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There are a hundred ways a relationship can be bad, abusive, and traumatic. Some people, out of insecurity or just plain old nastiness, seem to enjoy downplaying their partner’s abilities and achievements.
So one woman, after years of being dismissed and insulted, ditched her useless husband and made some upgrades. She described, in wonderful detail, all the ways she made her life better without him, while readers shared their own stories in the comments. Bored Panda got in touch with Independent-Let-7688 to learn more.
Some partners seem to enjoy belittling and diminishing their spouses
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But one woman had enough and decided it was time to move on
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kissmychakram kissmychakram Community Member Follow
Stupid poll question, even more stupid possible responses.
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Binky Melnik Binky Melnik Community Member Follow
Stupidest of all (and kinda terrifying) are the dopes who voted no, that they don’t “believe that leaving a toxic relationship can lead to significantly improving one's life.” Yikes. I hate to think what those people must be going through. 😰😞
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Deborah B Deborah B Community Member Follow
My mum took a six week unpaid holiday to go cycling in Europe with a girlfriend when I was 12. My Dad realised just how much work it is to be the default parent and household organiser when you have 5 kids and work full time. Also, how important a second income is to family finances, even if it's only 40% of the total. (I think she bet him he'd use more creditcards/overdraft than she would and put all the bills & mortgage on direct debit).We got postcards, but that was it. Dad did fine, but looking back, right after that we got a housecleaner and a gardner coming once a week, and Dad took on more chores, and was a lot more involved in practical parenting duties. Their marriage lasted another ten years, and when they did divorce, he did not argue about making an even asset split, or child support for the kids still at home. Highly recommend as a demonstration of how much your partner is leaning on you.
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Donteatme666 Donteatme666 Community Member Follow
What a d**k thank goodness for a happy ending
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I hope it ends happily for the stepmom, too, in that she leaves the loser and stays friends with the OP and her kids.
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kissmychakram kissmychakram Community Member Follow
Stupid poll question, even more stupid possible responses.
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Binky Melnik Binky Melnik Community Member Follow
Stupidest of all (and kinda terrifying) are the dopes who voted no, that they don’t “believe that leaving a toxic relationship can lead to significantly improving one's life.” Yikes. I hate to think what those people must be going through. 😰😞
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Deborah B Deborah B Community Member Follow
My mum took a six week unpaid holiday to go cycling in Europe with a girlfriend when I was 12. My Dad realised just how much work it is to be the default parent and household organiser when you have 5 kids and work full time. Also, how important a second income is to family finances, even if it's only 40% of the total. (I think she bet him he'd use more creditcards/overdraft than she would and put all the bills & mortgage on direct debit).We got postcards, but that was it. Dad did fine, but looking back, right after that we got a housecleaner and a gardner coming once a week, and Dad took on more chores, and was a lot more involved in practical parenting duties. Their marriage lasted another ten years, and when they did divorce, he did not argue about making an even asset split, or child support for the kids still at home. Highly recommend as a demonstration of how much your partner is leaning on you.
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What a d**k thank goodness for a happy ending
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I hope it ends happily for the stepmom, too, in that she leaves the loser and stays friends with the OP and her kids.
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