"He fell in love with another woman...who was also married. I knew it right from the start, but I didn't want to believe it. I was so dumb; I thought we were gonna figure it out. I filed for divorce when he eventually moved out. There were no fights or yelling."
"When I realized I was angry all the time. I'd be driving home and feel myself get completely uptight; I'd him open the door and brace myself. I know it sounds like it was an abusive situation, but it wasn't. It was just the drip, drip, drip of living life with someone who wasn't engaged, lazy, and unwilling to do the work to even make our home nice. Living with a void is no life. It's just breathing."
"When he came inside of me without my consent. It's not like he didn't know I wasn't okay with this; I'd make it perfectly clear that I didn't want that (or children, obviously). I realized that my own husband had assaulted me. And afterward, when I was bawling, he told me it wasn't a big deal and that I just needed to buy the Pill."
Several divorced individuals describe singular final-straw moments that prompted them to sign divorce papers. One person left after discovering a spouse had fallen in love with another married woman and subsequently moved out. Another person left due to constant anger and emotional exhaustion from living with an unengaged, lazy partner who refused to contribute to the home or relationship. A different individual realized she had been sexually assaulted by her husband when he forced intercourse despite explicit refusal and then minimized the trauma. These events made continued marriage impossible.
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