who's had the shortest / most costly marriage
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theres nothing like a heart warming thread for a monday morning eh?
one thing you can count on in here is tales of relationship trauma and SWT's, so i am intrigued who here has been married the shortest and who has had the most costly marriage in terms of £/day.
the inspiration here is one of my mate's who spent £17k on tying the knot, only to become single again 310 days later - equating to £54.84 for each day of wedded 'bliss'. another mate managed to last a couple of weeks extra, but spent half that amount on his nuptials.
can anyone beat that?
one thing you can count on in here is tales of relationship trauma and SWT's, so i am intrigued who here has been married the shortest and who has had the most costly marriage in terms of £/day.
the inspiration here is one of my mate's who spent £17k on tying the knot, only to become single again 310 days later - equating to £54.84 for each day of wedded 'bliss'. another mate managed to last a couple of weeks extra, but spent half that amount on his nuptials.
can anyone beat that?
Ok.
Here we go.
I married the mother of my 'long lost daughter' (see previous threads) because I wanted to do the 'right thing'.
It lasted approximately 13 (yes thirteen) weeks before the snake emptied my house whilst I was at work, leaving me with my stereo, toiletries and clothes. God I f
king hate that bh, still.
I've been paying £300 a month for the last 16 years, totalling somewhere in the region of £57600 and rising.
Do I win?
They say you are what you drink.
Mines a pint of bitter.
Here we go.
I married the mother of my 'long lost daughter' (see previous threads) because I wanted to do the 'right thing'.
It lasted approximately 13 (yes thirteen) weeks before the snake emptied my house whilst I was at work, leaving me with my stereo, toiletries and clothes. God I f
king hate that bh, still.I've been paying £300 a month for the last 16 years, totalling somewhere in the region of £57600 and rising.
Do I win?
They say you are what you drink.
Mines a pint of bitter.
Cara Van Man said:
Ok.
Here we go.
I married the mother of my 'long lost daughter' (see previous threads) because I wanted to do the 'right thing'.
It lasted approximately 13 (yes thirteen) weeks before the snake emptied my house whilst I was at work, leaving me with my stereo, toiletries and clothes. God I fking hate that bh, still.
I've been paying £300 a month for the last 16 years, totalling somewhere in the region of £57600 and rising.
Do I win?
They say you are what you drink.
Mines a pint of bitter.
How did it end up with the Long Lost Daughter, Mate?Here we go.
I married the mother of my 'long lost daughter' (see previous threads) because I wanted to do the 'right thing'.
It lasted approximately 13 (yes thirteen) weeks before the snake emptied my house whilst I was at work, leaving me with my stereo, toiletries and clothes. God I f
king hate that bh, still.I've been paying £300 a month for the last 16 years, totalling somewhere in the region of £57600 and rising.
Do I win?
They say you are what you drink.
Mines a pint of bitter.
Not that one said:
How did it end up with the Long Lost Daughter, Mate?
We talk on MSN and facebook, but haven't met yet. I don't really feel any sort of bond or peternal instaincts to be honest but am trying to keep it on an amicable basis. There is more to it, but don't wish to go into detail.
Dupont666 said:
What is the overriding factor that makes it not last?
for my friends:been together 6 & 7 years. first one, the woman went home at christmas, saw an old flame, realised that she had feelings and couldn't reconcile the fact she could still have feelings for other people with the fact she had committed to marriage. no arguments, no dramas, just 'i want a divorce'.
my other mate, regaling this tale to his wife, recived a 'well i know exactly how she feels, i feel the same way, i want a divorce'. we was ever so slightly gobsmacked.
on the other hand, i know a guy who married his wife 4mths after meeting her, they have been happily married 8 years now and have 2 kids.
shirt said:
Dupont666 said:
What is the overriding factor that makes it not last?
for my friends:been together 6 & 7 years. first one, the woman went home at christmas, saw an old flame, realised that she had feelings and couldn't reconcile the fact she could still have feelings for other people with the fact she had committed to marriage. no arguments, no dramas, just 'i want a divorce'.
my other mate, regaling this tale to his wife, recived a 'well i know exactly how she feels, i feel the same way, i want a divorce'. we was ever so slightly gobsmacked.
on the other hand, i know a guy who married his wife 4mths after meeting her, they have been happily married 8 years now and have 2 kids.
The sister of a friend of mine actually split up on the honeymoon when his other girlfriend rang him and she answered. They had been together for about 4 years prior to the wedding day though the marriage lasted 9 days I believe.
Oh and as for the wedding cost I can't even begin to imagine as the majority of the reception was at Wentworth golf course.
ETA: Capital letters etc...
Oh and as for the wedding cost I can't even begin to imagine as the majority of the reception was at Wentworth golf course.
ETA: Capital letters etc...
Edited by Cap'n Custud on Monday 22 June 09:54
And that's the bit couldn't get my head round either.
Part of me thinks that the build up to the wedding took over our lives (more hers than mine). After the event it became an anti-climax. Before the build up, we both had interests away from each other. We then spent every breathing minute for a year sorting out the wedding, there was no room for fun.
Effectively we was killing the marriage even before we had walked up the aisle
Part of me thinks that the build up to the wedding took over our lives (more hers than mine). After the event it became an anti-climax. Before the build up, we both had interests away from each other. We then spent every breathing minute for a year sorting out the wedding, there was no room for fun.
Effectively we was killing the marriage even before we had walked up the aisle
Dupont666 said:
So why did they stick around so long, then decided after the piece of paper was issued that they changed their minds? Thats the bit im not getting
no idea, the grooms wouldn't mind knowing either!what makes it more of a headscratch is that the grooms aren't religious in any way, but their wives belonged to hardcore catholic/christian families - the wedding being at 'their' churches, lots of religios sentiment etc.
bad timing i guess, had they not married they'd still probably have split up, just less expensively.
I was with my wife for almost 5 years before getting married. It lasted 14 months before she quit after messing around on me, twice.
Spent in the region of DKK 100.000 in relation to the wedding (clothing, morning gift, rooms at the hotel for her family) My father spent an equal amount on his part for wedding dinner and hotel costs for guests.
Spent a good extra DKK 150.000 for a 3 week honeymoon in Japan during summer. Other travels during our marriage probably totalled DKK 200.000. I also traded in a RX7 for a MX5 for her
All in, I came up at expenditures around DKK 400.000 on small purchases and travels.
And then you can add DKK 1.1 million for a house I had to sell because I did not want to move into it.
Total sum for 14 months of marriage including the house - around 140.000 pounds.
Now, give it your best shot gents.
CK
Spent in the region of DKK 100.000 in relation to the wedding (clothing, morning gift, rooms at the hotel for her family) My father spent an equal amount on his part for wedding dinner and hotel costs for guests.
Spent a good extra DKK 150.000 for a 3 week honeymoon in Japan during summer. Other travels during our marriage probably totalled DKK 200.000. I also traded in a RX7 for a MX5 for her
All in, I came up at expenditures around DKK 400.000 on small purchases and travels.
And then you can add DKK 1.1 million for a house I had to sell because I did not want to move into it.
Total sum for 14 months of marriage including the house - around 140.000 pounds.
Now, give it your best shot gents.
CK
Edited by CK_N4S on Monday 22 June 10:39
shirt said:
Dupont666 said:
So why did they stick around so long, then decided after the piece of paper was issued that they changed their minds? Thats the bit im not getting
no idea, the grooms wouldn't mind knowing either!what makes it more of a headscratch is that the grooms aren't religious in any way, but their wives belonged to hardcore catholic/christian families - the wedding being at 'their' churches, lots of religios sentiment etc.
bad timing i guess, had they not married they'd still probably have split up, just less expensively.
That would be a better story.
CK_N4S said:
I was with my wife for almost 5 years before getting married. It lasted 14 months before she quit after messing around on me twice.
Spent in the region of DKK 100.000 in relation to the wedding (clothing, morning gift, rooms at the hotel for her family) My father spent an equal amount on his part for wedding dinner and hotel costs for guests.
Spent a good extra DKK 150.000 for a 3 week honeymoon in Japan during summer. Other travels during our marriage probably totalled DKK 200.000. Traded in a RX7 for a MX5 for her
All in, I came up at expenditures around DKK 500.000 on small purchases and travels.
And then you can add DKK 1.1 million for a house I had to sell because I did not want to move into it.
Total sum for 14 months of marriage - around 140.000 pounds.
Now, give it your best shot gents.
CK
WTF....Spent in the region of DKK 100.000 in relation to the wedding (clothing, morning gift, rooms at the hotel for her family) My father spent an equal amount on his part for wedding dinner and hotel costs for guests.
Spent a good extra DKK 150.000 for a 3 week honeymoon in Japan during summer. Other travels during our marriage probably totalled DKK 200.000. Traded in a RX7 for a MX5 for her
All in, I came up at expenditures around DKK 500.000 on small purchases and travels.
And then you can add DKK 1.1 million for a house I had to sell because I did not want to move into it.
Total sum for 14 months of marriage - around 140.000 pounds.
Now, give it your best shot gents.
CK
£17k on a 3 week honeymoon
£56k on on small purchases and travels.
Did she pay for anything?
Or see you as the gravy train?
for who?
nah, afaik the women have shacked up with the guys they left their hubby's for. one of the groom's packed everything in and moved to taipei. the other was dating again after a couple of weeks, shifted his car loan onto the mortgage then managed to get a payout from her - so £££ + free car! both are happy to be well clear.
nah, afaik the women have shacked up with the guys they left their hubby's for. one of the groom's packed everything in and moved to taipei. the other was dating again after a couple of weeks, shifted his car loan onto the mortgage then managed to get a payout from her - so £££ + free car! both are happy to be well clear.
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