This Guy Bought His Ex-Wife A New Car And He’s Telling The Internet His Current Wife Is Mad About It
A man was married to his first wife, who is now his ex, for 16 years. Throughout their marriage, his ex-wife didn’t work and she stayed at home raising their kids.
They also tied the knot together when they were super young, so his ex-wife did not have a lot of experience in regards to holding down jobs.
Now, his ex-wife is in her 40s, and she is working as a waitress for a diner. She used to get alimony from him, but that stopped after she got married to someone new.
Recently, his ex-wife got divorced from her new husband, who really isn’t giving her anything financially, and she’s struggling.
“I have a lot of disposable income (likely more than people reading this would be willing to believe),” he explained.
“And she has no disposable income. She fell way behind on bills and reached out to me as a last resort.”
He revealed everything about his ex-wife’s situation to his current wife, thinking that she would feel bad for his ex and approve of helping out.
Well, his wife was very much not ok with him helping, and right after that conversation ended, his ex wound up in a really bad car accident.
“She had a hospital bill which totaled 77k,” he said. “And I paid that expense, along with buying her a new car.”
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He then gave her some more so she could pay off the bills she fell behind on, and he also gave her money to cover all of her monthly expenses until she is able to get to a better place.
“My wife was pissed when she found out,” he continued. “She claims my ex needs to, “fend for herself”. But my ex is only in this position because she had to drop out to take care of our baby.”
“And ended up just staying home. When we split she didn’t have the credentials to make a living wage. I had quite literally no choice.”
“I told her It would be cruel to watch the woman who enabled me to get to where I am suffer.”
His wife absolutely freaked out on him, and she is refusing to say a single word to him.
Here’s what the internet had to say.
“I can see how your current wife might be bothered by this, but at the same time she’s the mother of your child and you had the ability to help. Personally, I’d prefer my husband not to be selfish if this were a situation we were in.”
“When first reading, I was thinking “this woman is no longer your problem”, but it’s clear you still respect her as the mother of your child(ren?) and don’t want to see her suffer while you’re able to thrive.”
“She made sacrifices for you and worked hard as a SAHM, now you’re returning that by recognizing where her sacrifices got you financially. Good for you.”
“You acknowledged your ex made sacrifices and you want to show gratitude. I would say that makes you a caring person who wants to do right by the mother of his kid.”
“It’s one thing if she would be pestering you for money or trying to take advantage of you, but it’s another if they’re down on their luck.”
“It’s important to take care of the people that got you where you are, and that you’ve spent a significant amount of your life with. You ultimately went separate paths but that doesn’t mean you should watch them crumble.”
“What you did was incredibly generous, and I’m sure it doesn’t go without appreciation. That kind of act is honestly life-changing for the recipient, and incredibly rewarding for you as well.”
“I understand your wife’s point of view, but I think she should really try to widen her horizons to see the bigger picture, you’re not being extorted, you’ve made the decision yourself as an adult and weighed any repercussions.”
“…Your money your rules. Good on you for taking care of people that were an important part of your life.”
“The new wife is bothered b/c it looks like an act of love. It may be that…he loves and respects the mother of his child. That’s a different type of love and she’s not mature enough to get that.”
“I would not have an issue with my husband helping his ex in hard times as long as it doesn’t go beyond that.”
“I would want my kids’ father to do the same if I needed him.”
“He realizes that she put her life on pause to raise their kids and he’s making sure his family is good. Yes, they are divorced but that’s still his family.”
You can read the rest of what the internet had to say to him here.
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