She Wants To Divorce Her Husband After He Spoiled Her Surprise Birthday Party, Made Her Clean The House To Prepare For The Celebration, And Bought Her A Birthday Cake Flavor She Didn’t Even Like
Have you ever felt forced to plan a party for your birthday because people wouldn’t do it for you?
A woman is considering divorcing her husband after he made her clean up and prepare for her own “surprise” birthday party, and it was the cherry on top of a lot of painful incidents in their marriage.
She is 40 and has been married to her 41-year-old husband, Sam, for ten years. They each have children from a previous marriage and have an 11-year-old together. In total, they have four kids.
They’ve been through a lot together as a couple, including money issues and her having to work a second job while Sam continued to work a very labor-intensive one. She’s also noticed that Sam has become a lot more short-tempered and sometimes says hurtful things to her.
“I constantly feel that I am walking on eggshells around him, and one of the children recently told me that they hate how he treats me,” she said.
“I would say that 60% of the time, things are wonderful, and 40% of the time, I am unhappy.”
She recently celebrated her 40th birthday and felt extremely cared for and grateful when Sam revealed that he had planned a surprise party for her a few days prior.
She thought Sam told her because he was so excited and couldn’t hold in the news, but she became very disappointed when he told her because he expected her to “help him” clean up the house and prepare food for it.
Reluctantly, she helped Sam prepare for the party, holding out hope that he still managed to plan a fun event. Still, she was let down again.
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“I agreed to clean to keep the peace but was upset,” she explained.
“The day of the party quickly came, and I was devastated to learn that he hadn’t invited most of my friends or family. He claimed that he didn’t know how to contact them.”
There was only one close relative and one close friend invited by her husband, and her friend later admitted she was shocked that her husband didn’t think to ask her for help planning the “surprise” party.
Later, she faced one final disappointment when Sam came out with her birthday cake, which was a flavor she told him she didn’t like in the past.
“I barely managed to keep it in and cried in the bathroom after everyone left,’ she recalled.
“I felt like an afterthought and hated listening to everyone compliment him for throwing me a party.”
After years of working two jobs, taking care of their kids, cooking, cleaning, and exhausting herself on a daily basis, all she wanted was for Sam to help her feel appreciated for one day. The party was such a bummer that she’s considering leaving her marriage for a better life.
Would she be too rash for divorcing her husband after this?
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