Over in the UK, this 31-year-old woman got hitched to her 32-year-old husband four years ago, and she truly believed that they had an unshakable foundation.
So you can understand why she was shocked one evening when her husband abruptly handed her divorce papers since she was under the impression everything between them was great.
She desperately hoped it was a cruel prank, but it wasn’t. She asked her husband why he had filed for divorce as she held back the tears.
“My husband (without looking me in the eye) explained that over time, he had just felt us growing apart, and while he still cared about me, [he] didn’t love me,” she explained.
“I felt so heartbroken, but I was also angry that he’d never spoken to me about his issue; it was like he hadn’t even given me a chance to fix things.”
“I told him that, and he became defensive, telling me that was how he felt and I had to deal with it. He went to bed, and I slept on the couch.”
In the days that immediately followed that sorrowful night, she mulled over her husband’s decision and attempted to see his version of the story.
She knew that he was right in that they didn’t spend a ton of time together because they both received promotions at work.
Additionally, her dad received a terminally ill diagnosis, and she’s gone alone to see him every other weekend.
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