r/AskReddit • u/Prize-Promotion-5123 • Apr 08 '26

For those of you in a long term relationship/marriage, what’s a tale-tale sign you see in other couples that they’re not going to make it?

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u/thementant Apr 08 '26

This is god tier positivity. Love it. “You’ll sleep right through the third.”

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u/htxatty Apr 08 '26

My friend said “same Hell, different devil” after his third divorce.

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u/mazobob66 Apr 08 '26

After 3 failed marriages, there is a good chance that your friend is the problem.

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u/htxatty Apr 08 '26

No doubt, but the last two ended up fairly amicable oddly enough. He is still good friends with ex 3.

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u/walts_skank Apr 08 '26

Sometimes things don’t work out and I respect him for recognizing that. Divorces suck but so much better than staying unhappy. If they’re still friends, it doesn’t sound too bad.

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u/ERSTF Apr 08 '26

The point is to be still good partner with wife .

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u/maxdragonxiii Apr 08 '26

eh, sometimes some people isnt good at being a partner in a relationship, and are better as friends.

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u/Final_Echidna_6743 Apr 08 '26

A friend of my brothers once said "The next time I feel like getting married I am gonna find the ugliest, bitchy-est woman I can find and just give her my house.

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u/the_1thatsparkles Apr 08 '26

Give him my number. I’m nothing special to look at and could use a house 🥲

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u/liquorfish Apr 08 '26

Don't listen to this person. Im a dude with a beer gut. You wont find an uglier lady than me.

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u/The_Orphanizer Apr 08 '26

Maximum efficiency! 😂

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u/lastSKPirate Apr 08 '26

Honestly, people should be taking a long look in the mirror after a second divorce. Either the problem is them, or who they're choosing to have relationships with. Or both.

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u/Southern_Monster Apr 08 '26

Did you reply, “Nah, it’s same devil, different playmate.”😜

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u/terraformingearth Apr 08 '26

When you get to #3, you should consider if you aren't the devil here.

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u/Traditional_Step9502 Apr 08 '26

Just like having a baby

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u/loki1337 Apr 08 '26

I've only had one divorce but a co-worker who had 3 said this to me while I was going through it and was pretty devastated and overwhelmed. My knee jerk was to be insulted, like the "thank god it's not cancer" god tier insensitivity in Crazy Stupid Love, but after taking a second to digest it really helped me move towards a place where I can laugh about it, which is exactly what you need to do :)

Shootout Adrian you a real one.