14 Stories About People Who Were Married Less Than A Year

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“We had a love-at-first-sight connection which led us to be ignorant of each other’s realities until after we tied the knot. I was still trying to establish my career which led to long work hours where he accused me of cheating on him even though he could see my location at work and would do ‘surprise’ visits, which went from being romantic before marriage to causing pure embarrassment once married. On the other hand, he was comfortable with his career but had a bad past with the law where one night we went for a drive to get some late-night ice cream and ended up getting pulled over by highway patrol where they cuffed him for driving with a suspended license and having a warrant, none of which I even knew existed.”

“One officer drove him straight to jail, and the other officer stayed back and ran my ID to see a clean record and said, ‘Young lady, I know you are married to him and all, but if you want to have a good life, divorce him while you still can before he gets you killed or kills you himself.’ I was shocked by the advice and rushed home looking for a reason to validate what had just happened. I went through his truck and found drugs, a firearm with the numbers scratched off, and multiple burner phones. Confused at who I even married, you best believe I had divorce papers drafted and served to him as soon as he stepped out of jail as a free man. He signed the papers but told me he would make sure I would regret my actions of leaving him, so I quietly cut ties with my family and friends and left the state.”

—Anonymous