Woman expresses wish to divorce husband after 25 years because he 'asks too many questions'

In a strange move, a woman expressed her wish to divorce her husband over his "simple" habit of asking too many questions because she could not cope with it.

Taking to the Two Hot Takes forum on Reddit, the woman asked if she would be wrong to divorce her husband after spending 25 years with him because he “asks too many questions”.

The woman said that she “always thought” their “relationship was great” and if any problems arose it was her fault because she saw her husband as a “very smart, sweet, generous, and caring man”.

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However, the problems arose when they argued over somethingand the husband remained “calm and rational” while the woman said she “finds herself at a loss to argue for or defend her position”.

The woman said that this happened because her husband asks “a lot of questions - about everything, especially when he doesn’t like something or feels it could have been done better”.

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“I think this is really annoying and frustrating. He says he is ‘just trying to understand’, but it often feels like he is trying to get me to understand how ridiculous whatever I did was. This feels belittling. The best way to describe it is he speaks to me like a parent speaking to a child and trying to get them to understand what they did wrong," said the woman.

Explaining her husband's actions, the wife said that he asks questions like “Why didn’t you do that earlier?” and “Do you think that is the best thing to be doing right now?”

The woman said that she found it “infuriating” but has “always let it slide” because she “always assumed she was reading into what he says and how he says it too much”.

“I have developed anxiety over it. I have anxiety over simple things like grocery shopping - why did I change our brand of soap? Why did I pick that particular soap? Was that the only soap like that? Did you look for other options or just that one? Did I only check Target or did I look anywhere else for our regular brand?" the woman continued.

Netizens support woman, call her husband a 'bully'

The commentators extended their support to the woman and said that she was being bullied by her husband.

“What he is doing is undermining you. He’s making you question every choice you make so you feel no confidence in your ability to do anything right. Now your own children are doubting your ability to function and make decisions. It’s insidious and deliberate," said one person.

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“You don’t have to engage with these interrogations. You are not answerable to your husband or children. But honestly, he’s been doing this, and enjoying being the superior spouse/parent/adult for a long time. He will not give up his power easily," another user said.

“Stop answering. Just say, because I wanted to. Then stare at him. Then laugh and say, aw honey. You can ask all the questions you want but the answer is still the same. ‘Because I wanted to’," wrote a third user.

“Wow he sounds so annoying! I couldn’t handle that at all. Your anxiety will be a lot less leaving. Def NTA. Just be smart about leaving and talk to a lawyer first. Good luck!” commented a fourth user.

(With inputs from agencies)