r/Bestof My Wife Stole All Our Money and VANISHED

0:00 Intro
0:10 Disgusting bet
7:24 Abandoned
14:20 Orange peel theory

[Seajack]

Story 2 was updated yesterday:

The wife returned and revealed that she wasn't having some sort of mental breakdown, she was just being monstrously selfish and actually expected everyone else to just accommodate her whims and forgive her.
Due to this, the daughter cut contact and the son is nearly there.
OP appears to be grey rocking which seems to be causing some frustration in the wife, to his amusement.
The divorce is proceeding and the stolen funds and compensation is to be taken from the wife's share of the assets and retirement.
OP is cautiously happy to move on and cut her out of his life completely and she will likely now have to deal with her dementia after having alienated herself with her actions.
He also noted that he was surprised to find some success in the dating scene.

[eric]

For the 2nd story, there is a small update. The kids occasionally speak to her and she has been told how bad this is for OP and that he's want to divorce but she's so dillusional that she thinks OP will just forgive her. A complete narcissist.

OP spend Thanksgiving with her family (without her there of course). Her family is disgusted by her behavior and fully supports OP. We'll have to see if she shows back up for Christmas.

[screamoneo]

Rslash saying “if i were a worm, would you love me?” reminded me that my gf has asked me the same thing and i said “no. what would i do with a worm? i can’t even take you to chilli’s. the chips would kill you.”
and now one of the biggest inside jokes we have when i tell her no is she pretends to cry and whines “You wouldn’t love me if i was a wooorrrmmmm~!”

edit: i’ve informed her of the fact that i posted this story and she wanted me to correct the fact that in *our* version, it’s not worm. it’s snail. (which is why the salt from the tortilla chips would cause her to commit die)

[silverflight]

Story 2: Whether or not she'll ever come back, she shouldn't expect to be welcomed back with open arms. I hope that trip was worth it, OP's wife, you just threw away your whole marriage

[dracko]

Story 2: Bro, OP took care of the mother with dementia and is overall being a good husband, and his wife responds to that gratitude by abandoning her family and go enjoy herself, and drowning OP in bills? Seriously, what compelled her to do this? She is heartless, an AH, and a hurtful person, and I doubt she isn't sleeping around with other men. I seriously hope she comes back soon, so OP and his lawyer can drop that massive bombshell on her. Don't bother with her after the divorce, you deserve a lot better than that vile woman.

[Kris-zyis]

So she is afraid of dementia but has to problem leaving her entire support system to travel the world. If she was really worried she wouldn’t have traveled alone. I think she left with someone

[Dloser-ng]

The 2nd story makes my blood boil. I hope he takes everything in the divorce and she has to come back to reality HARD, cause wtf!?!? There's no way she could've ever loved or respected that man.

[Vampirefromhell]

Story 3: That orange peel theory sounds very hard to keep controlled. The variables that affect it are so vast and can change so sporadically, it's almost impossible to get a definitive answer for a single person without having to try it multiple times in multiple circumstances. And that would absolutely affect it as the number of times you do it will also affect them.

[tromedlovdrolmai]

Story 1: You misread it slightly with your mini verdict. It's the husband's birthday and family that op didn't want, not her own.

[abcde_]

4:18 I think rslash missunderstood the story. It's husbands birthday which he wants to spend with his family, not op:s birthday.

[sayadiva]

Story 2: wow! I get the fear of getting hereditary dementia but to run off with ALL THE SAVINGS and constantly say “oh my husband is the best for allowing me to do this” is so disgusting. She really thought she could have her cake and eat it in the end. She’s in for a rude awakening. And I agree with Dabney….PLEASE UPDATE US OP

[TiffWaffles]

When I was 18 somebody who was nearly in their thirties hitting on me would have been classified as a creep. I was just a new adult learning how to navigate life with little to no life experience. Somebody who was about to turn thirty is leagues ahead of me in terms of life and experience.

[PawnCrownedQueen]

Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is an update to that one post of the husband who left his absolute gem of a wife for a Virgin prodigy he knocked up and lied to about his wife's house being his but she was "on drugs" and he was allowing her to live there out of the "kindness of his heart". 😂

[RockinTheBassGuitar]

The last story: two things can be true at once. The "orange peel theory" thing is immature and toxic af; and the OP's ex is a complete user and jerk. Don't "test" your SO's people, but take the time to honestly look at your relationships.

[EsotericRavenclaw]

Story 2: RAW! it’s crazy how his wife literally abandoned her partner and is acting like it’s no big deal.

[queenbee]

Story 3 - my partner & I often do little things together. He gets me drinks/snacks/my headphones & even insists that I wait for him to come to my side so I can lean on him while I pull on my slip-on shoes so I don’t fall. I get him snacks/drinks/help with chores/feeding his cat/etc. we do a give-&-take. THAT’S what it’s all about - making each other’s lives easier! The little things add up!

[d.phantomfan]

Story 1: I'm sorry this almost 30 year old man, has a bet with other middle age men about which one of them could sleep with an 18-year-old first because they thought she was a stupid loser? And your SB not only knew about it, but let it happen and kept this secret from you for years then when you found out try to make it seem like you owed him for it? I don't know how you could possibly forgive any of them, yeah you are an arrogant 18 year old most of them are, but went or without your husband you would have grown out of it's like most people do because your stepbrother sure as hell wasn't mature at that age if this is the kind of thing he and his friends like to do in their 30s. I'm not going to tell you you have to not forgive them but if you decide not to forgive your brother I completely understand because seriously what the hell.

[qdllc]

Story 2: Change the locks on anything the wife has keys to. The divorce is based on abandonment. She has no right to renter the home.

[Kapuchu]

story 1 at 4:00 - rSlash, please read the story. It was the HUSBAND'S birthday, not OP's. So that whole "Who wants to spend their birthday with their in-laws" is an absolutely pointless question, because it isn't OP's birthday. It's the Husband who originally wanted to spend HIS birthday with HIS family.

[SABRMatt]

The Orange Peel Theory is absolutely ridiculous. I hate games like that. Not everyone's love language is acts of service.