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Omaha Steve

(108,291 posts)
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 01:17 PM Nov 1

She just threw him out


A very good friend couldn't stand listening to Joe Rogan or News Max anymore. After a long marriage, it is over.

OS
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She just threw him out (Original Post) Omaha Steve Nov 1 OP
Wise move. n/t CousinIT Nov 1 #1
I imagine it's a lot more complex than that Warpy Nov 1 #2
Good for her. I hope he leaves her alone. Idiots are hard to get rid of in many cases. ... littlemissmartypants Nov 1 #3
Too bad this tendency isn't disclosed in the pre-nuptial days - you know when lust rules.... erronis Nov 1 #4
I thought you were going to go mercuryblues Nov 1 #6
OS, did her x male partner know that she had hit her limit of limit of permanent unhappiness? irisblue Nov 1 #5
"This video"? What video? None in this thread or your post. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 1 #7
I apologize, I made an error and did not double check before I posted my reply. irisblue Nov 1 #12
Thanks. Stuff happens. Not a biggie. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 1 #13
WOW. That was worth the watch. Maru Kitteh Nov 1 #16
Watch out, there's a contingent here who disapprove of shunning the GOP in our lives Arazi Nov 1 #8
I do not need or want them in my life. efhmc Nov 1 #15
maga rides again barbtries Nov 1 #9
"The divorce came out of nowhere". Demobrat Nov 1 #10
Reminds of an adage, BattleRow Nov 2 #22
Marriages of political opposites have always perplexed me Buckeyeblue Nov 1 #11
I know that was a difficult decision. Good for her. It's like living with insanity and verbal abuse. 58Sunliner Nov 1 #14
When my wife and I first got married...26 yeas ago... Xolodno Nov 1 #17
A friend divorced her husband because his MAGA beliefs had caused him to think of her as an enemy. summer_in_TX Nov 1 #18
I mean no disrespect AverageJoe Nov 2 #20
+1 For me there's also the anquish of the pain he's inflicted on my trans family and gay friends Arazi Nov 2 #23
Yes. I feel the anguish too. summer_in_TX Nov 3 #25
I recognize the sincerity of your question. summer_in_TX Nov 3 #24
How many can not escape The Madness? czarjak Nov 1 #19
The only thing better and easier; don't let him in. And if good man changes, throw him out. SharonAnn Nov 2 #21
Smart BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 3 #26

Warpy

(114,360 posts)
2. I imagine it's a lot more complex than that
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 01:43 PM
Nov 1

but the combination would push me over the edge, too.

littlemissmartypants

(31,362 posts)
3. Good for her. I hope he leaves her alone. Idiots are hard to get rid of in many cases. ...
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 01:57 PM
Nov 1

I hope she's happy and thrives. ❤️

erronis

(22,456 posts)
4. Too bad this tendency isn't disclosed in the pre-nuptial days - you know when lust rules....
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 02:02 PM
Nov 1

"Honey. Do you like to sit on the couch all day swilling beer and listening to idiots on the T.V.?"

irisblue

(36,676 posts)
5. OS, did her x male partner know that she had hit her limit of limit of permanent unhappiness?
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 02:55 PM
Nov 1

Last edited Sat Nov 1, 2025, 05:08 PM - Edit history (1)

This video from 2 yrs ago is mid-40 to 50 yr old AA women talking about the end of relationships.


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Arazi

(8,678 posts)
8. Watch out, there's a contingent here who disapprove of shunning the GOP in our lives
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 03:33 PM
Nov 1

And love to scold that we should just endure and how they can’t understand cutting off MAGAts.

Personally, I can hardly bear a single special event with these folks, let alone a sustained intimate relationship. The MAGAts in my life are cruel and bitter and if they’re into Joe Rogan and Newsmax, they’re thoroughly brainwashed 😞

barbtries

(31,091 posts)
9. maga rides again
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 03:38 PM
Nov 1

another family torn apart.

i don't have contact with my brother. my lifetime best friend is now my ex-friend.

I think she's going to be happier without him.

Demobrat

(10,256 posts)
10. "The divorce came out of nowhere".
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 03:38 PM
Nov 1

The guy will be telling his friends everything was fine until his wife went crazy.

BattleRow

(2,085 posts)
22. Reminds of an adage,
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 12:41 PM
Nov 2

"She's not the girl I married"...totally clueless that HE' S the one that "killed " her by degrees.

Buckeyeblue

(6,165 posts)
11. Marriages of political opposites have always perplexed me
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 03:43 PM
Nov 1

We had many discussions about politics while we were dating. I couldn't be married to a conservative, mainly because I could never trust their judgement.

I guess if there was a change once you were married it would be different. It would certainly be complicated.

58Sunliner

(6,273 posts)
14. I know that was a difficult decision. Good for her. It's like living with insanity and verbal abuse.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 05:42 PM
Nov 1

It's gaslighting and really bad for your health to listen to such distortion.

Xolodno

(7,290 posts)
17. When my wife and I first got married...26 yeas ago...
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 07:06 PM
Nov 1

...she started watching fox news. After watching it with her one night, I told her don't ever watch this channel again. She asked why and I explained how they using half truths, innuendo, etc.

Now she is so anti-maga I have tell her she needs to calm down, the orange anus is not worth getting worked up over. Because that's what he wants.

summer_in_TX

(4,007 posts)
18. A friend divorced her husband because his MAGA beliefs had caused him to think of her as an enemy.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 10:25 PM
Nov 1

Sometimes the people so infected become vile and hateful. Apparently he did.
I don't think there should be hard and fast rules, but in the case of people who have become militantly toxic, breaking off the relationship is the only thing you can do to protect yourself.

But not all Trump supporters do become toxic and hateful. My two sons and their wives voted for Trump. Twice. They fell down the well of disinformation.Between them, we have ten grandchildren. We will never break off our relationship with our kids and grandkids, and fortunately our sons are loving men and good fathers, not toxic people. In our case we are able to agree to disagree and keep loving one another. But it's not possible for all relationships.

AverageJoe

(2,423 posts)
20. I mean no disrespect
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 10:10 AM
Nov 2

Serious question, and I promise I’m not being snarky. How do your sons manifest goodness and kindness while supporting the transparent fascist violence and destruction of democracy trump is visiting upon America? I honestly want to know.

Arazi

(8,678 posts)
23. +1 For me there's also the anquish of the pain he's inflicted on my trans family and gay friends
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 06:40 PM
Nov 2

And the erasure of women’s rights 😔

summer_in_TX

(4,007 posts)
24. I recognize the sincerity of your question.
Mon Nov 3, 2025, 12:13 AM
Nov 3

I don't know that they actually know or understand what Trump is visiting upon America. They live in information bubbles that I believe keep them blinded to the truth of what is happening.

As for goodness and kindness, both are helpful, generous, thoughtful, and converse without the anger, ugliness, and judgment of too many MAGA. Both are college grads, one has an MBA. Our younger son, for instance, spent vacation time for a few years making multiple trips to New Orleans as a volunteer to help with cleanup and repair after Katrina.

SharonAnn

(14,135 posts)
21. The only thing better and easier; don't let him in. And if good man changes, throw him out.
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 12:21 PM
Nov 2

Women deserve better. We’re tired of being disrespected.
The right wing broadcasters create a toxic environment we don’t want to live in.

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