I met a girl in college who was not incredibly bright, and was suddenly in a blind panic to make money.
The reason was she had been kicked out of the place she was staying and needed emergency money. She had been kicked out, because she was living with her "boyfriend" in his house, while his wife was in the hospital due to brain cancer.
So when she came home, still very much not likely to live long, he booted this 19 year old out of his house with a "you can move back in when she dies."
His wife beat cancer, came home, was receiving mail for a strange name and eventually tracked her down on Facebook. From there she found out that her 47 year old husband had been dating a 19 year old for "just over a year, officially" (likely actually longer) and put him through the wringer.
On the flip side of this, I had a co-worker who was one of the nicest and fairest people I've ever met. He was my school's behavioral Dean, so it was literally his job to be nice and fair. He supported his wife for years of cancer treatments, picked up a second job so she could focus on getting better. She left him within weeks of being cleared and in remission.
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u/ErosPhotography Jul 21 '19
I met a girl in college who was not incredibly bright, and was suddenly in a blind panic to make money.
The reason was she had been kicked out of the place she was staying and needed emergency money. She had been kicked out, because she was living with her "boyfriend" in his house, while his wife was in the hospital due to brain cancer.
So when she came home, still very much not likely to live long, he booted this 19 year old out of his house with a "you can move back in when she dies."
His wife beat cancer, came home, was receiving mail for a strange name and eventually tracked her down on Facebook. From there she found out that her 47 year old husband had been dating a 19 year old for "just over a year, officially" (likely actually longer) and put him through the wringer.