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# When was your 'I want a Divorce' moment?
- URL: https://www.angryexwife.com/when-was-your-i-want-a-divorce-moment/
- Published: 2025-07-10T11:36:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-09T11:26:24.000Z
- Description: I saw my husband eyeing up younger women by the pool, almost salivating.
- Author: Anonymous 
- Tags: Personal Story, Emotional Healing & Mental Health, Trauma, Love & Marriage

**We all have a defining moment when we realize we can't go on.**

## Fill the comments with yours

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My marriage was never stable. It was lonely, and it robbed me of enjoying motherhood. One evening, I arrived at the hospital with my sick daughter with a raging temperate two hours later than I should have because I couldn't find a sitter for our other child. That was when I knew I needed to leave. I was so alone and lonely. I knew it would be easier to be alone.

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My marriage started with love and excitement about building a life together, and he refused to believe I would be happy with a smaller home and more time with him. He was on a mission to succeed and that meant many nights alone. One of those nights I had a bath, my glass of wine, covered my face in mud, and wrapped myself in a robe. I turned on the TV and realized we never had the chance to argue over what to watch. When he came home a few days later, I suggested couple's therapy. He said it wasn't for him. I interpreted that as 'You aren't worth the effort'.

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I noticed my wife smelt different. 

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I saw my husband eyeing up younger women by the pool, almost salivating. He hadn't been unfaithful, but he had stopped looking at me like that a long time ago. It was our last holiday together. 

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I got out of bed on my birthday to nothing. No coffee, no cards, no plans. He had left for work and forgotten. I never said anything, but I started my divorce planning that day. He still doesn't know that was what broke me, or woke me.

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Later that evening she sat in the garden staring up at the stars talking to Jess. Jess's death gave Dani the courage to pack a small bag and walk out, never to return. [Read the full story](https://www.angryexwife.com/interview-me-i-am-the-angry-ex-wife/)

### Things people often say.

- Things weren't great, but why rock the boat?
- They didn't want to break the family setup because it would mean less time with the kids.
- They didn't want to split the finances.
- They believed it was a stage of marriage and it would pass.

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### Further reading

- [We Look So Perfect. Look Again](https://www.angryexwife.com/we-look-so-perfect-look-again/)
- [Did You Search 'How Do I Know If My Marriage Is Over?' This Summer?](https://www.angryexwife.com/did-you-search-how-do-i-know-if-my-marriage-is-over-this-summer/)

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