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post May 8 2024, 12:05 PM

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QUOTE(EmpireAnt @ May 8 2024, 08:49 AM)
hello there

i got divorced last december after 6 years of marriage. we were childhood friend and i've known her since i was 11 from an online game we used to play together. i am now 32 and she is 34.

1) at the point where i see there is no change of heart from my ex-wife after i tried to fix everything for almost a year

2) we did try to hold on for our son who is now 5yo. but some things are not fixable anymore.

3) Yes there will be lots changes in our life. But we keep the things between us only. We are now co-parenting and we took turn caring for him. usually i spend the
    week with him and he went to his mother on the next one.

4) Financially became unstable for me because previously we shared the bills together. So now it is 100% on me it hit me like a truck. One of the reason of my
  divorce is due to my inability to earn more and provide a better living condition to my family.

5) it felt bad so bad during the early days, when i had no one to talked to. i've had sleepless nights and all. now i started accepting it and it slowly calmed me down.
    currently i am staying at my friend house as he let me stay to finish the edah period. Although i am overstaying for a bit because i am fixing my old house.
My opinion: Divorce should not be a a bad thing to begin with. but we in Malaysia had always been a certain view on it. it could mean a fresh start or anything.
                  Sometimes, things just don't work out they way we expected it to be.
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Based on timeline, ragnarok online or maple story? lol.

stay strong bro. I have adhd as well, it's a torture to ur SO when u started to spiral. Rumah bersepah and procrastination is the norm.
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post May 8 2024, 02:10 PM

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QUOTE(EmpireAnt @ May 8 2024, 01:50 PM)
lol your name also boss-ku, i think should be a boss

jokes aside, i don't know your condition. but i do think man should be bread winner to be looked up as a leader.
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not nescessary la. depends on the reason why u salary low also. if by choice then okay.

If u got trouble holding down a job long term keep kena goreng then end up become freeloader. Low salary is just a symptom of bigger problem. at that moment u just lose all the credibility to be the decision maker, everything u said will be doubtful by default.

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post May 8 2024, 02:58 PM

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QUOTE(DC87 @ May 8 2024, 02:17 PM)
I have been married for almost 14 years. struggling financially to cope with  my full time housewife. we have 2 kids.

The biggest problem is financial where im earning decent income but not able to provide luxury that she demands. worst is she is superstitious where she kept asking me to change name, change phone number because those number dont bring me luck which i certainly do not believe at all.

Argued several times from this and this is draining me mentally to come back home everyday facing this type of nonsense.

Been hinting about divorce several times during bad argument but in the end she didnt suggest divorce.

I do most of the housework despite working but somehow im always the one to blame whenever any problem happen at home.

Now im just hanging on for our kids and i cannot accept single parenting.
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Maybe go marriage counseling.

kids how old? Not easy jaga kids and the house. House work is the most insane monotonous repetitive shit that will drain your soul. Everyday without skip must take cloth masuk washing machine, wait 1hour+ then hang them all. Chase after the sun, beware of rains and to collect them as soon as dry else those cloths become damp when the weather cools suddenly. On top of that got kids at home ur sink forever has some stuff waiting to be cleaned, slack a bit the whole sink will become like gunung there. Other than that u need to plan groceries, plan what to cook, keep track of kids enrichment classes, school progress and attend to their daily request.

At the same time housewife social circle also damn limited compared to your work place. They daily interact with kids. The adults around them aint normal either, cos they will be similar housewife or educators (honestly in malaysia the teacher all got very bad ppl skill).

Finally those housewife will always feel "trapped". Cos everything they do will revolve around the kids/family. Totally no time to do whatever fuck they want. You can go snake at work place, go social with kolik. They have very limited options cos need jaga kids. At night need to be like prostitute attend to ur sexual need no matter how tired. worse if u sour face her and question her "what did u do whole day?".

And remember, housewife basically got no retirement fund. No EPF. Their fate is solely on ur hands. You can divorce her when she is 50s' . if u are cruel enough u can bankrupt her through divorce proceeding just so she give up on lengthy battle to claim half ur asset. because she literally has no savings for lawyer unless u give her bonus cash in her own name occasionally. Everything she has will be solely from u. It's not the type of life u will call secure. Which also the reason why housewife non stop asking for this n that, they just want to feel appreciated but using the wrong method.
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post May 8 2024, 04:59 PM

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QUOTE(Daprind @ May 8 2024, 03:35 PM)
Now here is the problem when you say it's normal because the environment generalize it (classmate also consist of divorce parents).

In future, all these kids won't take marriage oath seriously. They can just sign the paper and divorce when they deem it fit.

Which makes me conclude that most of divorce case come from broken family background. their parents divorce, to them divorce is a "norm" too.

From my POV, I will never allow my child to have any romantic relationship with broken family kids. I nurture them well, end up become broken. what's the point then?
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I agree with your sentiment. But who am i to disallow my child to date person of his choice. I will have to trust my children choice la, after all they are the product of my genes coupled with my nurturing. On top of that i pray to god always that my children has good logical mind with great EQ. Fengshui is not my cup of tea so i havent done anything from than angle yet.

On the other hand many couple at home also scolding each other daily and fighting proxy war using the children, they remain married forever but deep down they hate each other to the core. This kind of couple the kids be better than kids from divorced couple? What i want to say is even non-divorced family also is not as good as it seems, probably worse. Your dotter may end up getting abused yet she don't dare to explore the divorce route because "my mummy said broken family don't deserve romantic relationship cos will break other ppl's kid worrrr".

World not so black and white leh.

btw. welcome back. lol

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post May 9 2024, 11:53 AM

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QUOTE(hksgmy @ May 9 2024, 11:40 AM)
Genuine question from fellow enthusiast angler. What bait do you use that is so effective?

Would love to learn from a true master.
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U talking about real fishing or flame baiting? Lol.
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post May 9 2024, 02:36 PM

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QUOTE(hksgmy @ May 9 2024, 01:54 PM)
I’m not defending our circumstances but I thought I’d highlight a tiny variation to what you so eloquently stated:

Sometimes, when correctly applied, money can be used to enhanced relationship and not nearly be the shaky foundation upon which it is built.

We have a helper for the two of us. Her primary duties are to cook, to clean and to wash up whenever we don’t feel like using the dishwasher and to take care of the general household chores.

She goes with us when we hit over to Australia and she helps us out with our house over there.

This frees up time for both of us to enjoy each other’s company. Wife and I don’t have to worry about who does what we just grab the car keys and go for a long drive. And we come back, dinner will be ready, and we don’t have to worry about who cook one or to take away from where.

Ultimately, it is not just whether it’s money or not, but how you use what you have at your disposal for the betterment of your relationship.
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I always believe money doesn't guarantee happiness. But for sure money can solve a lot of problem. I would choose to be the unhappy rich than unhappy poor anytime of the day. always. lol
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post May 9 2024, 05:39 PM

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QUOTE(hksgmy @ May 9 2024, 05:26 PM)
Don’t think it’s valid?
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err why not?

afaik it's agreement about how to split the asset in case of divorce. It's not valid only if it heavily favor one side of the party. ie. if divorce wife don't get to contest inheritance from husband.

You have to make it fair to make it legally binding. Both party have to engage their own lawyers to discuss the terms.
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post May 9 2024, 05:45 PM

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QUOTE(alexkos @ May 9 2024, 05:37 PM)
So 50% chance to lose half ur wealth in event of divorce. Is it true?
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from the two divorce case i seen first hand.

Both also the husband is rich T20.

One end up with long legal battle. But the rich family drag it out, under report the financial to give the least possible alimony. Keep fighting until the ex wife give up because lawyer fee eating her up. Settled with 200k cash as alimony. Daughter stopped talking to him the last time i asked.

Another is lucky no children. But the mom is the typical MIL from hell. Husband my friend is good guy so i know the divorce is because too mummy boy. So the ex-wife settled with alimony until she remarried. They buy out whatever asset/cash with her joint name. She untung from the asset and alimony since she never pay installment at all. The MIL threatened to bankrupt her in legal battle if she ask for more.
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post May 10 2024, 11:27 AM

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QUOTE(cruelfacex @ May 10 2024, 10:07 AM)
My kid 4 years old,

She filed for divorced since march, i tried to postpone and fix for our kid, but everything i do she thinks that i had bad intention towards her, like wanting to get the kid custody from her,

this week i have been sending my kid to playschool, but today she is sending,

somehow when driving i was daydreaming and turned up at my kid playschool (it was just infront of my house),

she saw me & accuse me not trusting her to send the kid to school,

All sorts of things, im also tired already, if possible i also would like to tahan until my kid is bigger 7-9 years old or so.

I even went to see psychologist for this,
One of the advise, the psychologist says that she deals with a lots of kids too, and for kids in troubled family,

They actually feels better if their parent seperate and take care of the kid together rather than both parent staying & fighting all the time.
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Actually this is very true. Kids are not dumb, they know very well the dynamic in the household. You should think from the angle, divorce if u really love your kids. Do u want your kids to grow up, learning about love and affection from the way both of u treat each other?
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post May 11 2024, 02:52 PM

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QUOTE(hksgmy @ May 11 2024, 08:32 AM)
I count myself blessed that I don't have to contend with these painful issues yet ... (well, you know, never say never until one's dying breath is breathed).

However, with her being retired and me joining the ranks of the unemployed early (targeting next year), there'll again be a change in the couple dynamic. We might now find that we have too much time on our hands, and too much time to spend ruminating on the small stuff that we would have otherwise happily ignored under the weight of accounting reports and patient case loads in the past.

I look at my uncle and aunt, both in their late 70's (sadly, I don't have parents on which to base my observations, since both of them RIP'ed young), and whilst it's undeniable that they still care deeply for each other (my uncle flies into a panic attack every time my aunt complains of some pain or ache, for example), the 2 of them can't stop arguing and nagging at each other....

*SMH*  doh.gif  doh.gif  doh.gif

If this is what happens to waifu and me post retirement, I'd either bungee off some canyon in NZ without the harness and cord, or make her do it and I'll cut the cord myself.

Kidding!
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Majority of retiree i know off ends up playing hide n seek in their big house. They live together but choose to not face each other unless necessary. Each have their own TV to watch their own stuff. Some kind of mutual agreement cos to them the less time they see each other the less argument/nagging. They still love and care about each other tho. I remember reading somewhere this is the result of not showing love n affection to each other from young. Started from your parents, they don't show love language, then it stuck with their children, then the children grow up continue the cycle again after married especially when they have kids, busy with job no time for each other. By the time u retire, when u finally have all the time for yourself u feel awkward to show affection. Our childhood plays a big factor on how we react to stuff, that's why therapy usually focus on childhood trauma and then they work on understanding the effect on u so u can work on to break the vicious cycle.


 

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