Fed Up Professionals Reveal The Fastest They Ever Quit Their Jobs
[rebelmouse-image 18349321 is_animated_gif=There are literally millions of job opportunities available all over the world. At any given moment one can be trained and find a paycheck and a career path. But no matter how desperate times get and many of us are in DESPERATE times, some jobs, situations and co-workers are not worth the mental torture. It's just easier to go without meals until the next gig.
Redditor _speakersneakers needed to know... What's the fastest you've ever quit a job? Take note employers, learn how to find and "KEEP" good staff.
THANKS. I'LL KEEP MY FUTON...
Half a day when I realized it was a scam to sell overpriced medical beds also after the owner told me I'd be "well compensated" and pulled out a flush of ones I laughed and walked out.
I'M IN SERVICE... NOT SERVITUDE...
[rebelmouse-image 18349322 is_animated_gif=Interviewed for a job at a grocery store. During and after the interview I mentioned that I couldn't come in before 9 because I had to take the bus and it was the earliest I could possibly get there. Was told multiple times that that was just fine and they could schedule me within the time frame I needed. Only made it to the training day, afterward they sent me the schedule and had me starting at 7. I called a couple times and tried to get ahold of the manager to change it, he wasn't available and never called me back. I took this as a red flag about how they treated their employees and didn't bother showing up.
TOO STUPID FOR WORDS...
[rebelmouse-image 18349323 is_animated_gif=Worked at a discount clothing store for 2 days. Apparently they interpreted me telling them I have class on Mondays and Wednesdays as the days I'm available to work. I told them about it when I noticed, they said fine. Called me on Monday wondering where I was at and I told them I have class and can't work today or Wednesday, then they call me on Wednesday for the same reason.
So, I found the reason why turnover way so high. They were all dumb as hell and can't even remember basic information, or to write down things they can't remember.
I had gotten a better job anyway, but damn.
WHERE THE PEOPLE AT?
[rebelmouse-image 18349325 is_animated_gif=One day. I got hired as an assistant manager at a GNC. I showed up my first day and found out the only other employees were the manager and another assistant manager. The three of us were supposed to split shifts and work alone. You couldn't take a break because you were the only employee on shift. Also, most of my pay was supposed to come from commission. That first day I had two customers all day long. Nope.
IMMA GO BFORE I GET ARRESTED!
[rebelmouse-image 18349326 is_animated_gif=Before my first training shift even started.
It was a restaurant in Houston. The interview was really bizarre and uncomfortable and, based on that alone, I figured I probably wasn't cut out for this place. I remember the interview having a lot of riddles and hypotheticals. That was weird but I wanted to give it a shot; I had never been a waiter before and the allure of tips kept my interest.
Literally right before my first training shift was to begin, the dude who had interviewed me walked into the main dining area (the place wasn't open yet) and started screaming and cursing at the staff. They all looked terrified and, after the yelling ended, I asked if this was normal and they all said that it was.
I took off the staff shirt, walked out, and immediately got a job at the burrito place next door. The burrito place wasn't the best job but I never got screamed at.
NEVER LOOK BACK!!
[rebelmouse-image 18978015 is_animated_gif=Wife and I started working for a survey group. Basically had to try and get people who owned private jets to complete a survey that was expected to last an hour. Do you know how valuable time is for someone who can afford a $20M jet? Anyway on the 3rd day of completing 0 complete surveys my wife stops by my computer gives me a kiss and says going on break. She follows with oh, and I'm not coming back. I said wait up I'm coming too. We never looked back.
NOPE. NOPE! NOPE!!!
[rebelmouse-image 18978016 is_animated_gif=Got hired by a telemarketing firm; they didn't even really give me an interview they were so desperate for workers. Get to the orientation class and realize after four hours that its basically a sham company selling fake life insurance over the phone. They gave us a test at the end of orientation and I failed on purpose and noped the heck out of that.
A week later, the company got shut down by the police.
SHOW ME THE $$$
[rebelmouse-image 18978017 is_animated_gif=I worked one shift as a bartender at a restaurant that was supposedly swanky in the down town area.
I showed up for my first shift when the owner told me to, and the other bartender showed up an hour late and told me that it didn't matter since no one was gonna be there anyway. I thought it was a little weird but what ever. The entire night went by and not a single table showed up. Seriously, not a single customer walked through the door. I told the other bartender I had an interview to be a bar manager at a place across town and she asked if could get her a job...
Didn't show up to my shift the next day lol
THAT'S JUST A GREASY SITCH....
[rebelmouse-image 18978019 is_animated_gif=I washed dishes for a day at a restaurant. The former dishwasher came back from jail and they rehired him and got rid of me. He must be amazing at washing dishes.
I'M GOING TO BURGER KING...
[rebelmouse-image 18977767 is_animated_gif=A fast food joint for two weeks when I was 16. They made me clean toilets all day, and they were a**holes to me because I couldn't make 3 burgers in less than 20 seconds. I literally just got there and couldn't memorize all of the sandwiches that fast, such BS.
ROOM SERVICE PLEASE...
[rebelmouse-image 18978020 is_animated_gif=Hotel front desk. Only one day. The people that were there to train me were in the back eating and on Facebook while I was upfront trying to book buses of people with out a clue of how the process or computer system worked.
I AIN'T HIDIN'!
[rebelmouse-image 18344927 is_animated_gif=Company basically soliciting RBC (Canadian bank) credit cards in office towers. I quit after my supervisor told me I should put on a hoodie to hide my uniform and sell across the street at a food court where it was illegal to since we weren't contracted to sell there.
He told me to "avoid the security guards and not get caught." I quit.
MAYBE THEY WON'T NOTICE...
[rebelmouse-image 18345865 is_animated_gif=Worked in a restaurant as a cook for 2 hours, after I was told to take lasagna out of a bin under a counter and put it on a plate then warm it in a dirty microwave, I went on a 15 min break and well... Technically I still work there because I never really told them I quit, and I still haven't collected my 14.50 they owe me.
That was 14 years ago.
NO COFFEE UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME TOO...
[rebelmouse-image 18978021 is_animated_gif=My old friend got hired as a programmer after graduation. On her first day of work, the receptionist told her how their senior programmers (maybe 4 or 5 of them) how their coffee would like to be and what time of day they prefer to have it. She quit the job the next day.
START THE STAMPEDE...
[rebelmouse-image 18978022 is_animated_gif=I worked for years at an amusement park airbrush t shirt shop. Left there (not the quick one) after my 3rd year, when the season ended. Started my own successful online airbrush shop, had been my only income since. Last summer, lots of years since, they needed artists. Everyone had left and they had no one qualified to paint orders for the new season. I loved the job in the past, and thought 'why not? I'll go back, the master of the trade I am, help these guys learn to paint, and the management how to fix they're poor system.'
They hired me knowing who I was and under the premise that I'd be in charge around those parts. Instead, I was treated lower than low and as if I had no place working there. The new artists listened to me and learned a lot, customers very happy with everything I made. management, however, insisted I stand in the path and Hussle customers, something we'd never done when I was there. I told them no, I'm here to teach. They said no, your here to do as I say. I said bai. Gave the artists my info and said if they make it through the season and still want to paint, give me a call. They all quit too.
JUST DRIVE ON...
[rebelmouse-image 18978024 is_animated_gif=3 months selling high end caravans and motorhomes. I had no sales experience, walked into the job with no training. Was basically told "there are some customers, go have a talk to them."
I had no idea what i was doing. After 4 weeks i was told that i had to sell 3 units a week, at the 2 month mark i had to sell 4 units a week and at month 3 and each month thereafter i needed to sell 5 units a week. 45k-135k for a caravan, 120k-500k on the motorhomes were their prices.
I did ok, selling our most expensive caravan and a 270k motorhome and a few other sales as well but it wasn't going well. Boring as hell, i hated it, i hated trying to sell something to people that really couldn't afford it. The other sales rep there told me that every other sales guy was sacked at the 3 month mark, and i should be prepared for that.
At that guys 3 month mark he was sacked. Anyway, my 3 month mark comes up and i needed to put in for 1 days leave. I literally got told "don't bother, we are terminating your employment by then." I called the boss a stupid twit and went back to my desk. Anyway, almost at the end of my last 2 weeks (i spent the time looking for a new job) the boss approached me and said he needed a favor. Can i come in to cover the floor the day after i finish up for 3 hours. Having nothing on i said no worries.
So now technically no longer working for these guys i came in to look after the sales yard. It was 9am. I cracked a 6 pack of beer, gave 3 to the maintenance guy and 3 for me. I sat in the sun drinking beers for a couple of hours. When a customer came in i told them the truth "sorry, don't work here. No idea where anyone is."
I NEED A HEAD'S UP!
[rebelmouse-image 18978025 is_animated_gif=Joined a digital content publisher last month as the director of content strategy. Basically #2 in the creative team after the Creative Director.
At the end of day one after orientation, they ask me to sign a contract stating they could fire me with one day's notice (no salary required) but I had a notice period of 60 days. I asked for that to be negotiated, they refused.
I walked out and am now unemployed. :)
NOT A MOMENT LONGER...
[rebelmouse-image 18978026 is_animated_gif=Two hours and ten minutes. I was offered a job as a typing assistant for a local law firm, typing what was dictated on mini cassettes. After an hour some of the stuff I was typing seemed... Odd. Not legalese odd, like some random Latin phrase I couldn't understand. More...creepy. Another half an hour in, it had become downright disturbing. Turns out as The New Guy, I wasn't trusted with anything important, I was writing this guy's personal correspondence. Which wouldn't be so bad if a) he wasn't quite difficult to understand due to talking so quickly, and therefore every now and again I'd have to get the typing pool head to explain what he meant to me, and b) some of the stuff I was having to ask was disturbing. Both violent and sexual. After two hours of this, I stood up, went to the type head and said "look, this is starting to get weird, what's going on?" only to be told "you're lucky, the guy who started and quit yesterday got told to type up what the boss wants to do to his mistress and he has some f! up kinks. I wouldn't complain unless you don't want the job." I quit ten minutes later, after going back to my desk to find out I had to exactly that, with some pretty f***ed up stuff... And message his wife about their date night. I may have accidentally transposed the two email addresses as my last act there.
TICK TOCK... I'M GONE...
[rebelmouse-image 18349881 is_animated_gif=2 days. I got hired on at an air filter company. My second day, after driving to Missouri from Memphis with what I hoped was the right air filter to install one air filter, in one dollar general. I got back at 7 at night, and the owner of the company told me everyone had quit over pay disputes. He then informed me that I'd have to be back there at 3 a.m. to go pick up an 18 wheeler, the first of 2 (which I am not licensed to drive), and bring them both to fed ex, and change out all the air filters in several buildings and facilities with the filters in the back of the 18 wheelers. I did not show up.
When you gotta go, you go.
That should be a mantra for getting rid of the toxic people in our lives.
Not every relationship is meant to last forever.
Some people don't know how to be friends.
They are awfully good at pretending though.
Be vigilant of the signs and red flags.
Toxic people are crafty.
And once you're free, never look back.
Redditor _ReDd1T_UsEr wanted to discuss the reasons why many of us decided to cut some people out of our lives, so they asked:
"What was the reason why your friendship ended with someone?"
Sometimes a person just has to go.
Planning Stages
Weekend Sunday GIF by DisneyGiphy"I stopped being the first to always initiate plans, and that was that."
Witty-Surround-6541
"I once asked a friend to plan our next breakfast + walk outing, since I always did that. He wrote me a letter ending the friendship. Stunning!"
fermat9996
Pants on Fire
"Habitual lying became too annoying and disruptive to tolerate."
Hosscatticus_Dad523
"When you constantly are thinking... this math ain't matching lol. People that lie all the time make me sick. I've told multiple friends that you don't have to lie to me."
"I feel so much better when someone can trust me and feel comfortable telling me a hard truth than an easy lie."
"Even if the truth made me feel some type of way, I'm still glad it was honest. I've even said thank you to people in the past that have been honest with me, good or bad! Some people just can not help lying about things. I wouldn't be able to ever keep a story straight if I did that."
__eden_
Bad Behavior
"He kept having kids with different girls and bailing on them. Coming from a 'went out for a pack of smokes' Dad myself, I just couldn't watch it anymore. Bailed after the third one. Think he's up to 6 now."
KingGuy420
"Reminds me of one of my ex-friends. She kept having kids with MULTIPLE guys (all of them were one-night stands), I don't think she even knows who the baby daddies are."
"She also kept begging me and people for money for pot, and she also bragged about having OnlyFans. She'd also make up stories about being in an abusive relationship with her boyfriend (she'd also cheat on him/tell people her and him they broke up, which they weren't)."
wisconsinking
Reasons
"I was a bad person and they ended it for perfectly sensible reasons. I would have done the same. I've changed, but I don't blame them for not reconsidering contact."
tabletopsidekick
"I’ve been there. I was a bad person and lost friendships and family relationships. I tried to apologize to everyone I hurt."
PDXGalMeow
"I also accepted that they don’t want me in their lives anymore. I learned that I made my mistakes, I learned from them, and I accept their choices. I don’t self-hate anymore and I try to be a better person in general. I hope you are doing well and practicing self-love and forgiveness."
PDXGalMeow
Money Issues
Donald Duck Money GIFGiphy"I lent them $20 and then they avoided me so they didn’t have to pay me back. Worth the $20."
BuickAssault
"I don't ever expect prompt returns of small amounts of money between my friends... we all buy each other rounds or buy the food for the BBQ or whatever. It ends up evening out over time I think we'd notice though if someone was always taking and never giving and then they'd probably get cut off too."
Badloss
In the immortal words of Cyndi Lauper... "Money Changes Everything."
Lack of Support
Happy Planning GIFGiphy"She joined a pyramid scheme selling butt-ugly leggings and it took over her whole life. When I finally told her it was negatively affecting our friendship, she accused me of not supporting her 'business.'"
LeftandLeaving9006
Oh Driver
"I was basically a taxi for my friends so I dumped them all."
Bullfrog_Little
"This one I can understand but depends on the situation. Not all of my friends had cars in high school, so our group needed to have me and my sh*tty '94 Plymouth Sundance come, or they couldn't do anything. I didn't mind at all then, but I definitely would these days."
Hoopajoops
"I remember I used to drive around with my buddies all the time before they had licenses. When one of my friends got his and a car I said sweet now you can drive me around for a bit, he replied that he wasn't gonna waste his money on gas like that. See ya, haven't really spoken to him since."
DontcallmeShirley_82
2063
"How's this for oddly specific: Friend since 1980, was hanging out at a bar in 1992 and there was a dispute of over a $15.00 bar tab. I was in the right, but whatever - he held a grudge for years."
"Ran into him in 2017 and we were both too old to care. Started to see each other now and then. 2023 and we're at this local bar for a show and got into a fight about $15.00 a ticket."
"Maybe he'll call me in 2063."
The68Guns
Exhausting
"She was a taker, constantly. When I needed something she made it about her yet again. Exhausting to be around."
LordyIHopeThereIsPie
"I'm going through this right now. Can't tell you how many texts I have from her in the past few days telling me that I need to get over myself, need to stop making myself the victim, have been a terrible friend, have never been there for her."
"She's the most narcissistic person I know and everyone does everything for her. She has one of the easiest lives ever and anytime anything bad happens to her she believes that everyone is against her and she's the victim here. It's pure insanity. There is no talking sense to people like this."
cheeseburgerwaffles
Life Changes
point pointing GIF by Shalita GrantGiphy"I've lost like all but two of my 'friends' because I stopped drinking and doing hard drugs."
ConcertTerrible8877
"Same here dude. My circle is small but hey at least it's a circle I know I can go to."
Miss_mayonnaise
Oh, how things change when the booze dries up.
How much fun were you really having?
Do you have any stories about cutting off a friend? Let us know in the comments below.
People Who've Attended A Wedding Where Someone Actually Objected Share Their Experiences
There's nothing quite like the drama that can arise at a wedding or in the days leading up to it.
But the moment people don't necessarily think about is the moment when the audience can choose to object if they so choose, and surprisingly, some people take advantage of this opportunity. It often doesn't go well.
Redditor AustinMakesStuff asked:
"Has anyone ever been to a wedding where someone actually objected, and if so, how did that go?"
Objection: Avoided
"I went to a wedding where they skipped that part because the bride's adult daughter was planning to object."
- mynameizgary
"How was this known? Had she pre-announced her intention, or was she just that kind of person and people had accurately predicted it?"
- UpsetMarsupial
"She told somebody, and they told the bride and groom."
- mynameizgary
Uncovering the Con Artist
"I feel like about half of weddings these days don't have that part, and not because of feared objections, just because it is outdated and weird. Premarital sex is a thing. Divorce is a thing."
"Weddings cost like over $10k; if you know reasons to stop a marriage (outside of movies), you need to intervene at the engagement or earlier, not during the ceremony."
"That said, one of my wife's college roommates canceled a wedding like a day or two days beforehand, right after graduating college, after being in a long-distance relationship with some guy for a year or so. Her family was quite well-off and she was dating a guy who lavished gifts and expensive dates on her whenever they were together, said he ran his own company, just bought them a fancy house, etc."
"It turns out he was just super in debt, working a near minimum wage job, and maxing out credit cards taken out fraudulently. He had a fake web page with other employees for his company that he set up for the sole purpose of keeping up the front. The house was only bought from grossly lying about income (pre-2007 housing crisis) on the mortgage application, and he was drowning in debt."
"The almost-bride's father got bad vibes about the guy (a few things didn't add up, like he had this fancy house but couldn't afford any furniture), and he hired a PI (Personal Investigator) who quickly uncovered the deception."
"(And she didn't break up with him because he wasn't rich, she broke up because he spent tons of effort to lie about everything and was completely conning her and just trying to get her roped into joint ownership of his debt via marriage that he expected the family to pay off.)"
- NoveltyAccountHater
Chosen Family
"My husband's first marriage. The brother of the bride stood up and said to my husband, 'Say no, you can still be happy!'"
"They went through with the marriage and wound up divorcing with a messy breakup."
"Brother-in-law is still best friends with my husband (as far as he's concerned, he gained a brother and lost a sister, and is better off for it), and he never lets him forget the fact that he was right and he should have bailed, lol (laughing out loud)."
- Amaevise
Marriage 2.0
"My auntie's fiance was already married (a lady stood up waving the marriage certificate), so the wedding didn't go ahead. The reception was on a long boat so we still went to that."
"The fiance went back to his home country to sort it out and never came back."
- Chiquita4eyes
The Mother-in-Law
"I worked a wedding where one of the moms objected, but I think the groom knew that the parent was going to say something, so they just responded with, 'Oh sit down, (parents name), we knew you didn't like this a year ago and clearly we're not going to change our minds today."'
"The wedding continued like nothing happened, but the mom was lowkey shunned and people avoided her at the reception."
- peeweekiwis
Going Separate Ways
"This was in America, and the wedding was in a Buddhist temple. The parents of the groom stood up and objected because they didn’t believe the bride was of the same class. They spoke in another language so most of the English-speaking guests didn’t know they were objecting."
"My husband was the best man and those closest to the couple knew this might happen. The Buddhist priest said he would handle it if the parents tried anything."
"After the parents spoke for a while, the priest said to the groom, 'You’ve heard what your parents had to say, what do you want to do?'"
"The groom replied, 'I want to marry my bride.'"
"So the priest asked the parents to leave."
"At this point, the rest of the guests are clueing in that this was not a nice part of the ceremony, and that the parents were actually objecting, so, as the parents walked out, some of the guests were berating them saying things like, 'You should be ashamed of yourself,' and 'How could you do that?' Even though the groom was not happy with his parents, that was very hard for him to hear."
"That was 30 years ago. The couple is still married. They have two beautiful, successful children. After the groom’s mom passed away, the groom’s father came around and was involved in their lives until he died."
- Bayou_Mama
Not Meant to Be
"A woman, in her twenties at the time, objected to her mom marrying my uncle. So she started yelling, 'Mom, don’t marry him!' during the ceremony."
"The ceremony proceeded, and some family on the mom’s side lead the daughter away to quit interrupting."
"I don’t blame her. My uncle was a lying, lazy bast**d. The marriage didn’t last."
- Rabies182
The Best Man Swap
"I went to a wedding where the best man was replaced a week before because he banged the bride. But the wedding still went ahead just with a different best man. They are divorced now."
- Tobias---Funke
Joke Gone Wrong
"I went to a Catholic wedding where, when the priest asked this question, one of the groomsmen did a VERY loud, long, throat clearing, which got everyone laughing."
"Everyone except for the bride's elderly Italian Grandmother, who marched out of her seat and angrily hit the groomsman with her handbag and shouted at him in Italian!"
- hundreddollar
Giving Away the Bride
"I objected. I took giving my sister away literally."
"I wasn't the brightest three-year-old."
- dookieshoes88
Wedding Invitation Revenge
"At my cousin's wedding, her friend said, 'I object,' because she was not invited to the wedding. She was kicked out of the wedding."
- SuvenPan
Hilarity Ensues
"Not quite the question as asked, but too funny to not share:"
"Priest: 'Any objections?'"
"Father of the bride: lets out the hardest, loudest, most complex-sounding sneeze I've ever heard in my life, completely with involuntarily saying, 'ACHOOOOOO!'"
"Mother of the bride, hammered on champagne: 'For f**k's sake, Jerry!'"
"It took a good five minutes for everyone to regain their composure."
- ibiacmbyww
The Bride Who Got Away
"I had a friend who was a minister, and the subject came up if he asked the question during ceremonies he officiated."
"He laughed and said no way. He basically tells the couple not to include it because it only invites a moment of anxiety at best, misery at worst."
"His best story (and one of the reasons he stopped including the question) was about a couple where in the lead-up to the wedding, the couple was obviously in love. The bride-to-be was very smiley and happy."
"But the day of the wedding, she was stone-faced. He (my minister friend) knew something is up because he’d never seen her like this and he asked if she was okay. She just said, 'I’m fine.'"
"Right before the service, he asked again, and 'I’m fine.'"
"He got to the question, 'Does anyone object to this union?'"
"The bride reached over, grabbed the Maid of Honor's hand, shoved her into the bride’s spot, and said, 'You’re screwing him, you marry him.'"
"Then she stormed out of the church."
- FDS_MTG
An Unforgettable Toast
"At his rehearsal dinner, a coworker's mother's toast included that his soon-to-be wife was a 'd**n dirty w**re who wasn't good enough' for her son. Folks were not happy. (The video ended so didn't see the whole thing.)"
"At the wedding which I attended, his mom started to say something at the 'speak now or' part but was silenced by her daughter. Mom left and didn't see the rest of the ceremony."
"Everything about that poor guy was drama."
- nebelhund
Period.
"Attended a wedding where the minister said something along the lines of, 'If anyone here objects to this marriage, you can keep your mouth shut. Today is not about you.'"
- Jinjoz
Bonus: Funeral Shenanigans
"Not a wedding, but at a funeral someone objected to the death."
"At my uncle’s funeral, his ex-wife and a local church [cult] leader tried to raise him from the dead. We were all sitting there like normal people at a normal funeral and she walks up to the casket and starts yelling, 'James Lester, raise up!'"
"I didn’t know she was there or I would’ve prepared myself for shenanigans. Also, I didn’t know my uncle’s middle name was Lester, so please imagine the confusion. So she and the cult leader are literally yelling at my uncle’s body."
"Not surprisingly, my uncle refused to resurrect himself. They were escorted out."
"I’ve actually never told this story because it makes my family look insane."
- HughSteele
The last thing a person wants is for their to be drama on their wedding day, but like any other major event, sometimes something will come up. But having someone try to put a stop to the wedding, in front of everyone, certainly will add a terrible note to the wedding day.
Financially speaking, most of us could benefit greatly from having extra money each month.
But where someone might assume that the extra money would just be wasted, most people would apply these funds to very practical purposes and expenditures.
Redditor dothepingu asked:
"What would you do if you had an extra $1,000 every month?"
Dental Care
"A couple of weeks ago, I went to the dentist and overheard a heartbreaking situation."
"The office had a very open floor plan with privacy screens rather than individual rooms. But you could still hear every single conversation."
"This teenage kid comes in and says that he has a broken crown that needs to be fixed."
"The dentist says that it will cost $700. Kid says he has to call his mom first."
"So the kid calls the mom, and the mom says, 'No way in h**l can we afford that. Just tell the dentist to stick the old one back on.'"
"The dentist is like, 'Are you sure? That's not really a thing. It's just gonna break off again.'"
"The mom says too bad, he has to live with it."
"If I had an extra $1000, I would have picked up that tab for that kid."
- taleofbenji
Practical Choices
"Pay off debts and save."
- luciliddream
"Exactly my thoughts, start actually being able to plan things and save money rather than being on the back foot all the time."
- thebeardeddrongo
Financial Pressure
"Worry less."
- Cool_Ranch_Dodrio
"Absolutely. Money just helps so much for lowering stress!"
- appleparkfive
Quality Time
"I'd ask my husband to take more time off work. We don't need the extra money, I'd rather have his company."
- Eve-3
Health Care
"Save more money and continue with my current lifestyle, except maybe also be able to get eye surgery for my worsening vision."
- Morbidhanson
A Little Self-Care
"I'd start actually getting my hair cut and colored by someone that's not me at 3:00 AM feeling brave."
- digitalisdaydream
"I feel attacked by this comment, it feels personally directed at me."
- friendlyghost_casper
Mental Healthcare
"Be able to take care of my and my wife's mental health a h**l of a lot better."
"Her therapy is important but expensive. I would love to make sure she had more appointments and the best care."
- onionleekdude
Time to Retire
"Retire. 1000 USD per month is LIFE CHANGING in the Philippines."
- Eleazarosaurus
Home Upgrade
"Probably move out of my uncle's shed."
- chunky_chumpkin
Mortgage Payment
"Make an extra mortgage payment; pay off this house twice as fast."
- HawaiianShirtsOR
Regular Meals
"I'd try out that three meals per day trend that people talk about."
- BeginningCap2333
"I'd settle for one meal a day and not living in my car."
- Desalvo23
"Dude. Been there for six months. One day we'll make it big. We'll sleep on a mattress and eat TWO meals a day."
"Like kings."
- CaptainFunktastic
Break Time
"I'd work fewer hours. I've been here for 32 years and haven't been able to take a vacation in over four years."
- The_Safe_For_Work
Providing for Family
"My mom recently became single, with three kids and a grandkid at home. She and two of the kids who live with her are unable to work because of severe health problems."
"I know she is constantly terrified about how she's going to pay the bills. I'd give her the $1,000 each month in a heartbeat."
- GiskardRayke
Man's Best Friend
"I'd finally be able to afford a dog."
- stoleyourspoon
...Ouch.
"Live instead of survive."
- Keanu_Christ
While there are millionaires in the world, or even just people who live very comfortably, most people are currently living paycheck-to-paycheck, give or take a few hundred dollars. And that $1,000 extra each month would make all the difference.
When love is on the rocks and there's no salvaging a relationship, it's better for a couple to call it splits.
Sometimes the reason for a breakup is obvious.
Other times, it's more complicated.
But the people involved going their separate ways is better than staying in an unhealthy relationship.
Curious to hear from ex-lovers who've been there, Redditor Lishasquarepant asked:
"What caused your last break-up?"
These Redditors found they and their significant other were no longer on the same page.
"Simply, we grew apart."
– catetheway
"Same, I feel like Michael Scott everytime I try to start another relationship. 'No question about it, I am ready to get hurt again.'"
– Gthew
Happier Apart
"Same. We loved each other like siblings, not spouses... Ugh! Lovely man though who now has a fab girlfriend. We are good friends and much happier apart."
– MoxieHasKnottyBits
No Regrets
"Same. And it f'king sucks, but that’s life. It’s been a year and I still hate every second that she’s not in my life, but at the same time I know she’s happier now than she would’ve been if we stayed together."
– throway35885328
Having no communication is the worst part.
Silent Partner
"He slowly got distant. I believe he lost interest and didn't dare be honest with me about that."
– GaiaNatur77
The Late Blame Game
"I had that happen as well, but then he pinned it on me being distant and not affectionate enough."
"My guy, if you pull your hand away every time I try to hold it, I'm gonna stop trying to hold it. And if I ask if something's up and you repeatedly tell me everything is fine, I'm going to believe you. Don't wait till I'm at my worst moment and then reveal you had issues with me for 3 months and break up with me for it being 'my fault.'"
– Billielolly
"Everything Is Fine"
"Oh man, the asking repeatedly and getting a 'nothing' reminds me of a story."
"My friend used to ask her ex this every time he was unusually quiet. He’d always say he was fine, then at one point, told her to stop asking because it was making him feel weird."
"So she did."
"Six months later he initiated a divorce because she didn’t care about his feelings anymore."
"Like…don’t ask for sh*t then get pissy when you get what you want."
– TheRealJackReynolds
And then there are those who were not invested in the relationship for a long time.
The Struggle Is Real
"He seemed to struggle with the concept of not f'king random people."
– spanglesandbambi
Leaving The Problem
"He moved to his country because he missed his family. So he only sent a WhatsApp message saying he was going to stay there. I would have preferred a call at least to break up a marriage."
– kattia12
New Life
"Something similar happened to my cousin. He married her in the US, they had a baby together.. a few years go by, he misses home, goes back to visit.. His family had an arranged marriage ready for him 🤦🏻♀️ He ended up with a new wife and new baby. Hasn’t came back."
– MysticalMom7
A Foreign Custom
"It just seems so surreal that a grown a** adult with a wife and baby would leave his family behind for an arranged marriage. I'll never fathom the mentality."
– ro0ibos2
Ouch
"I wasn't having sex near as often as she was."
– YourWordsMatter
Breaking up is hard to do.
But a good thing to remember is that love can be found again and the new relationship can be even better than the previous one.
And that's something that can't be recognized until you look back in retrospect.
We all have to kiss a few toads.