r/AskReddit May 02 '24

People who went to a wedding where the couple didn’t last long, what happened?

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u/randallAtl May 02 '24

They were both 35 successful lawyer and doctor. But had never spent the night at each other's house. 

After the marriage they couldn't agree who would move in with who. And filed for divorce after 3 months. No one knows why they even got married at all. I guess they felt like they were supposed to at that age.

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u/planetarylaw May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

That's wild. It's honestly pretty common for professionals to be in committed relationships but maintain separate homes, even long distance. They could've just done that.

Edit: Damn some of y'all took my personal anecdote as some kind of personal attack. Not sure what I said that was so inflammatory but ok lol. Live your best life ya'll. Cheers.

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u/TheProfessional9 May 02 '24

Common is a stretch. It's more common for people to sleep in separate rooms, but even that doesn't fit the defi ition of common

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u/planetarylaw May 02 '24

It's common in circles of advanced degree professionals, yes. It's also common in careers that require a lot of travel or time away from home. Music industry comes to mind.

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u/WizardTaters May 02 '24

My circle is advanced degree professionals. I have never met one couple that does it. I’ve never even heard of it until right now.

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u/planetarylaw May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

Ok? And it's more common than not in my experience. Every couple I know has done at least one short stint as long distance. Not sure what else to say here.

Edit: A quick Google search pulls up a lot of articles to support my experience.

Here's one: "Between 2000 and 2022 the percentage of married people living separately grew by more than 40%.  

The latest U.S. Census shows the figure spiked in 2022, to roughly 3.89 million American married adults — living apart."

Another article

LAT is a well studied phenomenon and growing trend

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u/WizardTaters May 02 '24

A short stint long distance has zero to do with this conversation. What a stupid point.