Entitled man divorces wife to make her appreciate him more but ends up regretting it

A relationship thrives for long only when it is always a two-way street. But in some relationships, no matter how hard one tries to work things out, the other person fails to appreciate it. That was the case for u/MisdiagnosedGlee, who shared about how she taught her ungrateful husband a lesson. Things spiraled down when her husband, who had a health condition, failed to acknowledge her efforts. While working a hectic job, the wife was toiling for 80-100 hours per week to provide for the household. Whereas her husband, who worked part-time and received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) due to his condition, continued to be lazy and inconsiderate.

This strenuous situation went on for 3 years and got worse with time. "Despite the amount of money I covered for him, I still managed to bump my credit by paying off my car and saving enough to buy a house," the wife said. When it was time to move to their new house, it tested her patience. Despite working hectic hours, the wife managed to ease the moving process for her husband. However, she trusted him with overseeing all the stuff being moved on time, but he failed to do so. "The result was that the majority of my stuff, my roommate's stuff and my brother's stuff didn't fit in the moving truck," she mentioned. So, the remaining items had to be picked up and the husband agreed to take care of it. 

After three weeks, the wife, who got some time off work, was absolutely stunned to see that her husband hadn't picked up the remaining stuff. Though she managed to move everything with her friend's help, she was furious at her husband's ignorance. "I sat him down and told him how angry I was about the lies and his laziness and what he caused. He started accusing me of all kinds of things in return, like how I wouldn't passionately hug him because of his medical issues. I lost it," she said. Pointing out the lavish life she offered him and the plethora of chores she does for him, the wife went on about why she didn't deserve this treatment. But it was only met with a silent treatment from the husband. "He tells me the next day that he wants a divorce. I ask him why. You're not going to believe his answer. 'You don't do enough for me,'" she wrote.

So, the wife was determined to teach her husband a lesson and started the divorce process. While he tried to work some agreement between them, the wife wasn't ready for it. When the divorce was finalized, he was asked to remove his property from his ex-wife's home. That's when the wife took her sweet revenge. Since the wife loved her ex-husband's mom, who passed away, she decided to take one of her items, a rug, as a keepsake. When the husband refused, she made a strong argument as to why she deserved to keep it and he eventually had to give in. "I still have my ex's childhood art binder (which he cherishes) and I will continue to hold it until he pays me back the $400 he owes me for the brand-new tires I put on his car a mere few weeks before he decided he wanted the divorce," she added.

People were amused by the wife's hilarious way of getting back at her lazy husband. "'This is small enough you can't fight me on it but big enough it will sting you forever.' Bravo! I hope you are in a much better place right now, living your life for you and keeping your toes warm on a rug best served cold," said u/tsuyurikum. "You're lucky that he didn't end up with half the net assets and you paying alimony. Thankfully for you, his laziness and lack of knowledge got you what you wanted," chimed in u/Upset_Researcher_143. "The price of the art binder should go up every year, accounting for inflation," quipped u/fliesenschiber.