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The final straw

‘She was sleeping with her sister’s husband’: Divorced men and women recall the shocking moments that ended their marriage

From sordid affairs to constant fighting, anonymous Reddit users share the reasons that caused their marriages to implode

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DIVORCEES have revealed the final straw that made them end their marriage - and some of the reasons are truly shocking.

One user put the question to the internet asking former married couples what caused their heart-breaking split.

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Reddit users reveal what their final straw was that led to the breakdown of their marriageCredit: Alamy
And they were quick to share their tales - here are their relationship deal-breaker:
Beagle_Bailey wrote: "My husband was cheating.
"I found out, and instead of immediately dumping his a**, I said 'Let's try to work this out, but you have to dump the girlfriend.'"
"His response: 'But what if you and me don't work out?'
"DIRECT F****** QUOTE.
"And THAT was the final straw."
Metyuadem added: "When I came home to find her sister's husband naked in my bed."
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'I came home early from work because of a migraine. Found him in bed with my best friend' - Raven2002
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'I came home early from work because of a migraine. Found him in bed with my best friend' - Raven2002Credit: Alamy

Raven2002 wrote: "I came home early from work because of a migraine.

"Found him in bed with my best friend.
"Oddly, I was more hurt by her behaviour than his.

"Broomed them both that day."

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One man Binary10110 admitted: "We had our problems, but the final straw was probably when she slept with some other guy.

"In Australia.

"Using my money to buy the air tickets.
"She also tried to make me pay for the divorce."

One woman known as OrangeGolem2016 claims she had a real life Love Actually experience.

She wrote: "It was pretty much the Emma Thompson story-line from Love Actually.

"I peeked into a jewellery bag at what I thought was my Christmas gift, on Christmas morning I got a Nook (e-Reader) instead.

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One woman revealed she had a real-life Love Actually experienceCredit: WT Venture

"I was confused until a week later, via Facebook snooping, I saw his 'friend' showing off the gift.
"Shortly before that, I'd seen suspicious footprints all over our floor and he denied anyone had been in the house."

Aerys1 wrote: "He wouldn't get a job.

"He would make a big show of looking for work, fill out applications, then stuff them in the car and never turn them in.

"Finding them in the car was the last straw.";

'Ten years later she told me I was going to hell for believing in dinosaurs' - cdc194
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'Ten years later she told me I was going to hell for believing in dinosaurs' - cdc194Credit: Alamy

But it wasn't all down to sordid affairs.

One guy cdc194 wrote: "She wasn't religious when we met.
"Ten years later she told me I was going to hell for believing in dinosaurs."

Broiled wrote: "Probably when I returned home and found all the furniture, food and my wife missing.

"Another hint was the empty bank account.

"She even took the ice cube trays out of the freezer!"

So there you go, now you know the most ominous red flags for future reference.

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