I heard someone say, "Men want to have wives and children.  They don't want to be husbands and fathers."  And I was shooketh!

They 're shocked when their wife leaves because their mom's stayed.

My ex asked me what I was going to do without him. I said, “Save money on groceries.”

"Women are expected to work like they have no children, and parent like they have no job." DAMN. That arrow flew straight into the bullseye!

"My parents were right about you" is the biggest burn I've ever heard

It's funny that men simultaneously believe that women can't keep a secret or shut up, but are absolutely silent about all the things that bother us in our marriage.

When my friend escaped her abusive ex, she hired a moving company and learned they had a special discount for women moving out of abusive relationships. Yeah, it happens that often.

Notice that in the first one, despite it being 3:30 in the morning, meaning her dad was also probably asleep, he actually picked up the phone and was ready to come get her immediately.

When our marriage counselor told my husband his personality test results demonstrated serious selfishness, I laughed. I didn't need a test to tell me that. He'd been "telling" me for years.

My ex husband always threatened divorce. One day I took him up on his threats and he was shocked.

They’re surprised because they think they have the woman sufficiently trapped

Can't say it enough:
It's better to BE alone than to WISH you were.

My heart broke for the first lady at "Hey Dad....can you come pick me up?"

They saw their dads being distant and treat their moms like doormats. “Mom was happy, why aren’t you?!” No, mom wasn’t happy. Staying in a marriage isn’t proof of happiness. Many elderly couples regret not getting divorced. We learn how relationships work from our parents. Divorce isn’t failure. It’s showing your kids that you know you deserve more and want them to have a healthy role model.

My ex blamed me for the divorce "because you gave up on our marriage" after I found out he had been cheating on me for 3 years. The audacity really knows no bounds 😂

“Tolerable level of permanent unhappiness” is DIABOLICAL

The way that first woman said “hey dad” really broke my heart. She sounded like a scared kid. How many times did she have to make that kind of call well into her adulthood cuz her man sucks? Devastating, I’m glad she dumped him!

I finally got through to my ex when I asked him if he would keep an employee around if they trashed his shop and left tools out to rust. Or took tools from the shop without asking for side work. Or ran the shop low on needed supplies. Or verbally abused or ignored coworkers. Or crashed the work trucks. How about an employee who openly disrespects you and says hateful things about you to others?
In other words, Rich, you're fired.

This past weekend, I saw a young-ish couple (she looked maybe 24, he looked early 30s) with two babies on my way to the store. The dad was strong and well fed, carrying nothing. The mum looked gaunt, she was carrying an infant. Their tiny toddler, younger than 2 years old, was asking something from his dad until he redirected him to his mum who was already overwhelmed, carrying the baby and looking like she was ill/anemic. The dad was super dismissive to the toddler, he didn't even bother trying to listen to what he needed or wanted. He just sent him to his mum. Idk their life, relationship or health, maybe the mother had a naturally slender body or had a difficult pregnancy but she looked weak, gaunt and overwhelmed. And instead of trying to make her life easier, the father decided to make it worse. It's the small things, constant small things. I don't know them but it got me so angry.

I love a well planned escape. Good job ladies. No drama. No arguments. No possibility of physical violence. Just disappear.