During times of extreme economic stress, the divorce rate declines dramatically. According to my excellent source it’s due to the fact that there is no point getting divorced when there’s no money to fight over. What a simple and therefore definitely manly explanation. What my source was really saying was: women no longer want to get divorced because it’s unlikely that they’ll land up with anything other than an ex husband. We all know there’s nothing quite as valuable as one of those. It’s like having a squatter on your prime piece of real estate – an immediate deterrent to prospective buyers.
Sure you can pretend it’s not there, it’s great to pretend but pretending doesn’t make it real. You still have that annoying ex lingering over your shoulder. They’re that situational-stalker you used to share a bed with. If you have kids it’s worse – you never, ever, ever, ever get rid of them. Sports days, graduations, weddings, christenings and birthdays.
Such happy thoughts.
Your ex is your constant bad taste phase reminder. No one ever has to whip out embarrassing pictures of you in the 80’s, instead they just point to your ex.
I suppose that the sad truth, for many, is that the hefty divorce bonus goes a long way in alleviating the massive I can’t believe I married that complex.
A new house or two, a sports car, beautiful shoes, bags, clothes, holidays, friends and a masseuse with benefits are the best roofies your ex’s money can buy.