this is just one story. I have several
i have a REALLY good friend that is currently going through a divorce. I havent talked to him directly out of respect for his situation but i've heard bits and pieces from other close friends in our circle.
ITS A LOT of shit and not just black and white, but the gist of it is he and his wife got married about 5 years ago. He immediately wanted a family, but for some reason, she wanted to wait. He waited and when she decided she was ready, they found out she had some medical issues that would cause huge complications for them to have a child.
So, now he's mad b/c he felt had they tried earlier, they couldv'e been found out and could've done something about it. And she was one of those NOLA Catholics...they are a different breed, so a lot of stuff she was doing or wasnt doing, she used her religion as a scapegoat. The inability for them to have a child just compounded issues they were already having.
They decided to separate. During the separation, he smashed another chick, got her preggo. By the time he told his "wife", the baby was either born or a week or so from being born. Obviously, she feeling like she cant take him back now b/c he done went and had a baby with someone else. Now, w/o talking to him, i cant get an idea of what was going on through his head, but i know the dude, and i know he didnt just wake up and decided he was just gon fuck some chick just for the sake of having a baby, however, knowing his "wife", i could understand a lot of the other issues they were having throughout their marriage.
But on the outside, everyone is gonna think he is a pos b/c he got another woman pregnant while they were divorced. Well, i dont think his wife ever had any thoughts of them reconciling anyway, and im not sure why, but she would also run a lot of stuff through her mother/sister (who was also going through a divorce iirc). Just a side note, im not against people in relationships talking to friends about stuff, but what i am against is people who dont have your best interest at heart.
But, back to the story. I totally get it. People for the most part are consumed by what others think of them. She will probably forever be thinking in the back of her mind, what would people think if she decided to look past all of that and work on their marriage. But its going to also take her to do some self reflecting and see were there things she could've done better when they were going at it when he wanted to have children and other situations. He is gonna also be thinking, what are people going to say about him for not only fucking another chick while they were separated, but he got her pregnant too??