Plenty of marriages end in divorce these days, and it's becoming something that feels less and less shocking as time goes on. Sometimes, though, the reasons why a couple split up can still surprise you.
One woman writes on Reddit that she and her ex are getting a divorce after he disappeared on vacation for 45 days and just didn't tell her. In addition to that, she gave his dog away while he was gone, and now he's mad.
The dog was never hers.
"Married for two years, have been together for three," the woman begins. "We have an almost 1y/o son together. We bought the dog together but it was entirely my ex's responsibility if that makes sense. He does all the work, we jointly paid for her."
He just up and left one day.
"Four months ago my ex disappeared for 45 days without any warning," she continues. "He travels for work (he's a journalist) so it's not uncommon to see him leave for a week or so here or there, but never for this long and never without notice. He was unreachable the entire time."
She thought he had died.
"He returned home as if little had happened. He, without notifying me, left the country and flew to Italy for work. He claims his cellphone was stolen en route to the aeroport. He worked for three days and decided to just stay there and bicycle across the entirety of Italy: he took a vacation basically. I thought he was a missing person or worse, dead."
She gave the dog away because she didn't want it.
"We've separated and will be getting divorced. He's not welcome back home. While he was gone, on week 2, I gave his dog away to a stranger. I did all the background checks and all that, but it did go to a stranger. I don't like dogs, don't have time to care for any pets, and it wasn't my responsibility, so I gave her away to people who could better take care of her."
A lot of people get it.
One commenter writes, "You recognised you couldn’t care for the dog and made sure you gave it to someone who was capable. You also made sure you did a thorough background check.
"Your lousy husband disappeared, wasn’t reachable and you had no clue if he was coming back (or even alive!).
"Could you have waited a little bit longer than 2 weeks? Maybe. But you were in an extreme situation."
They still can't believe he just left.
They also can't get past some of the details. As another commenter writes, "I'm not even married or in a relationship, but if I were and my partner was gone and unreachable for more than 2 days, I would be frantic. And if they had the sheer audacity to just waltz back in over a month later, there's a good chance they might go missing for real."
They also think the situation sucks for the dog.
Another person adds, "I am so sick of hearing of these stories where a married couple get a dog and buy only one of them wants it and promises to take on the responsibility while the other essentially ignores the animal. It is SO SO unfair to these dogs that keep ending up in situations where they are neglected, rehomed, or abused because an adult couldn’t make a responsible decision. Dogs are family animals, they are family pets. And I can’t think of ANY situation where this arrangement has worked."
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