People Share The Fastest Ways A Couple Went From Married To Divorced
“Till death do us part” may be one of the most famous sentences spoken during a wedding ceremony, but it certainly isn’t always true. Many people put everything they’ve got into their marriage, but others tend to be a little more lax.
For reasons ranging from the mundane to the insane, some marriages were just clearly never meant to be. Here are 42 stories about some of the shortest-lived marriages that have ever taken place—and why they fell apart.
1. Keeping a Tally
Upon my return home from Afghanistan, my new wife of less than a year admitted to me that she had slept with 23 different guys while I was gone. Needless to say, our marriage ended real quick…
2. Enjoying the Music a Little Too Much
I work as a clerk at a family courthouse. One bride slept with the DJ who was working at her wedding. This literally happened during the reception. It was a new record for our office pool.
The divorce was about two months after the wedding, when the husband was finally told about it by the maid of honor.
3. Meeting Expectations
My wife started to feel “trapped” just a few months into our marriage—as in, my expectation of monogamy was too much for her to handle.
So she discovered polyamory, decided that she wanted to be polyamorous with her boss, and retroactively decided that our marriage was an open one. She was pretty surprised when I divorced her.
4. A Slight Change of Plans
A relative of mine was forced into a shotgun wedding because he accidentally got his girlfriend pregnant. Then the bride had a miscarriage, so they got a divorce a month later.
