{"id":106995,"date":"2025-01-08T14:53:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T07:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/?p=106995"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:53:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T07:53:51","slug":"woman-divorces-her-husband-after-56-years-of-marriage-despite-the-fact-that-he-wasnt-a-bad-husband-story-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/woman-divorces-her-husband-after-56-years-of-marriage-despite-the-fact-that-he-wasnt-a-bad-husband-story-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Divorces Her Husband after 56 Years of Marriage, despite the Fact That He Wasn\u2019t a Bad Husband \u2013 Story of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Erin and Mike got married at 20 and had the best marriage anyone could want. But at 76 years old, Mike realized they were too old for all that romance, mainly because it was one-sided. Erin was heartbroken and asked for a divorce, but a shocking event happened.
\n\"\"\u201cI don\u2019t understand why you don’t bring me flowers anymore,\u201d Erin whined to her husband, Mike, one day. After 56 years of marriage, her husband had suddenly stopped being romantic, something that had made their relationship the envy of everyone they knew.\n

\u201cErin, you are not going to die if I don\u2019t bring flowers every day,\u201d Mike answered from his place on the couch, his hand grabbing the remote control to flip a channel.\n

Erin was displeased. \u201cBut that\u2019s not fair. For the past month, you’ve stopped every single romantic gesture. What\u2019s happening? Are you having an affair? AT OUR AGE?\u201d she exclaimed in outrage, placing her hands on her waist.\n

\u201cFor God\u2019s sake, Erin. It\u2019s been decades since we got married, and I\u2019ve given you something every day since. But I stop for a while and suddenly I\u2019m cheating on you? Are you crazy?\u201d Mike asked, focusing on his wife.\n

\u201cI JUST DON\u2019T UNDERSTAND! DON\u2019T YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE?\u201d Erin yelled.\n

Mike stood up from the couch at that question and looked at his wife seriously. \u201cMaybe I\u2019m tired of being the only one making some sort of romantic gesture!\u201d he blurted. \u201c56 years, Erin! For 56 years, I was the only one expressing any kind of romance. I invite you on dates. I buy flowers. I buy gifts. I do EVERYTHING! And you simply take everything and give nothing back!\u201d\n

Erin\u2019s mouth dropped at her husband\u2019s words, but Mike didn\u2019t stick around to see it and went out for a walk to cool down.\n

Meanwhile, she slumped on the kitchen table and thought back to their marriage. Mike was not entirely wrong. She never asked him on dates or bought him much. Erin could excuse her behavior, saying that they were born in a different time, where the men made all the effort in the romance aspect. But that was a cheap cop-out.\n

Erin thought maintaining their home, cooking, and raising their children was enough. But their kids had moved away many years ago. She still cleaned and cooked, but clearly, her husband had all the pressure of keeping their spark alive. That was unfair to him, so Erin decided to change a few things.\n

When Mike returned, she asked him on a date and was going to pay. However, her husband refused.\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to do that right now,\u201d he said, going to their room and barely speaking to her that night.\n

Fair enough, Erin thought. Mike was angry at her, but she could be patient and wait for his anger to subside.\n

Unfortunately, nothing she did appeased him. Mike would not accept her tries at romantic gestures and grew angry every time she insisted. Erin bought him some flowers at one point, and he frowned at them.\n

\u201cThese are more for you, right?\u201d Mike asked, still frowning and quirking one eyebrow. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to keep doing these things, Erin. We are already too old for this.\u201d\n

\u201cWhat do you mean? I\u2019m trying to give back what I haven\u2019t in 56 years. Why can\u2019t you accept it?\u201d Erin snapped back, raising her hands at her sides. She was completely confused by his attitude now. Wasn\u2019t this was he asked for?\n

\u201cBecause this is not what I wanted. I just want us to relax and stop trying so hard. We\u2019re old. We\u2019ve had more than enough romance in our lives. Now, it\u2019s time to just\u2026 be,\u201d Mike replied, giving her the flowers back and going to the porch for a smoke.\n

Erin looked at him sitting outside, and her heart broke. She couldn\u2019t deal with it. She didn\u2019t understand why he suddenly didn\u2019t want any romance. Is there an expiration date for love? Erin thought glumly, walking back to her room.\n

She tried to make this new arrangement work, but it was hard. Mike didn\u2019t kiss or hug her as often. Suddenly, she was also shy around him. That had not happened in half a century. Two months passed since then, and it simply wasn’t working.\n

Therefore, Erin asked him for a divorce. She couldn\u2019t live with someone she didn\u2019t love.\n

Mike was shocked but agreed to move while Erin stayed in their house. Their son, Henry, took him in, although this new arrangement concerned the rest of their children. Their two daughters, Alexandra and Marissa, tried to change Erin\u2019s mind, but their mother was determined.\n

\u201cIf the romance is over, there\u2019s no reason to be married,\u201d she told her girls stubbornly. Shortly after, Erin filed for divorce, and a few months later, it was finalized.\n

Mike was still at Henry\u2019s house when the landline rang. Henry\u2019s wife answered and suddenly exclaimed, \u201cWhat?!\u201d\n

The older man looked up from his novel, focusing on his son\u2019s wife, as she turned to look at him with the most concerned expression on her face. \u201cOk, we\u2019ll be right there,\u201d she said to the phone and hung up. \u201cMike, we have to go to the hospital. Erin just had a heart attack!\u201d\n

Mike\u2019s eyes widened in surprise before he went into action. He rushed to his jacket, throwing his book and reading glasses away.\n

When they reached the hospital, the doctor explained that Erin was alright but couldn\u2019t move much. Mike sat down beside her and never left. He hand-fed her and kept her company. When she was discharged, he refused to leave their house, claiming that he was there to help.\n

But Henry, Marissa, and Alexandra knew the truth. Their dad was back home because he loved their mother and never stopped despite the divorce. Soon enough, the flowers and the romantic gestures kept coming again.\n

And when Erin got better, she returned the gestures so that Mike would never feel slighted ever again. They rekindled their romance and remarried on what would\u2019ve been their original 58th anniversary.\n

What can we learn from this story?\n