‘Good luck finding a supermodel gf now that you’re unemployed’: A Woman Gets Even While Divorcing Her Husband After Years of Idealizing His Ex and His Inability to Hold Down a Job

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Mar 25, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

Hey ladies, for those of you married with kids, it can be long and daunting to always feel like you're the world of your partner. The honeymoon phase is long gone, and you both have gone through endless struggles that have left you both potentially less than satisfied. But at least you've stuck it out through-and-through. And through such a long marriage, there can be a multitude of substrates that cause marital problems. But your 50 year old husband romanticizing his ex from his early 20s? That's just embarrassing. 

It takes a strong woman to stand up and speak up for herself in times like these. And in this particular scenario, this man not only demeans her intellect and attractiveness, constantly comparing it to that of his ex from decades ago, but he challenges her working ability. Albeit expecting that she would be a stay-at-home mom, he's changed his mind, so she's changed hers as well. Enjoy this hilarious Reddit thread.

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    r/AITAH 10 hr. ago Throwawaydreagirls AITA for telling my husband good luck finding a thin supermodel girlfriend now that he's unemployed?
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    I (46F) have spent the past 21 years in a very emotionally repressive marriage with my husband (50M). There always seemed to be something new that I fell short of. We have 6 kids together (19M, 17F, 14F, 13M, 11F, and 10M).
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    My husband had wanted 6 kids, and I wanted 4 at the most. I was made to feel bad about the fact that I had " made" him compromise with 5 kids, and our youngest son was a surprise baby. His LDS church family and friends. looked down on the use of pain medication to "cheat" situations.
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    They said that the mother's body was built for natural birth, so my husband was upset I opted for an epidural with our fifth and sixth. He refused to consider any form of outside childcare for our kids, and insisted I do not work. I felt pressured to be the perfect housewife who never made the same dish twice in a week, ever.
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    But worst of all is the fact that after our first child was born I learned the extent of my husband's obsession with his ex. I'm medium height and have to work to keep fit. His ex was tall and rail thin, and they shared a love of skiing.
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    They broke up when she was 23 and he was 24, and he's always in conversation with friends, described ideal beautiful women as that 22 or so year old who is tall, super thin, and super athletic. When I told him to stop describing his ex as his definition of beauty, he'd say " Your inability to change your height is your problem." He asked if he should start claiming that Boise, Idaho is the
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    best vacation spot ever, better than Paris and Milan because Boise's my hometown and we wouldn't want to hurt my feelings for the sake of objectivity now. My husband was laid off in late 2020, got a job in May 2021. He was laid off from that job December 2023 and is having ego issues because everybody interviewing him is
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    younger than him. I had the opportunity to provide childcare for 2 neighborhood kids but he shot the opportunity down, saying the money I'd make is insignificant. I tried to help him manage his job applications. That's where the big fight happened- he ranted that
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    there's no way a 36 year old knows close to what he knows about the industry. So there's no way he's going to waste time being interviewed by a mid thirties idiot recruiter. And then he started saying that this would be easier if I had some earning potential. I was angry because he wanted a traditional
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    dynamic and now this. I said it's funny he thinks a 36 year old knows nothing but that his ex, back when she was 23, already was this all knowing genius, not to mention gorgeous.
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    He replied that she at least has things to capitalize off of. I replied that I'm done- good luck finding his supermodel ideal as an unemployable 50 year old. He screamed "Thanks for kicking me when I'm down!" AITA? I've often asked him how he'd feel if I started obsessing about the CEOs of the world compared to him. He claims that's completely different and
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    obsessing about the CEOs of the world compared to him. He claims that's completely different and another projection on my part.
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    Concertina Terpsichor 10h ago I think you know you are NTA, but I am more focused on what your needs right now. I think you need to find a support team to help you manage this situation right now. He's verbally abusing you (and by extension your children.) He's having an
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    emotional meltdown. Are you financially secure? Are you physically secure? Do you have an attorney? Do you have a trusted friend or counselor who can be a support and can help you figure out your options, short and long term?
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    Life's too short to put up with this guy's nonsense.
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    • PeyroniesCat ⚫ 8h ago "Your age and unfortunate tendency to be laid off are your problem." NTA.
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    TwinZylander214 • 10h ago INFO: why did you stay with such a sexist AH?
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    ThatGirl_Tasha • 8h ago As someone who grew up LDS, I also had six children with a misogynistic a**hole. Gave birth at home to all without so much as an Advil, made bread starting from grinding the stupid wheat, breastfeed them all into toddlerhood, and babied my
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    husband's sad little fragile, delicate ego for every little ego boo boo, while he belittled me at every turn. I thought divorce was only for other people. I thought I could never live with myself if I did such a thing.
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    Turns out, finalizing my divorce after 29 years was absolutely fantastic. I live with myself just fine
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    Consistent-Reality44 • 10h ago Nta He's an emotionally abusive there Get out of
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    newtonianlaws • 9h ago NTA start taking online certification courses. Amazon has several. Get a degree. Start an online business. Get your own bank account and start paying yourself for the services you provide. Stop telling him what you're going to do. With these type of patriarchal men, the best response is "I hear
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    the best response is "I hear you" and then go do your own thing. If they ask "do you agree?" I've said it doesn't matter, you're in charge (for now)".
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