After Divorce, My Ex-Husband Keeps Coming to My Home; I Set Conditions for Remarriage, He Smiled and Said Two Words That Left Me Stunned

After the divorce, my ex-husband came to my place every few days. I set conditions for remarriage, and he smiled and said two words that left me stunned.

He and I had known each other, fallen in love, and tied the knot for five years. That time did not let me see through his true nature. It was only after these things happened that I truly saw him for who he is. Back then, when we were in love, the daily grind of oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea washed over us and gradually revealed our true natures. The vows we once made to tolerate each other and stay by each other's side forever no longer existed at that moment, and now it had somehow become my burden.

Come to think of it, I was the one who made the choice back then. I didn't listen to my parents and insisted on marrying him. My mother once told me that he was not a good person and that his family's circumstances were not good either. For the sake of my future, she wouldn't let me marry him. At the time I was very sad, and I assured my mother that the two of us truly loved each other, and that based on what I knew of him, he was not the kind of person my mother described. In the end, when my mother saw that my mind was made up and couldn't bear to see me heartbroken, she agreed to the marriage. Worried that I would suffer in life, she even bought me a house and paid the down payment, because his family simply could not afford a house.

During the first year of marriage, we were still very much in love. At the same time, there were a few more small quarrels. But I thought, what married couple doesn't quarrel? Isn't that just what life is like? Once the quarrel was over, things quickly got better. But later on, the quarrels became more and more frequent and more and more intense. Now he had even quit his job, went out drinking with his worthless friends, and stopped looking for work. After drinking, he would collapse onto the sofa and lie there motionless. He would sleep until two in the afternoon, and after dinner he would go out drinking again. He even threatened me to give him money. If I didn't give him money, he would hit me, and he squandered all the dowry I had brought into the marriage. Now I not only had to bear the household expenses but also pay the mortgage, which was very hard.

As time went on, I no longer wanted to endure it. I could only blame myself for being too foolish back then and not seeing the essence of these traits before marriage. No matter what, I had to divorce him. That day, after he sobered up, I brought up divorce with him. Unexpectedly, he agreed very quickly. Soon after the divorce paperwork was completed, I felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted. Since the house was bought by my family, I got the house in the divorce.

But he did not move out of my home. Instead, he often came back to stay, no longer went out drinking as often, and even found a new job. I thought the divorce must have made him realize the importance of family. Seeing that he intended to change, I thought life could still go on. After he drank less, our relationship gradually improved. I thought he must be unwilling to let me go. So I planned to bring up remarriage with him.

That evening, I made a table full of dishes. While we were eating, I told him that if he wanted to remarry, he had to make some changes. Unexpectedly, he smiled and said I was dreaming, that I had wasted his time, and that living here was compensation for his emotional damage. I was stunned. Only then did I finally realize how hard it is to change this kind of person. No matter what, tomorrow I would find a way to make him move out. If that didn't work, I would call the police tomorrow and start my new life.

To know and keep each other company for a lifetime with the person you love should be one of everyone's pursuits, holding one person's hand, spending spring, summer, autumn, and winter together until you're white-haired. But although beautiful love is something people yearn for, you must also keep your eyes wide open, because with one careless step you may choose the wrong person and delay your own life.

(From a reader submission. The images in this article are from the internet.)