Take the L

By Anonymous - 08/01/2016 17:38 - Canada - Newmarket

Today, I now accept how stupid I was to marry a man whose plans for the future all start with, "When I win the lottery…" FML
I agree, your life sucks 20 566
You deserved it 9 684

Same thing different taste

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SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18

When he wins the lottery you ain't gonna get a dime with that attitude.

Start all your plans with "After my husband gets his future straightened out..."

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ShortieRose 30

FHL, more like it. OP you should be more supportive and understanding to your husband. You vowed to be by his side for better or worse. Lead him to a path of planning a future while also hoping to possibly win the lotto. My husband and I always say "if we win the lottery we will have x and go to y or z" it's fun to dream!

But why do you have to rely on the lottery to make plans like that? Why not just say "we should make plans to do x", and then just slowly save up extra money for it? If you win the lottery, great, then you get to do whatever, but if you don't win it shouldn't hamper your planning for the future.

ShortieRose 30

Yes I agree. I just meant that, what my husband and I "dream" plan, is usually outlandish. We are planners and have made every goal we have had, but the lottery thing is a funny dream.

you didn't marry him for a lottery win..and you made only one mistake, you thought you could change him or that he would eventually change and gain responsibility when married..don't marry someone for what you think he could be instead if what he is! marrying someone that you don't accept with all their flaws and try to go changing them has nothing to do with love..either you love him for who he is, crazy unrealistic and all, or you don't..I think you were inlove with your imagination of him and what he could be..reality hits hard, but you've certainly learned a lot about yourself through this experience :) take your decisions and move on with your life, it's far from ****** :)

Meaning he needs money for his plans to come to fruition. A figure of speech.

Dont you think sorting out your future is more important than getting married?

People like you are a big part of why the divorce rate is so high. You marry someone without thinking about the future. If you're dating and all his future plans revolve around winning the lottery, getting married isn't going to change that; YOU aren't going to change that.

He ain't that stupid though.. He is one among that 270 million ticket holders.

cygnustx 1

What would really suck is for you to divorce him and, a few days after the divorce is final, he does win the lottery.

Well he likes to put all his eggs in one basket, doesn't he?