.
His ex-wife never worked and controlled every aspect of their finances.
“Best decision I ever made.”
ammarch41
3.
“I split with someone at the age of 30.
We’d been together six years.
I wanted to buy a house.
He was happy in his part-time job.
There was no growth on his part during that time at all.
By the end, I was a different person.
It was hard to end it as he hadn’t done anything wrong.
No cheating, no major arguments, nothing you could put your finger on.
It didn’t matter.
It wasn’t right, and I knew it.
I’m now happily married to the love of my life.”
“You only get one life and one chance at it.
u/walnutwithteeth
4.
“Over the course of our relationship, she basically demanded that I financially support her.
It was a struggle but I don’t blame anyone for that.
“I didn’t divorce my husband because of his fiscal irresponsibility, but I should have.
Like, I literally found out the day after our wedding.”
u/UsuallyWrite2
6.
“The number one thing married couples fight about is money.
I dated a man for six years, and this was the primary reason for our lack of compatibility.
I would not be living the comfortable life I am now if I had stayed with him.
I am very, very glad I left.”
u/Ms_WorstCaseScenario
7.
My BF is a jot down of artist.
Over a year ago, I bought him some very expensive equipment.
Since moving out there, he has been blowing through around $2.5K/month with no real income.”
“It was the breaking point for my ex in her previous relationship.
u/deleted
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“I make double what my partner makes, and I have a Ph.D.
He doesn’t have the same in savings or retirement, no.
But he is responsible with the money he has.
My ex, on the other hand, was awful.
And I felt like the struggle there only exacerbated my issues with him.
Nothing was ever stable for me because he fucked our finances so hard.”
“He dragged me down.
Now, my partner makes less but never drags me down.”
u/One-Armed-Krycek
10.
“It became apparent that we want different things in life.
“I have a (just about) six-figure job and am also in school for my Ph.D.
I have no debt, I own our shared car, and I have about 50K in savings.
He has no debt but NO savings.
Like, AT ALL.
I invest, and I have a pension fund that I contribute to every month.
He has none of these things.”
Says he wants to but never has had a job related to it).
I’m at my wit’s end.”
u/Outrageous-Bid-3771
12.
We planned to get married, buy a house together, have a baby…and poof.
He wasn’t hurting for money.
He was already doing pretty damn well for himself.
He wasn’t in debt.
He could already buy himself whatever he wanted.
And not even one moment of hesitation to ditch me to grab even more money.
It makes me sick to my stomach.”
u/JaxyBaxy
13.
“I love my boyfriend a lot.
But…he’s so bad with money.
In total, I’ve lent him $2,000.
Now, my savings have dried up, and I have no monthly income.
I don’t see getting the money back ever, which I’m not all sour over.
It is what it is.
And I can’t move in with him there because it’s too far away from my school.
Also, I don’t see how he will afford it.”
“My ex left me for a job.
But that’s exactly how it feels.
So it just doesn’t make logical sense to me.”
Completely tossed aside.”
u/No-Explanation-3577
15.
I believed him since I had no reason not to.
He even told my family we’ll get married.”
He even said that once he inherits money, we’ll get married and make our relationship official.
Now he’s backing out.
I even told him I’d sign a prenup.
He says it has nothing to do with money.
I am so blown away by his decision overnight, and I’m devastated.”
u/Different-Bug-9094
16.
He really is the most amazing, sweetest guy I’ve ever met.
But I had to end things before it got too late, because it just would have never worked.
“My ex broke up with me because I didn’t have enough money to go on vacations.
u/Paris_France2024
18.
“I’ve been married for 14.5 years and together for 17.
A while turned into 12 years.
Any time I brought up him getting a job, he made me feel like a monster.
He only decided to get a job after my second VERY serious surgery.”
In the past three weeks, things had been going so well with us.
Our third anniversary is in three days.
I felt strongly about adhering to the terms of the prenup (that was his idea).”
“So today he had me served with divorce papers…twice.
I guess he wanted to be sure I got served before the deadline.
I’m so disappointed and angry.
Being told you’re just not worth the monetary risk hurts.
We worked hard to reach that agreement with lawyers the right way so everything was equitable.
He always told me the worst part about having money is the idea you might lose it.
I hope he and his money are happy together.
Actually, I just hope he doesn’t do this to anyone else.”
u/sharkey_8421
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“Last weekend, my boyfriend dropped on me that he had over $320K of debt.
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