Wife Realizes Husband Is Someone Else
The letter writer says her husband became argumentative and bullying immediately after marriage, leaving her feeling lied to.
- A reader identified as 'Confounded' wrote to Dear Abby about her husband's behavior changing instantly after marriage, describing him as someone she "never would have married."
- Before committing to the marriage, the couple had held discussions about mutual respect, and her partner appeared to be "sweet, loving and kind in every way."
- Since the ceremony, the writer described her husband as "argumentative, petty and a bully," and she connected with other women who experienced similar sudden partner conduct shifts.
- In the same column, Abigail Van Buren addressed additional concerns, including a father navigating wedding costs for his 27-year-old daughter and a worker dealing with a coworker's pungent sardine lunches.
- Founded by Pauline Phillips and written by Jeanne Phillips, Dear Abby provides guidance for such interpersonal conflicts; readers can contact the column via their website or the Los Angeles post office box.
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Dear Abby: I dated Dr. Jekyll but ended up marrying Mr. Hyde
DEAR ABBY: I have experienced something that other women I know have said they have also experienced. I dated a man for a year. We became very close and fell in love. He was sweet, loving and kind in every way. Before I would commit to marriage, I made sure we had discussions about respect and what I expected from a life partner. The change in my (now) husband was instantaneous with our marriage — and severe. He became someone I didn’t know and …
Dear Abby: After marriage, my husband has become a bully I don’t recognize anymore
DEAR ABBY: I have experienced something that other women I know have said they have also experienced. I dated a man for a year. We became very close and fell in love. He was sweet, loving and kind in every way. Before I would commit to marriage, I made sure we had discussions about respect and what I expected from a life partner.
Dear Abby: My husband became a different person the moment we got married
Dear Abby: I have experienced something that other women I know have said they have also experienced. I dated a man for a year. We became very close and fell in love. He was sweet, loving and kind in every way. Before I would commit to marriage, I made sure we had discussions about respect and what I expected from a life partner.
Dear Abby: I thought I married Dr. Jekyll, but after the ceremony he became Mr. Hyde!
DEAR ABBY: I have experienced something that other women I know have said they have also experienced. I dated a man for a year. We became very close and fell in love. He was sweet, loving and kind in every way. Before I would commit to marriage, I made sure we had discussions about respect and what I expected from a life partner.
Dear Abby: I feel like I married a completely different person
Dear Abby: I have experienced something that other women I know have said they have also experienced. I dated a man for a year. We became very close and fell in love. He was sweet, loving and kind in every way. Before I would commit to marriage, I made sure we had discussions about respect and what I expected from a life partner.
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