"I had a brief marriage to a much older man when I was in my 20s. He basically started cheating on me with his ex as soon as our honeymoon was over. He tried to play off their continued relationship as mere friendship and said I was just paranoid about being forced into continuous close quarters with her. Eventually I walked in on them together. The divorce was quick but very painful and it took me several years to learn how to trust again."
"Only my ex unexpectedly died and bizarrely left me a significant amount of property that has been his family for decades. Frankly, taking the land and selling it makes me feel icky. But my husband thinks it is basically the least of what my first husband owes me after all this time. We could put our kids through college without a care with this money."
"I don't know what could possibly warranted this, except as another mind screw for me and his ex. They had a significant on and off again relationship, including two broken engagements. His ex has reached out saying she wants to "clear the air." I have zero desire to engage with this woman. I don't know if she wants an explanation or absolution, but I don't want to open that door."
A woman who had a brief marriage in her 20s discovered her ex cheated with his previous partner and divorced after catching them together. Years later the ex unexpectedly died and left a significant amount of long-held family property to her; his parents and brother are also deceased. The woman feels uncomfortable taking or selling the land, while her current husband sees the proceeds as a way to fund their children’s college. The ex’s former partner has reached out seeking to “clear the air,” and the woman does not want contact or further engagement.
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