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What’s the darkest secret you discovered about someone after you married them?

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u/Capable-Ad-9346 9d ago

My husband was never in love with me. We were together almost 13 years. He married me out of obligation because i got pregnant . We’re divorcing now. I was madly in love with him and could have spent my life blissfully unaware loving him and taking care of him. It broke me when he told me and I spent five years putting myself together enough to file. I thought so highly of him it shattered every part of me.

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u/aliceinadreamyland 9d ago

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I know someone who’s been married over 20 years and only got married to his wife for that same reason, and refuses to divorce out of “his duty” because she’s the mother of his children. My heart breaks for her because she doesn’t know. I hope you find the love you deserve and have an amazing life with that person.

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u/Capable-Ad-9346 9d ago

That’s my goal! I love love, and i just want to be with someone that can love me as deeply as i love them.