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I'm not sure how to feel about this

A former classmate of mine posted a link to an article about a guy that we went to school with who just got life in prison for strangling his wife and burying her on their property.

Disturbing enough - but I dated him.  For over a year.  I'm not surprised (he had anger issues) but I feel unsettled about it.  I'm old - so it's not like it was yesterday or something, but still.  His wife was the girl he cheated on me with - and they were married at 19.  I feel like I dodged a bullet, I guess. 


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Re: I'm not sure how to feel about this

  • Yeah... just be thankful you've gone through your life un-strangled and move on.
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  • Totally.  I read the article to DH and it said, "he buried her where they buried dead animals on the property."  DH said, "at least we don't even have a spot where we bury dead animals!"  I'm apparently safe.
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  • imageAimee8314:
    Totally.  I read the article to DH and it said, "he buried her where they buried dead animals on the property."  DH said, "at least we don't even have a spot where we bury dead animals!"  I'm apparently safe.

    How quickly did your H come up with that response?  I'm suspicious that he's put some thought into where to bury your body.  I'd sleep with one eye opened tonight! ;) 

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  • ha!  He's super fast with the wit - but a terrible liar.  I'm lucky.
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  • imageAimee8314:
    ha!  He's super fast with the wit - but a terrible liar.  I'm lucky.

    Mine is the exact same way.  I never worry about him cheating or anything because the man is LITERALLY the worst liar I've ever met.  He can't even lie to his aunt say we're busy (even with some vague, nondescript obligation) when she invites us to a party.  It drives me nuts... but it also works to my benefit.

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  • This is totally the best reason not to get married at 18 or 19,  you should share this with that little girl on ML.
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  • imageimoan:

    imageAimee8314:
    ha!  He's super fast with the wit - but a terrible liar.  I'm lucky.

    Mine is the exact same way.  I never worry about him cheating or anything because the man is LITERALLY the worst liar I've ever met.  He can't even lie to his aunt say we're busy (even with some vague, nondescript obligation) when she invites us to a party.  It drives me nuts... but it also works to my benefit.

    Love it.  Mine bites his lip.  So you can hear it (over the phone) or see it when he's in front of you.  So either I lucked out and he's an honest guy or he's smart enough to know he can't ever hack it as a bad guy.  Win for me!

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  • imagecmeinla:
    This is totally the best reason not to get married at 18 or 19,  you should share this with that little girl on ML.

    Right?  I was tempted on the "what if you got married at 18/19/20 post" but felt it was a little too dramatic and AW-y for a lurker.  I'm so glad my judgement/taste improved!   If I had married the one after him - I would have been divorced and living in a trailer park.

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  • Um. Welcome to TIP?
  • imageAimee8314:

    imagecmeinla:
    This is totally the best reason not to get married at 18 or 19,  you should share this with that little girl on ML.

    Right?  I was tempted on the "what if you got married at 18/19/20 post" but felt it was a little too dramatic and AW-y for a lurker.  I'm so glad my judgement/taste improved!   If I had married the one after him - I would have been divorced and living in a trailer park.

    Which still would have been an improvement...  

  • Someone linked this in the "I'm 18 and wanted you to tell me that getting married now is a stellar idea" post.
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  • Yikes.  Glad you were not his wife, very, very glad.
  • Count your blessings, my friend. Your life depended on you ending that relationship. 
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  • All joking aside, my job is working with the families of murder victims. What you are feeling is very normal, kinda of like survivor's guilt for the one person who survives a car crash. You can't say for sure whether you would have ended up in that situation if you had stayed together, but it still probably feels too close for comfort. Completely normal.
  • imageimoan:
    Yeah... just be thankful you've gone through your life un-strangled and move on.

    This is an excellent life lesson, for all of us, really.

  • Scary - gave me goosebumps.  Very happy for you and that you married a wonderful man.
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