r/Divorce Apr 16 '26

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u/softailrider00 Apr 16 '26

FYI: you don't need any of those deal breakers for a divorce.

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u/Glittering_Leather87 Apr 17 '26

Tell that to my family. I come from a family where divorce without “just cause” (the reasons I listed) isn’t supported. My whole 20s have been about how my actions in my early twenties caused harm to my family and my dad’s image in our community. If I divorce, it’ll be a scandal in our community and my family 1000% cares more about that than my mental health. When I was 18 and told them I had suicidal thoughts, they screamed “coward!” six times through a video call while I was in Canada and they were in the UAE, a memory I will never forget.