I’m 36F, my husband Andrew is 37M, and I handed him divorce papers at his mom’s 60th birthday dinner.
When I met Andrew, everything felt… quiet. No games. No love-bombing.
Just this steady, kind guy who listened.
I was 35. I knew he’d been married before.
“It didn’t work out,” he said once, shrugging.
No trash talk. No “crazy ex.” I thought that meant maturity.
I told my friends, “He’s solid.
He’s a grown-up.”
The first time I met his family, I walked into his parents’ house and thought, Oh. This is what normal looks like.
His mom was polished and charming, gliding around the kitchen like it was a stage she owned. His dad was quiet but kind, offering me a drink and asking if I was warm enough.
His cousins were loud in a fun way.
Jokes yelling across the table. Kids screaming. Someone dropping a fork every five minutes.
It felt like one of those messy, happy sitcom families.
Andrew’s mom took both my hands and squeezed.
“Finally,” she said, smiling at me like I was a long-lost daughter. “We’ve been waiting for you.”
“For me?” I asked, laughing.
“For the right woman for Andrew. He deserves a good wife.”
At the time, that sounded sweet, not ominous.
After we got married, his family folded me in fast.
Group chats. Holiday plans. Photos.
Recipes. His mom texted me, “Good morning, sweetheart,” almost every day. Sent me recipes.
Asked how “her girl” was doing.
Everyone told me, “You’re so lucky. Your MIL loves you.”
And I believed them.
Three months after the wedding, it was her 60th birthday, and the house was packed.
After dinner, I slipped off to the bathroom. On my way back, I ran into a short, sharp woman in the hallway.
“Hi, sweetheart,” she said, pulling me into a hug.
“I’m Dolores. Sorry, I missed your wedding.”
Before I could answer, she leaned in, lips right by my ear, and whispered, “You have no idea what they did to the last one.”
My whole body went cold.
Dolores was still smiling, but her eyes weren’t.
“The last wife. She didn’t disappear.
She left.” Her fingers tightened on my arm. “But not before they turned her into a version of herself she didn’t recognize.”
I let out a weak little laugh. “That’s… dramatic.”
Dolores glanced toward the dining room.
Andrew’s mom was laughing, hand on Andrew’s arm like he was an accessory.
“They adored her at first,” she said. “Called her ‘sweetheart.’ Said she was perfect for Andrew.”
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