“My mate teared up during the wedding ceremony.

Apparently, it was considered unmanly, and his wife got the ‘ick.'”

Here are the most shocking reasons people closed the chapter on their marriage:

1.

Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen kneeling and sitting on a staircase, dressed in formal business attire, appearing deep in thought or conversation

“A guy I used to work with divorced his wife during her first round of chemotherapy.

u/LaFilleDuMoulinier

2.

“I knew a couple that had been married for years.

Man with curly hair looking surprised, surrounded by greenery. Name unknown

The wife became pregnant around the tenth year of their marriage.

The husband left her the day the baby was born because he decided he didnt want children.”

u/Munchkin-M

3.

A man with an expressive facial reaction sits in an office, making a dramatic gesture with his hands. There is a bulletin board with papers in the background

“My ex divorced me after his best friend died of a drug overdose.

We had only just met her at the funeral.

They broke up within two weeks.”

Isabella Gomez wearing glasses and a t-shirt that reads "Blood-splosion 6" with a design of blood splatters

u/Old_Judgment5317

4.

“I knew a couple who had been married for 25 years.

He wanted the heating on all day, every day, and she found it too warm.

A woman with a nose ring and a necklace that says "Gemini" appears to be in distress while leaning back against a metallic railing

There was no way to recover from that.

I’m assuming there was more to it.”

u/ParsleyFun7886

5.

Sydney Sweeney with a concerned facial expression, outdoors near red umbrellas

“My mate teared up during the wedding ceremony.

Apparently, it was considered unmanly, and his wife got the ‘ick.'”

u/Comfortable-Park3598

6.

Lisa Vanderpump with her hands on her head, eyes closed, wearing a long-sleeved blouse with embellishments at the neckline

(But it was fine when she paid for meals out before they got married).”

u/lucyfell

7. u/Particular_Lead_685

8.

“A friend of mine divorced her husband over a cocktail.

Women dressed in summer attire standing together, participating in a scene from a reality TV show. Names unknown

He didnt drink, but she drank occasionally.

They always split the bill, except if she ordered an alcoholic beveragethen she would pay for it.

Ironically, his non-alcoholic drinks cost more than her alcoholic ones (expensive mocktails, smoothies, etc).

A performer with styled hair adorned with colorful beads, wearing a strapless dress and a choker, appears on stage under colorful lighting

A group of about eight of us went out for dinner.

Afterward, she ordered her first alcoholic drink, a cocktail.

He told the waiter to cancel it, but she insisted she wanted it.

They argued back and forth, even though she was going to pay for it herself.

She walked out and filed for divorce.

u/Willing_Lemon2231

9.

“I know a couple who divorced because the husband refused to shave off his beard.

u/wilderlowerwolves

10.

“I know a couple who had differing opinions about coronavirus and ended up divorcing over it.”

u/surveyor2004

11.

Dad replied, ‘I was worried youd have nothing to complain about.’

The husband laughed, the wife stormed out, and they divorced.”

u/thefuzzybunny1

12. u/The_Awesomeness999

13.

The wife said, ‘I realized I didnt actually love him.’

u/kifflington

14.

“I knew a couple who were swingers.

The wife fell in love with another man, got pregnant, and left her husband.

Shes still with the other man today.”

u/Mediocre_Method_4683

15. u/Lil_Artemis_92

16.

“I know a couple whose marriage ended because of a shared love for a rival sports team.”

u/flirtytaraa

17.

“My ex’s parents divorced but continued to live together as husband and wife.

Apparently, he got really mad about it, and things havent been the same since.

He filed for divorce a couple of months ago.”

u/NastyStarFish

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