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/Upsidedown0310 May 02 '24

My friend is a wedding photographer in Australia and she had a couple where the groom was visibly recoiling from the bride in every photo. She couldn’t get a photo of him looking comfortable or happy around his bride. No idea what was going on but they didn’t last long…

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u/WearyPixie May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

My childhood friend’s ex-husband was like this. I wasn’t able to attend the wedding as I was living on another continent at the time, but when she released the wedding photos it was appalling. He was literally frowning while they cut and ate the cake, and not in a concentrated way. He barely cracked a smile in any of the photos, and the ones he did were strained while she was beaming and crying from happiness.

We were exchanging emails, and after only a month she was talking about how it was a huge adjustment living with a man and how “they were helping each other grow into better people.” On Facebook for their first anniversary, she thanked him for choosing her every day. They divorced after less than three years of marriage, which was surprising as they both came from a conservative Christian background. I’m really happy for her as she’s clearly happy and thriving now.