AITA for telling my husband if he divorces me because of my acne and menopause I will tell our adult children his reasons ?
At 51, she faces the brutal reality of menopause—a storm that has ravaged her body and spirit.
Once confident in her appearance, she now battles weight gain and relentless acne, feeling trapped in a skin that no treatment can heal and a reflection that no effort can change.
Her husband’s cold rejection cuts deeper than any physical pain, shattering the fragile hope she clings to. In the heat of a painful argument, his confession of lost attraction feels like a final blow, a verdict on her worth.
Her fierce, desperate threat to expose his cruelty to their children reveals the raw wounds beneath the surface—a marriage teetering on the edge, where love, frustration, and hurt collide in a devastating storm.
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The original poster is facing significant distress due to challenging physical symptoms of menopause and feels emotionally betrayed when her husband admitted a loss of physical attraction.
Her reaction was to use a threat against their adult children as a defense mechanism against the potential pain of divorce stemming from his statement.
Is it justifiable for a spouse to use the threat of revealing sensitive information about the marriage's end to prevent a divorce initiated by the other partner's dissatisfaction with physical appearance, or does this action cross a line into emotional manipulation?
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