“[He] had been having affairs online for years.”

Content warning: this article contains mention of abuse and sexual assault.

Here are their stories.

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“He decided to trade me in for a newer model with a trust fund.

We were 10 years into what I thought was a good marriage.

I was wrong.”

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Until it didn’t work anymore."

3.“Honestly?

It just got boring.

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“He simply didn’t respect the role that I was in.

Unfortunately, I had a rough time as a single mom before meeting my ex.

“He would never help with our children and was always yelling at them.

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“He kept so many secrets, like opening credit cards without my knowing.

“Being a ‘tradwife’ as the kids call it nowadays had its good and bad.

I know many happy couples with this setup.

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“It was hell.

so I stayed home.”

“Not divorced, but widowed.

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[Being a ‘tradwife’] was a decision made from a purely financial standpoint at first.

I made less money than daycare would cost and also was not yet in an established career.”

“I am from a culture (LDS) that prioritizes getting married very young.

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We got married when I was 19 and had three kids together.

“We are now divorced.

I realized that that man was not the nice boy I knew from high school.

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Getting married young can be really great, but it’s not for everyone.

“I was a traditional wife who worked outside of the home about 25% of the 59-year marriage.

I was responsible, hard-working, and did everything.

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He physically, emotionally, and verbally abused me.

He pissed away nearly $300k.

I finally got sick of being used and abused.”

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“I’m not divorced, but I wanted to be.

“First, it was that he wanted me to stay home while he worked.

But buckle up problems started when I gave birth to a baby girl.”

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“It has been very hard.

I feel a lot of guilt.

I wanted to stay married for our family, but he got to be too much.

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(Not true.)

All while hes a CTO of a tech company and living with his girlfriend.”

I was able to get my job back but was laid off soon after during a company-wide layoff.

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Let me know your thoughts on all of the above.

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If you or someone you know is in immediate danger as a result of domestic violence, call 911. it’s possible for you to also search for your local centerhere.

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