11.
“My marriage. Divorce sucks, and I regret ever falling in love.”
—u/CoolAsA_Cacti
“After a childhood of emotional abuse, I was so relieved to find someone I loved who loved me; I trusted him completely and was happy to be married. Genuinely at peace for probably the first time in my life. Until like a decade later when he pulled the fucking rug from under my feet — he was apparently a different person all along and fundamentally betrayed my trust.
So I kind of wish I’d never gotten married. I don’t want to let this ruin me (I still grew and learned a lot during that time), but man… I feel all those old habits from childhood creeping back even though I’m desperately trying to fight them off. It’s hard not to fall into the same powerless self-loathing pits. But: ‘It’s better to be alone than to live with someone who makes you feel alone.'”
—u/cloistered_around
“If you are going to get married, date that person for a long time. My religion does not allow relationships, so you have to marry the person to find out they are horrible. Fortunately, I am divorced and atheist after experiencing eight years of abuse.”
—u/ataturkseeyou
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/things-people-thought-they-wanted