Bride divorces husband within 3 minutes of their wedding after he called her 'stupid'

Many couples hold records for long-lasting marriages throughout history, but it seems this pair may have bagged the trophy for the shortest marriage ever. The bizarre incident happened in Kuwait and started going viral on X and other social media platforms in 2019, reports Metro. The reason behind the divorce might sound bizarre to most as apparently, the woman called it quits due to the groom insulted her right after the wedding.

As the couple was about to leave the ceremony and finish the formal proceedings of the marriage, the bride faced a minor accident. She tripped all of a sudden and her new husband responded to it by calling her "stupid." That was enough for his newlywed wife to decide she didn't want to spend the rest of her life with him. She went to the judge and asked for the marriage to be annulled immediately, per Q8 News. The judge approved the annulment and the couple were separated within just three minutes of marrying. It was said to be the fastest divorce case in Kuwait's history.

Although this might be one of the shortest marriages ever, divorce rates are soaring in our society, and many people are either choosing not to get married or not to raise a family. According to Easy Online Divorce expert James Brien, there is a reason why more people are choosing separation over continuing a marital union for a long time, per Express. Brien revealed that most divorces do not happen because a partner is cheating on another. "There are many factors behind why couples divorce, and it's often not one single action that spells the end of a marriage. But there is a common theme I see in most couples looking to end their legal partnership - a lack of communication," Brien told the outlet.

He explained that couples who do not have proper communication or find it impossible to speak to one another and face their problems together usually end up calling it quits. "I see this when they reach the stage of wanting to end their marriage and are at complete odds about why their relationship has crumbled," he continued. "Often one action is blamed, such as infidelity, but the truth is, marriage has often broken down before such an act is carried out. Divorce can have far-reaching emotional impacts." He stressed that it is vital to be open and honest with your partner in the relationship. Even when a couple is going through their divorce phase, they need to keep communicating properly to make the process less painful. 

"Be truthful about your feelings and listen when your partner does the same. If you do reach a point where you can no longer stay in the marriage, an understanding of each other goes a huge way to minimizing conflict. It's a big ask, but it is possible," Brien added. On the other hand, conflicts and disagreements over finances can also lead a marriage to end. As per the Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science survey conducted with 4,574 couples about the impact of financial well-being, financial disagreements and perceptions of financial inequity on a relationship, financial disagreements were one of the strongest disagreements that happened in a marriage.

This article originally appeared 2 months ago.