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While we all hope for a ‘happily ever after’ in our relationships, sometimes they just don’t work out—and that’s okay. It’s often better to go separate ways than stay together when things aren’t right.

Even so, there are times when the cause of a breakup can be a bit… unconventional. Like a disagreement over Star Trek or a fight about toilet paper. At least, that’s what did it for a few couples in a recent r/AskReddit thread, where users shared some of the strangest reasons people ended up getting divorced.

Keep scrolling to check them out, and don’t miss our conversation with divorce coach Nawal Houghton about what might be hiding behind these seemingly trivial splits.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction My history teacher in high school was married to a woman who had escaped from a Magdalene laundry in the '80s. Less than a year into their marriage she started having seizures that had no visible physical/neurological cause and couldn't be controlled with meds. Eventually the hypothesis was that the seizures were caused by the trauma she suffered in the Magdalene laundry, but they couldn't figure out how to treat them. By then the seizures had damaged her brain so much that she was functioning on the level of a toddler. There was eventually a new anticonvulsant that came out and was able to control her seizures, but the brain damage was permanent. This wasn't the cause of their divorce -- my teacher stayed married to her for another 30 odd years. He got her in-home care while he was working and took care of her himself when he was home. 


The actual cause of the divorce was that my teacher was about to retire, and he wouldn't have been able to afford the level of home care his wife needed on his pension even with him being home more and the government subsidies that are available in our province, so she needed to be placed in a long-term care home. Problem was, LTC homes at the time were prioritizing admitting people with absolutely no potential family support. The fact that they were married would have left her on the wait list for a spot in long-term care for 3 to 7 years. He had to divorce her in order to get her the care she needed.

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Ending a marriage is not an easy decision by any means. But calling it quits with your spouse because they have a strange opinion on COVID or won’t share their Netflix password doesn’t exactly seem like the kind of misunderstanding that warrants a divorce.

To get to the bottom of why this happens, Bored Panda spoke with divorce coach Nawal Houghton.

As it turns out, there’s often more beneath the surface than we realize. “What may seem like a small or random reason for a breakup is usually the ‘last straw’ that reveals deeper, unresolved issues within the relationship,” Houghton explains. “It could be the result of many different problems building up over time, or it might symbolize much larger emotional experiences or simply a breakdown in communication.”

“I’ve had clients in my practice who fought over something as simple as keeping the house too hot or too cold,” she adds. “One partner felt consistently uncomfortable, which in the end left them feeling ignored and uncared for.”

Sometimes, the final argument signals that a person has hit the end of what they can tolerate. As Houghton suggests, we often adapt or put up with things we don’t like for the sake of keeping the peace. But eventually, there comes a point where that’s no longer sustainable.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction I don't think it was a divorce but my favorite is still the you smell guy! This guy kept telling his significant other that she stinks. He'd tell her go get a shower, I don't know why I put up with you, you smell so bad etc etc. It had been going on for years and she had seen doctors and other professionals and had even purchased medical grade deodorants and soaps! 


She could never smell it so she would ask her friends and then be like you're fine. But the minute her boyfriend/husband/whatever came home he'd be like oh my God you stink. Finally she freaks out and says we just need to break up then because I don't know what's wrong with me and it's clearly making you unhappy and I don't think I stink at all and I've been doing everything I can so we just need to break up! 


He breaks down and admits that his dad has done that to his mother their whole married life and told the him to do it to his significant other, I.e the original poster.. because if he could keep her insecure enough she would never leave him. So the whole thing was a lie. She dumped him.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disgusting, gaslighting a*****e. I had an ex bf who asked me to close my eyes and open my mouth, I thought he was going put a piece of chocolate or fruit in there, like a cute game. He spit in my mouth. I went off the rails, gagging and everything. He said his father told him if he did this, he could make me dependent on him and fall in love with him forever. Forever lasted about 10 minutes before he was out that door.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction Guy I used to work with divorced his wife during her first round of chemotherapy. He explained that her hair had started to fall off and that the perspective of not being able to pull her hair during doggy style for at least two years was too much of a sacrifice. He tried his hardest to play the victim after that when EVERYBODY in the office stopped talking to him.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another in it for the self gratification of his lusts and not a bone of love in his body.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction Went on a date one time with a man that had divorced his wife because “she was just sad all the time and I just couldn’t take it anymore. It had been like 3 months and she would still cry when she heard his favorite song”. Her dad had passed from a heart attack at the age of 52 but this man had the audacity to believe “she should have expected it. All parents die at some point”. Yeah sure, maybe if he had been 92 it wouldn’t have been as much of a shock but it would still be something to be sad about and grieve.

I put my head down until I could catch the waiter and then noped the f out of there. Imagine if this man ever found out I had checked myself into the hospital for a 72 hour watch TWO YEARS after my mom passed because the grief finally caught up with me.

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So, what else is hiding behind these seemingly trivial reasons for divorce? According to Houghton, financial strain, infidelity, and poor communication are often to blame. However, she’s also seen more unique causes come into play.

One surprising issue Houghton has observed is lifestyle mismatches. “Differences in interests or habits—like one person becoming overly invested in a new diet, religion, or fitness routine—can create tension,” she says. What might start as a harmless personal preference can snowball into a significant source of conflict if the other partner feels left out or pressured to change.

Unmet expectations in daily routines, such as disagreements over household tasks or cleanliness, also play a big role. “In a few cases, couples have even cited unusual sleeping arrangements as a reason for divorce,” Houghton shares. “Whether it involved someone insisting on using dozens of pillows or strange bedtime habits, their incompatibility in sleep became a deal-breaker.”
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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction Saw a story on here about a guy divorcing his wife because she chose to breastfeed her children. Why you ask? Because she was “perverted” and it was “pe**phile-like” of her to allow her newborn to breastfeed because nipples are only for pleasure according to him. Sounds made up but she posted the court documents and everything and it was 100% real. Dudes definitely projecting some inner pedo tendencies.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction My coworker’s daughter divorced her husband right after their honeymoon because he was so cheap he wouldn’t let her eat out on their honeymoon. They had to get things from the grocery store for the mini fridge and that was all they were allowed to eat because it was a waste of “their” money now that they were married. (But it was fine when she paid for meals out *before* they were married). I think it was technically an annulment.

She didn’t want to be married to a cheap bastard her whole life.

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1 month ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good move, the fact she paid for them eating out consistently before the wedding though should have been a flaming red flag.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction The couple was actually still in love but one of them became disabled and couldn’t access support benefits unless they were legally single, so….

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's just unbelievable. Imagine having to do that just to get some benefits! I hope the couple got it sorted out and are still happy together.

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“Some spouses describe a growing emotional distance, where they feel more like roommates than romantic partners,” Houghton notes. “This ‘roommate syndrome’ often feels like a slow, subtle decline in intimacy, but it’s usually what leads to divorce. Even without fights or obvious conflict, the emotional disconnect can become unbearable over time.”

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction Medical bills, so the partner isn’t forced to accept debt after the other’s passing.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction She didn’t like the ghosts that haunted him… he didn’t even believe in ghosts.

I still think the real reason was the dog walker she was banging.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction I knew a couple that were married for years. The wife became pregnant about year 10 of the marriage. Husband left her because he decided the day the baby was born that he didn’t want children.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I despair that many many men act only on what will fulfill their lusts and pretend to love. As soon as their lusts are endangered and their preferred way of life, they just take off. It wouldn't be a big deal except that they marry and claim to love their partner...they know that they are not in love, it's pathetic.

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Many of these troubles are symptoms of latent incompatibility, often noticed when it’s already too late. But, as Houghton points out, it’s possible to gauge how well you and your partner truly align before you tie the knot.

“It’s essential to have honest conversations about your core values—family, finances, career goals, spirituality, and social beliefs,” she advises. While personality differences can complement each other, significant misalignment in values can create friction and misunderstandings. Couples should ask themselves: Do we agree on the big things that shape our lives?

Remember to pay attention to how well you communicate. “Before marriage, observe how you and your partner handle disagreements, make decisions, and express emotions,” Houghton suggests. “Are you able to resolve conflicts respectfully and productively?”

Emotional compatibility is just as important. “Some people need verbal reassurance, while others may prioritize physical affection or acts of service,” Houghton says. It’s crucial to understand each other’s emotional needs and make sure you feel safe and supported. And of course, this should go both ways.
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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction This is not the only reason why we divorced, but my former husband and I fought A LOT because I would not make an appointment for him at my gynecologist’s. (I worked in the office.) He was not trans. He had male genitalia. There was literally no reason for him to see a gynecologist. It was a huge bone of contention in our marriage.

Edit: He did not have male breast tissue concerns. His reason was that he thought it was unfair that a doctor could choose to treat women only. He found gynecological science to be discrimination against men. I was never able to convince him that a gynecologist is basically a uterus doctor and there’s no reason for a cis man to see one. In his mind, he was oppressed.

I was the person who answered the phone and set appointments for patients. He didn’t want me to call for him.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction A friend of mine divorced her husband over a cocktail.

He didn’t drink. She drank occassationally. They always slip the bill, except if she ordered an alcoholic beverage, then she would pay for it. Ironically, his non alcoholic drinks cost more than her alcoholic drinks. Expensive mocktails, smoothies, etc.

A crowd of about 8 of us went out for dinner. After dinner she ordered her first alcoholic drink, a cocktail. He told the waiter no, cancel it. She said yes she wants it, he said no, she yes, he no, yes, no. This went on for ages and bare in mind, she was paying for it anyway.

She walked out and filed for divorce.

He refused to pay for her dinner, I paid for her and said consider her first divorce present.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"She drank occassationally. They always slip the bill". Looks like OP had tee many martoonies before posting this haha

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction Her husband was purposely over-tightening every jar of food in the house. She finally snapped after he said he would stop and he started again a few weeks later and she filed for divorce.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The whole “tighten food jars so women ask you for help!” is for one, out dated, for two, sexist, and also, that’s literally so inefficient!

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have a running joke whereby my daughters and I always bring up that they are "strong, independent women" (because they are, but we bring it up in silly situations)... then one day we'd JUST been making that joke and I'd left the room, when one daughter followed me out and sheepishly asked me to undo a jar for her. I said "I thought you were a strong, independent woman who don't need no man?" :D We laughed.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was a whole reddit post. She didn't snap out of the blue. She broke after years and years of asking and telling him to stop. He traveled for work. He over tightened the lids from things he never used. She hated it untill there was some guy over and he couldn't open the lids either. That's when she realized it was a malicious powerplay

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When someone who is supposed to be your PARTNER acts like your ENEMY it's time to gtfo of the sh1tuation.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

F that…they sell jar openers on Amazon…imagine his face when she whips that out 🤣

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine this!! Haha or imagine his face when she just throws away all the jars she can't open and makes him buy new ones. He would probably be annoyed by having to pay for new stuff all the time.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It happens quite often that I struggle with opening jars, I got some weak hand muscles or so, and I asked my husband for help a lot at the beginning of us living together. He opens them, of course, but he prefers to show me tricks and aids to do it myself so I'm not dependent on him being around :)

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Washing up gloves are your friend. It's what finally stopped me needing to ask my neighbour to open jars and bottles for me.

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1 month ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He wants to tighten all the jars so I can’t open them? Then his a*s will be sitting there loosening Every. Single. F*****g. Jar. Every. Damned. Time. He. Pulled. This. Horseshit. so they’re securely sealed but I can still open them. Oh I do hope she had hundreds of jars in the pantry. (Hey guys, looks like horseshit isn’t a censorable word.)

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

PSA! If a lid is too tight on a jar just jam a butter knife under it as if you wanted to pry it open. Do this until you hear a little psss sound or feel a change in pressure, after that the lid should come off no problem. Funnily enough this trick was taught to me by my bf so I could open anything even if he's not there.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The whole story: https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofNoUpdates/comments/1drjb0n/aitah_for_filing_for_divorce_because_my_husband/

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Was reposted to BoredPanda here? https://www.boredpanda.com/filling-divorce-husband-over-tightens-jars/

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read this one on Reddit. She absolutely needed to divorce that guy. I mean, he was actually using a wrench to tighten the jars!

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd also divorce a man whose masculinity is that threatened by easily opened jars; he sounds like a childish nightmare

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What kind of pathetic man would do this? Only one in the world, I hope

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She could have just opened them by loosening the lids on his head. Smack, twist.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol. If a jar is too tight in my house, it’s not the man of the house that opens it. Even at my mom’s my stepdad would hand jars to me (cis woman, not particularly buff). I started giving my mom back rubs at age 9 due to a fall at work. By time I hit late teens, no one in the house could open jars I closed. 😂 kind of became a running joke in the fam.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the book "With a Single Spell" by Lawrence Watt-Evans, a young wizard learns a jar-opening spell. The note in the spell book says it's loud. A portal to the netherworld opens up, a giant creature comes out, screeching like a banshee, grabs the jar, opens the lid. It puts the jar and lid down on the floor, then, still shrieking, disappears back into the netherworld.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wife always tightens lids so tight that she can't open them when she needs to. This makes us both laugh.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

War of the sexes, power struggle and so on.I am so sick of it. Mostly men do this, always wanting to be the mighty one. Why? There should be love not war. I would give the glass an extra turn, put it in front of him with a spoon and walk away to be free. Although i am a woman i do not want to be humilated, and i am not a doormat.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ex used to do this to me. I go him though, by starting to use light weights and going to the gym for cardo 4-5 times a week. I ended up being stronger than him in many ways, and divorced him about 13 years. He thought I would come running back to him for a few months and was shocked when I stopped answering his phone calls.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She didn't divorce him for the overtightening, she divorced him because she had asked repeatedly for him to stop and he wouldn't. It was more about the lack of respect or consideration of her feelings than tight jar lids.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read this on Reddit. The straw that broke the camels back was when he tightened a jar of something the wife only ate and that’s how she knew he was doing it on purpose.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh My.... BTW Warm to hot water on the lid and it will come off easier. She totally missed an opertunity to get whatever take out she wanted while he was away. Might have just been a prank that went too far. Some guys are dumb like that.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not downvoting but have a look at the reddit post - it's linked above. It could read as a prank on here but when you read the actual post he was clearly a controlling AH. Over tightening lids wasn't the only thing he'd been doing.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a foot taller than my wife. I help her with stuff on the high shelves. She helps me with stuff on the low ones.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Always try stabbing the lid and turning the jar will be ruined but it's worth it in my opinion.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For real? That is seriously so disturbing to me. Thank goodness she left him. Literally, who would think to do something like that?

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Consider your lifestyles—not just your daily habits, but whether your visions for the future align. “This includes things like where you want to live, how you spend your free time, and your views on health, wellness, and social life,” Houghton adds.

Talking about long-term goals is another key step. Ask yourselves: Where do we see ourselves in 5, 10, or 20 years? Think about career paths, having children, travel plans, and even how you envision retirement.

It may seem obvious, but be transparent about your financial expectations. “Discuss how you both approach spending, saving, and budgeting,” Houghton recommends. “Make sure you’re on the same page about financial goals and understand each other’s money habits to prevent future issues.”

Don’t underestimate the impact of physical intimacy. You and your partner should feel at ease talking about and meeting each other’s needs. A strong physical connection, mutual attraction, and satisfaction all play a key role in keeping a relationship solid.

Lastly, take a look at how your partner interacts with their family and friends—and how they engage with yours. “Family and social dynamics can say a lot about how well you and your partner are matched,” Houghton says.

So, if you hear another story about a strange reason someone decided to end their marriage, don’t be too surprised. Chances are, there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes. And as you take the next steps in your own relationship, use this knowledge to build something strong and enduring.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction The husband faked having been in the military to impress the wife while they were still dating (her dad was military). He went to great lengths to continue this lie as the relationship progressed. Wore a military uniform to the wedding, faked time lines in his life.

After the wedding he was pressured into getting a GI loan for a house, and that’s when the story fell apart. Turns out he bought the uniform off eBay.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG what a tool. Wonder how ex military dad felt, was there a conversation "out the back"?

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction There was a story on reddit about a man divorcing a woman, because she lived according to a very precise beige color scheme, and would toss out any item (including baby toys and clothes) that didn't fit that scheme, culminating in a bunch of lovingly knit sweaters the MIL had made. It didn't help that this woman came across as utterly bonkers and abusive. So, that's that.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction My ex divorced me after his best friend died of a d**g overdose. He left me to be with his best friend’s girlfriend, he felt he needed to “take care of her” now that his friend was gone. We had only just met her at the funeral. They broke up within 2 weeks.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Something doesn’t add up here. It takes longer the. Two weeks to get divorced.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction Man and woman. They have three or four kids. She was a big woman and wasn’t attractive. Husband worships her.

Wife gets cancer. The weight just falls off her. She survives it and a little weight comes back. Suddenly, other men are finding her attractive. She loves the attention. Starts going out to the bars at night and staying out.

One day she sits hubby down. Tells him she can do better than him since she now has more options. Packs her stuff up and abandons hubby and the kids like they had never mattered to her. Not a drop of regret.

She said cancer had given her a second chance at a better life and she wasn’t going to waste it.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction Mormon couple I knew had an *extreme* lack of sex ed. As in, they didn't know a thing about it even on their wedding night.

Their expectation was that they would get married, get naked and lay next to each other on the bed, and God would do magic-something for the pregnancy to happen.

When nothing happened, the dude actually went out and got advice from a male friend of his about what *should* have been happening. That's literally the moment that he learned penetration would be a thing.

They were both so disgusted by the idea that they had their marriage annulled the next day.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction I know a couple for whom the last straw was my father making a joke at the wife's expense, and the husband laughing at the joke.

For context, they'd been on the rocks for a while but were doing counseling etc to try to save the marriage. At their son's birthday party, my dad was lighting the candles. The wife asked, "why did you start from the edge instead of the middle?"

Dad said, "I was worried you'd have nothing to complain about."

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

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair: it sounds like she complains a lot about nothing

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction I know a couple who had different opinions regarding coronavirus and ended up divorcing over it.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friends now ex-husband wouldn’t let her wear a mask when they went out, during the pandemic. He told her she looked ridiculous it was embarrassing. He claimed the ‘China virus’ was a hoax and was sucking down horse dewormer. Guess who got Covid, spent weeks in the hospital and almost died?? He’s never completely recovered.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction My mate teared up during the ceremony apparently it was unmanly and she got the "ICK".

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction My family actually has a Family Law Firm, so I grew up with strange stories of divorce.

Strangest reason for a divorce? Wife didn’t like that husband made her ex (previous marriage) look pathetic to Wife’s family during a holiday bbq. Apparently, Husband was noticeably better with the grill than Ex and Wife felt that Husband had emasculated Ex on purpose. And before anyone says it, no Wife was not having an affair with Ex, she was having an affair with her stylist.

Dumbest reason for a divorce? Husband idolized his own father, so when his parents got divorced because his Dad thought his wife was getting old and he should find a young trophy wife (Spoilers: He Didn't). Husband filed for divorce so he could act as his Dad's wingman without any guilt.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again with the lust before love, it's a recurring theme.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction The wife was obsessed over toilet paper usage, and would listen in when the husband was going to the toilet to see how many pieces he used.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My first thought when I read this…What? you’re sh!ting me.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction He refused to share the Netflix password... yup, that was the final straw.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a friend who divorced with this as one of the many, many examples of emotional abusive control he was exerting over her and their children. She lives like one born again, now - she’s so happy to be in control of her self now and have her own passwords and accounts.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction He ate meat. She was vegan. They had separate grills. He cooked burgers on hers while she was gone.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll bet he did this rather than clean his own grill...don't blame her for losing it if she came home to 2 grills stinking of meat and covered in rendered fats.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction I have a distant relative, they divorced because the wife slept too much.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are places called Sleep Labs that could have checked and seen if she had Narcolepsy.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction "Intolerable puns" was listed in the divorce paperwork.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction She accused him of banging his boss.

As she was a relative we believed her, but I bumped into the bloke a few years later and it turned out he had evidence of her sleeping with at least four different guys whilst they were married. She made up the story to safe face.

That was one awkward Christmas afterwards….

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have to admit, imagining a "safe face" and not save face made me chuckle to myself. I wonder what a safe face looks like? Best not ask the BBC as they clearly haven't got a clue 🤣

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction One of my uncles. His first wife filed for divorce after he took a bite of a sandwich she'd made herself.

Now I guarantee there were other problems in that relationship, but that was apparently the final straw.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many of these are about the "thing" but really, about something so much deeper than the "thing".

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Not heard but personally experienced.

In the paperwork for my divorce the reason down is that i did not make her a cup of tea.


Im from the UK.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Last I heard that's an offence punishable by death so guess you got off lightly

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A friend of a friend moved back to his country after deciding that he doesn’t want to pay taxes in wife‘s country and support its welfare state. They had two children in school and his wife obviously didn’t want to uproot her life for such a stupid idea. They divorced shortly after.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And now he pays child support. At least I hope he does, even if it’s automatically deducted from his paycheck and sent to her because he can’t be trusted to not become a deadbeat dad.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction I heard from a friend was because one partner refused to share their collection of rare rubber ducks. It sounds odd, but it became a major issue that led to their separation.

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The wife got a visa to Australia but he didn't. They were trying to leave communist Poland together so she went ahead with their small child. By the time he was able to join them they'd grown so used to being apart they just didn't want to be married anymore. They're still very close friends but both remarried and live separately.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This seems very sensible and probably doesn't belong on this list.

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I knew a couple who had been together for more than 20 years, but all of a sudden, they both filed for divorce because they argued about where to put their toothbrushes in the bathroom

They have 3 kids, never went to marriage counseling, and both have successful careers and are very popular in their communities

I’m fairly certain there’s more to the story than that.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Succesful careers? Could have had separate bathrooms? There is undoubtedly more to the story than that....

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction I have a friend who got thrown to the curb because his now ex-wife's new cat did not like him.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction They divorced over a game of monopoly the both thought they were cheating at monopoly it escalated to shouting then fighting until the both got mad and started sawing furniture in half. Three days later divorced, she lives in France, he lives in Botswana now.

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They got married in college and divorced by the time he got into medical school her reasoning “he doesn’t make any money” the guy is a heart surgeon in Chicago now.

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Not technically a divorce, but I knew a long-term couple that broke up because he insisted that she should be the one to buy condoms for him...like, if she wouldn't buy condoms for him, she was showing she wasn't committed to the relationship. They are both insane, but what a weird reason to end a years-long relationship over.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It actually ended due to coercive control imo. He is a douche canoe

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A coworker thought it was strange that her husband divorced her. After their son was born, she informed her husband that she would be focusing on their son for the next 18 years, and would get back to him after. She was so confused by the divorce.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction Realizing that the wedding ring was not fancy enough (my mother in-law's friend).

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine was a $200 simulated sapphire from Sears. Years later, he wanted to "upgrade" me. Nope, love the one he proposed with. It's not about fancy

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The husband of my sister cheated on her more than once. Every time they got back together and finally married and had kids.

She wanted couple counseling to flat out some problems they had (he wasn't able to get the money together and bought nice things for himself, she earned more than him, he was a man child and didn't help much in the household, he often was mean to the kids.

Finally HE divorced on Christmas eve because SHE doesn't have trust for him. Left her in debt, git together with another woman two weeks later. Today (circa one and a half years later) both kids don't want to visit him anymore because they eventually realized what an idiot he is.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gee, thanks a lot Mom, for letting that f*****g idiot contribute half my DNA.

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I know a girl who met her truest love on WoW. She moved from CA to like the Midwest to be with this dude and start their "amazing life". At some point during wedded bliss she started an argument with members of her guild that boiled to the point where she insisted her man defend her from these online meanies. As he was a real adult he told her to handle it on her own, so she left. 10/10 romance.

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When I worked in mortgage, I facilitated at least 3 divorces so people could qualify for loans.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction A woman divorced her husband because he insisted on eating peas with a knife—talk about a cutting-edge reason.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like he read the same poem I did, in my 4th grade reading book. "I eat my peas with honey; I've done it all my life. It makes the peas taste funny, but it keeps them on my knife." This is the only poem I (F59) have ever memorized and I memorized in 4th grade.

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I don't have a source. But I read a story about a couple in rural Pakistan (I think). Per the rules, if either spouse says the word "Divorce" three times, then they are divorced. Period.

Well apparently they were in bed and the husband talks in his sleep a bit. And the wife heard him say "divorce" three times. So she wakes him up to tell him he just divorced her. He calls it nonsense as he was sleeping and nothing said while sleeping counts. She argued it did.

Long story short, they went to the village elders for a decision. They said that they were, in fact, now divorced. (Ex) husband says he doesn't want to divorce her, he loves her. They said that didn't matter, they're now divorced. He asks if he can just remarry her right there. They say he can't. He has to marry someone else first, and then divorce her. Only then can they remarry.

I often tell people no divorce was ever a bad idea... except that one.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's called talaq and it's a divorce in Islam. In order for him to marry her again she had to marry another man and divorce him. Just to clarify. The elders are wrong because anything uttered in sleep, anger or being forced doesn't count. She, the wife, can't marry a man say then i want a divorce and go back to her first husband. She has to make a go of the marriage.

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My Grandmother was married like 5 times. One guy was really tall and when she moved in, the kitchen cabinets were installed really high. He didn’t want to adjust, so she left him.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandparents were both short, so when my grandad built their house, he made the cupboards and benches lower. It was so nice when my parents bought the place from them because we could all use the kitchen with ease. Since moving out it has been difficult for me to use kitchens easily and my back hurts if I have to cut things at the benches for too long. I would find it very difficult to live in a place with higher benches and if my partner refused to have once that were in the middle ground I would consider breaking up too.

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My mom got in a fight with her first husband and threatened to divorce him. He said, "you wouldn't divorce me," and she said, "oh yes I would!" And told me she marched downtown and filed because he didn't take her seriously.

Luckily, she married my dad and I'm here but she always loved him and regretted that. And yes, she has an (undiagnosed) personality disorder from my viewpoint.

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50 Bizarre Divorce Stories That Prove Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction He refused to shave off his beard.

I'm sure there was more to that story, but that apparently was the relationship's coffin nail.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"He who shaves his beard to get the woman deserves neither the beard nor the woman."

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A uni friend got divorced because her husband left desiccated coconut on the sofa after he ate a snowball (chocolate covered marshmallow covered in the coconut).

She was married 2 months.

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd put money on it not being about the coconut couch and the fact that he treated their home like a hotel and his wife like a maid.

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My ex husband got remarried fairly quickly and after not knowing the woman very long. My kids never liked her very much but she was kind to them and they were trying to get to know her. He divorced her after less than a year and told everyone it was because she is a “flat earth believer”. 🤯🤦🏻‍♀️ .

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