On the Relationship Advice subreddit, one story recently showed us why it's essential to be careful when choosing whom we share our lives with. This story is about a woman who, after a five-year marriage and a decade-long relationship, has faced a litany of warning signs that she chose to ignore out of love for her husband. At first, her biggest issues were with her husband's mom.
The mother-in-law consistently belittled and humiliated her, even making racist comments because the woman was of Hispanic heritage. Despite all this mistreatment, she endured it because she loved her husband.
She shared everything with her husband about what his mom did, but he just found it amusing and brushed it off. Even when his mom accused her of being a gold-digger, despite earning more than her husband, he never corrected the misunderstanding.
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The turning point came when her daughter's safety was jeopardized. Her daughter had a medical condition that made certain foods and substances dangerous. Her mother-in-law, without thinking, gave her essential oils to help her sleep, which landed the little girl in the ICU.
When the woman confronted her husband about his mother's actions, he simply defended her, saying she meant well. After all, she decided to divorce. However, the story doesn't end here. Scroll down to check out what happened next. You will be surprised at the twists and turns of the story.
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This is the full story:
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OP endured her ex-husband's mother's constant belittling and humiliation for 10 years
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OP's ex-husband scolded her when she stood up for herself
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OP's ex-MIL fed her 3-year-old daughter essential oils against her medical condition, causing her to end up in the ICU
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OP went to her parents and prepared a divorce agreement
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Her ex-mother-in-law used various false accusations to try to take her daughter, while her ex-husband defended her actions
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OP started dating again
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OP's ex-husband started understanding how bad he was
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OP's ex-husband began making romantic gestures and wanted back in
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The ex-husband's trying to manipulate her daughter's feelings
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OP got some really useful advice. Her lawyer believes they might have a case against her ex-husband for trying to turn their daughter against her
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OP made it clear that she did everything she could to make her ex-husband understand, and she has no intention of getting back together with him
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Here's the comments of Reddit users:
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