{"id":5954,"date":"2025-09-30T07:50:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T06:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=5954"},"modified":"2025-09-30T07:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T06:50:30","slug":"during-the-divorce-i-only-took-the-old-rusty-refrigerator-my-husband-was-happy-at-first-until-he-realized-why-i-did-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=5954","title":{"rendered":"During the divorce, I only took the old, rusty refrigerator: my husband was happy at first, until he realized why I did it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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During the divorce, I only took the old, rusty refrigerator: my husband was happy at first, until he realized why I did it \"\ud83d\ude32\"\"\ud83d\ude32\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband and I are getting divorced. The reason for the divorce was his constant affairs and rude behavior. He didn\u2019t come home at night, disappeared all the time, shouted and swore, and I was tired of enduring it all. So I decided to leave him, but another question arose: the division of property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A heavy silence filled the room. We sat across from each other: him \u2013 arms crossed, face like stone; me \u2013 on the edge of the sofa, fists clenched.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201eYou\u2019re starting again,\u201d he said irritably. \u201eNothing is ever enough for you! The house, the furniture, the car\u2026 All of it is mine! I earned it all!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eYou?\u201d I smirked, though my chest was burning. \u201eWe worked together! We built our life together. But apparently, you weren\u2019t building with me, but with dozens of other women.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eDon\u2019t exaggerate,\u201d he frowned, but looked away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eI\u2019m tired,\u201d I said calmly, though my voice trembled. \u201eTired of enduring your affairs, your nightly \u2018disappearances,\u2019 and your shouting. I\u2019m leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He lifted his chin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eThen leave. But you\u2019ll get nothing from here. Everything stays with me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I paused and, as if weighing every word, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eFine\u2026 Everything can be yours. But on one condition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHm\u2026\u201d he squinted. \u201eAnd what would that be?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eI\u2019m taking the refrigerator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was even surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eThe refrigerator?.. Are you serious?\u201d he chuckled. \u201eOnly the refrigerator?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eYes. Only that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eBut why do you need it? It\u2019s old, rusty, about forty years old!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eThat\u2019s my problem now,\u201d I looked stubbornly into his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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He shrugged, pleased with his small victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eAlright then. Fine. Take your refrigerator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I nodded slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eBut there\u2019s one condition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eWhat now?\u201d he frowned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eUntil I move out, you must not open the refrigerator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eAnd why is that?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eEither that, or I go to court.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He knew he would have to explain a lot in court: bills, property, his nightly \u2018business trips.\u2019 So reluctantly, he waved his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eFine. I won\u2019t open it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband thought I was just taking the old refrigerator, but he had no idea why I really needed it\u2026 \"\ud83d\ude32\"\"\ud83d\ude32\" Continuation in the first comment \"\ud83d\udc47\"\"\ud83d\udc47\"<\/p>\n\n\n

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Two days later, I called the movers. The refrigerator was carefully carried out, and my husband watched with a smile, as if there really was nothing valuable inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he didn\u2019t understand. Inside, behind the old door with the chipped handle, were all our saved money, jewelry, documents, and even small appliances. I carried an entire life in one \u2018useless refrigerator.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he later found out \u2014 he shouted, swore, and tried to accuse me of deceit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I calmly looked at him and reminded him:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eWe had an agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I left, closing the door behind me. And in his apartment, only the walls, the old sofa, and emptiness remained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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