Wife Decides To Leave Husband After She Finds Out That He Kept Annoying Her With Baby Talk For Almost A Year Just To Win A Bet
Even if you love someone and think they’re the greatest person in the world, there might be some things about them that might annoy or irritate you. Some say that it’s important to take these things into consideration as soon as possible and don’t ignore them. But what if this is something that you have only noticed recently and have no idea where it came from? This is what happened to one Reddit user, @smallslicedskin, who decided to share her situation involving her husband with others online and ask for their opinions on the matter.
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A lot of people have some habits that others don’t approve of or find annoying
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The author of the post started her story by revealing that almost a year ago, her husband picked up a habit of talking like a baby. The woman shared that at first, she found it funny, but with time and the fact that this was done constantly, she found this to be an annoying behavior. The woman also included a few examples of what kind of words her husband uses: doggo, hooty-boy, chicky nuggies, etc. She continued stating that it became hard for her to want to go out with him to public places because he would also talk like this in front of his friends. This situation also took a toll on their relationship as the wife became grossed out by such talks.
A Reddit user decided to share how her husband irritated her by using baby talk
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At first, the woman found it funny but after almost a year of this behavior, she finds it extremely annoying
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The woman shared one of the situations where she just couldn’t handle the embarrassment. She and her husband went to the store, they were in the middle of their grocery shopping when the man saw ice cream and started acting like a kid, running and screaming about the ice cream in baby talk. The woman then asked her husband to either start acting like an adult or she would leave him there. The man didn’t see anything wrong with this and actually blamed the wife for not being “fun”. So, his wife left him in the store as she didn’t want to deal with this situation anymore.
The woman revealed that this situation took a serious toll on their relationship
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The woman noticed that he talks like this with her or when they’re with a group of friends, while acting totally normal when he’s at work
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After this, they had an argument as the man demanded that his wife apologize to him. The woman disagreed with him because she felt he embarrassed her. The author of the post was worried about the cause of such behavior, thinking that maybe he was having some problems with his mental health. A lot of people online also agreed that maybe the man has experienced some trauma in the past and the way he acts is a consequence of this traumatic experience.
The author of the post shared the situation after she no longer could bear her husband’s attitude
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The man’s behavior led the couple to have an argument after which the woman started questioning herself
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The woman later provided those who became really invested in the story with an update. After trying to sit down and talk with her husband to find out what was going on and if it was not something really serious, the wife found out that this behavior was impacted by a bet. The husband’s friend suggested that he wouldn’t be able to keep up talking like a toddler for a whole year, so they decided to bet on it. The winner would then get a signed baseball. The man then shared that he would film these situations where he would behave and talk like a kid.
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The post author revealed that she has already talked with her husband about this
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She also added some additional information that helped to paint the picture about her husband
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What the man didn’t know was that this situation would end his marriage, as the woman shared that she left her husband after he disagreed to apologize or even stop this bet because he was so close to winning, and needed to continue this behavior for another 2 months. Users online expressed their support to the wife who had been thinking that something was seriously wrong with her husband for months. A lot of them were happy that she decided to leave him instead of trying to work things out with a person who didn’t care about her feelings.
What do you think about this situation? Don’t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments down below!
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A lot of people suggested that maybe the problem lies in the husband suffering from trauma or some health issues
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Since a lot of users became so invested in the story, the woman provided them with an update
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It took a while for the wife to find out that all this situation was caused by a bet
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The husband decided to risk his marriage to get a signed baseball
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The woman shared that her husband didn’t see this situation going too far or actually hurting his wife
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The author of the post ended her update by revealing that she decided to leave the husband
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I can't even believe that a 35 year old is so invested in a baseball that he's willing to harass and disgust his wife for a whole year. The issue is that his bro-challenge is more important to him than literally everything else. The absolute insult is to say that his work is off-limits because it's serious, but his marriage and relationship with his wife is fair game? And even after being found out, he won't stop. Yeah, I think that's a marriage ender.
She stuck that crap out for nearly a year! I'd have been camping on the divorce lawyer's doorstep after a month. Seriously, there's no going back from the point where you're just so sick of the other person that you can't stand to look at them.
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Who is the baseball signed by?. It's abundantly clear that winning a bet means more to him than saving his marriage.
And is the bet still on if the wife walks out in under a year?
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There is something really wrong with that dude. Either that or he wanted to get out of the marriage and wanted to blame it on her if she left. This is ridiculous.
He never would have taken the bet, if he didn't enjoy tormenting her.
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I think I would be up in front of a judge, after less than a month, on a murder charge. How could he be so selfish and cruel by worrying his wife for so long over a single baseball. Who gives a f which player has signed it, if it's more important than the health and wellbeing of his wife, then he doesn't deserve to be married.
First half: "that's clearly a communication issue" Last half: "omg yes RUN"
He didn’t want to jeopardize his career, but he was more than willing to trash his marriage. What an epic tool.
Here's someone who clearly really doesn't care about his wife very much at all. And is sociopathic enough to subject her to this sort of stress for a trivial prize. So she might as well end things sooner than later.
Like this baseball, you are not, nor ever have been, a partner or even person in his life. You're an ornament, an extension, another thing to add to his collection. But your novelty has worn off because he's had you a while, you're not as shiny and new, you've got some scratches and paint rubbed off. Along comes his next shiny toy, A SIGNED BASEBALL?! By all the gods! Now he's struck gold! You're shunted to the back of the line of what's important or worth respecting in his life, while he chases this new Shiny. You did the right thing in leaving, he does not love you. He only loves himself. Best of luck to you through the divorce, but find a man who actually loves, respects, and CHERISHES you, because your current husband couldn't give two shi*s about you.
What an utter creep and loser that man is. His work is off limits but his marriage wasn't? I mean WTF man. I feel terrible for his soon to be ex wife. I get why she wouldn't want to stay with him. What he did was basically abuse and gaslighting. I hope she can heal and find a real man
Probably good that you're getting away from his mom too... saying "Well it's either this or he'll be f*cking 19 year olds" is a false dichotomy, you shouldn't have to put up with either. If your spouse continues to do something that he knows you don't like, that's not a healthy dynamic and a pretty good sign you should move on.
Wow. What a new and novel way to screw up your life. Baby talk, of all things. Even if this baseball was worth real money and I really wanted to accept the bet (which I wouldn’t for anything less than $50K worth of whatever, because this sounds like a full time job), I would immediately tell my wife and we'd plan how to fool the stupid friend. It's not like his friends is going to watch bodycam footage in real time for a year. Satisfy the bet by stupidly talking like a baby, take the bare minimum of videos, win the bet and don't destroy your marriage over it. And if the wife says "No way", then you lose the bet, which you shouldn't have taken in the first place.
That would be the mature approach to all this. Even if this story isn’t true, it’s part of an unfortunately common theme of people who are emotionally immature and not seriously committed to making their marriage work—-just substitute something else for the baseball. Or substitute some other kind of motivation, like showing his bros what a “man” he is by treating his wife like s**t. Or someone who makes their mother/father/other family members more important to them than their spouse. You get the idea. It’s indicative of many other ways someone holds someone other than their spouse/SO/partner so much more important that they purposely make their that person miserable—-and don’t have the emotional maturity to realize the damage they’re doing.
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Was he dropped on his head? 35 years old and ruined his marriage over a stupid bet for a baseball. He's probably whinging and moaning to his mates and making her out to be the bad guy.
The fact that he was willing to make a bet that was going to affect his wife and not tell her for almost a year strikes me as a glaring mental health issue. What limits of disrespect is he willing to go to to have some fun with his wife? I don't know if it's too late to consider counseling or if it's worth salvaging such a toxic relationship. It's time to stand up for yourself one way or another that's for sure!
Reckon it was a roundabout way to end the marriage without having to confront difficult issues. Either that or the husband has an unhealthy obsession with bets, embarassing others or baby talk.
I don't understand stories like this. There must have been some indication before they were married that he was a complete moron.
That guy didn't need to be married, and couldn't act like an adult, if a bet was so important, his marriage didn't matter, and you didn't matter. Then you are better off di di g a man whosn give you what you need, grow with you and love you!
I would have been out the door after a month of that, let alone a year. There is something seriously wrong with that guy.
It's an awful story. The poor wife having to put up with his gross harassment is way out of line.
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Who wants to be married to a self-serving and very selfish, immature, man-child?
This is beyond stupid. No woman Wants a man who does s**t like that. Even if it’s for a bet...that’s a whole other issue. Walk away and find a real man who don’t play these stupid a*s games.
I think the reason why the friend decided on “baby talk” as the bet is because only a CHILD would think an autographed baseball is a sweet deal for a year of deliberately making his wife miserable.
The selfishness behind this whole bet is mindboggeling. One F*cking Year!! The poor woman. I hope this baseball keeps him warm at night.
Good for her! This "man" is a child. He'd rather have a baseball than a marriage...
The baby talk during intimate moments... no wonder they haven't had sex, it's immediately so close to paedophilia it's not funny. Nobody (apart from the sick fu*ks that go for it) is turned on by the thought of having sex with a child. He deserved to lose his marriage, the wife dodged a bullet in a big way there.
First of all : Well done for leaving . What an absolutely intolerable situation . Secondly : What bizarre behaviour . Here's a news flash .... It IS just a ball . Who would make a total fool of themselves for a year for a ball ? He's put zero thought into consequences , which equals selfishness , amongst other negative traits .
Good on her that she left him. All that for a bet? Nah, he ain't worth it.
This would've been absolutely hilarious if the man wasn't so dense. There is a time and place for that shenanigans and there is definitely a limit on how far to take it. Mental and emotional torture is, by all definition, going too far.
I hope he's very happy sitting on his chair staring at nothing, not even a baseball (because he couldn't win the bet). What an a$$hat!
If I was a betting person.. I'd say this was a man who is a "little" and has no idea how to communicate. I also doubt he's ever explored the lifestyle, etc. No boundaries, no nothing. He just "feels" comfortable with his wife and let it ALL hang out. No, this is not good, or okay. I don't blame the wife for leaving. I think the husband is either in serious denial, or doesn't even know what's going on himself. I'd suggest an amicable divorce, a kink friendly therapist, LOTS of research and networking and for him being single for a looooong while. The big problem, is him not hearing his wife and able to see his own behavior from outside of himself which needs therapy just for that. A bad person? I don't think so... but he needs help. Again, good for the wife for getting out.
Sorry... he's too much ..I'd divorce and leave him if I am in the same situation,he can stay that way for a other 10years for all I care.35yr old behaving like a 3year old..oh please...just get lost ... Lady,stay strong and stand up for your self..no kids yet, it's good to leave now
Really gross overall and I feel for the wife; having said that, I do endorse the use of the term "pibble" for a pit bull...
I can’t believe she put up with this for 10 months. He must have had some other seriously redeeming qualities to balance that absolute train wreck of a personality
I'd never take a bet like that unless it was for an amount of money I'd be a damned fool to walk away from, and even then, my wife would secretly be in on it from the beginning.
I can understand why that upsets you. My husband calls my breast boobies. And at first it was off-putting. I have a good relationship with him though and now I just think of the word like boobs. He just has a few things like that. He has a heck of a sense of humor though so I let him get away with a lot. And he doesn't act like a toddler.
If a guy did this to a sister or close friend of mine he'd be eating a lot of creamed corn after some free dental work. Some people just don't get it, mental or physical abuse deserves a beatdown. Full stop. I feel for this woman, my god there is some stupid people out there.
For him to do that she must of been a horrible person to be married to, and at least she had a reason to divorce, 95% of women ask for a divorce for no actual reason.
For him to like doing that to her I think she must of been one terrible person to be around. He was probably hoping she would of left alot sooner.
Once we had kids, my husband and I started using kiddy speech. “Poops” etc and referring to each other as Mummy and Daddy, even without the kids with us. It slowly disappeared as they got older. A lot of things this husband says sound very Tik Tok ish. Maybe he’s just trying to be down with the kids.
I have to stop myself from saying “potty” when the kids aren’t around. It’s like the opposite of trying not the swear in front of children.
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Youre not the a*****e. He should realise it was too much and invite you for a holiday without baby talk. A month would be OK... not a year!!!
A month being a secretive and deliberately annoying prat is not okay.
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Maybe it wasn't just about the baseball? If he had lost... What was the forfeit? Maybe he was saving his wives life from being stabbed by baseball wilding friend
Should have stuck with him and then made sure she got the baseball in the divorce.
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"She was physically assaulting him on a daily basis" dude are you intellectually disabled? You must be, the way you expect women to continue having sex with their husbands after this kind of behavior.
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Then you are intimate with some very immature women. No self respecting woman would be turned on by that...
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I can't even believe that a 35 year old is so invested in a baseball that he's willing to harass and disgust his wife for a whole year. The issue is that his bro-challenge is more important to him than literally everything else. The absolute insult is to say that his work is off-limits because it's serious, but his marriage and relationship with his wife is fair game? And even after being found out, he won't stop. Yeah, I think that's a marriage ender.
She stuck that crap out for nearly a year! I'd have been camping on the divorce lawyer's doorstep after a month. Seriously, there's no going back from the point where you're just so sick of the other person that you can't stand to look at them.
Load More Replies... Who is the baseball signed by?. It's abundantly clear that winning a bet means more to him than saving his marriage.
And is the bet still on if the wife walks out in under a year?
Load More Replies... There is something really wrong with that dude. Either that or he wanted to get out of the marriage and wanted to blame it on her if she left. This is ridiculous.
He never would have taken the bet, if he didn't enjoy tormenting her.
Load More Replies... I think I would be up in front of a judge, after less than a month, on a murder charge. How could he be so selfish and cruel by worrying his wife for so long over a single baseball. Who gives a f which player has signed it, if it's more important than the health and wellbeing of his wife, then he doesn't deserve to be married.
First half: "that's clearly a communication issue" Last half: "omg yes RUN"
He didn’t want to jeopardize his career, but he was more than willing to trash his marriage. What an epic tool.
Here's someone who clearly really doesn't care about his wife very much at all. And is sociopathic enough to subject her to this sort of stress for a trivial prize. So she might as well end things sooner than later.
Like this baseball, you are not, nor ever have been, a partner or even person in his life. You're an ornament, an extension, another thing to add to his collection. But your novelty has worn off because he's had you a while, you're not as shiny and new, you've got some scratches and paint rubbed off. Along comes his next shiny toy, A SIGNED BASEBALL?! By all the gods! Now he's struck gold! You're shunted to the back of the line of what's important or worth respecting in his life, while he chases this new Shiny. You did the right thing in leaving, he does not love you. He only loves himself. Best of luck to you through the divorce, but find a man who actually loves, respects, and CHERISHES you, because your current husband couldn't give two shi*s about you.
What an utter creep and loser that man is. His work is off limits but his marriage wasn't? I mean WTF man. I feel terrible for his soon to be ex wife. I get why she wouldn't want to stay with him. What he did was basically abuse and gaslighting. I hope she can heal and find a real man
Probably good that you're getting away from his mom too... saying "Well it's either this or he'll be f*cking 19 year olds" is a false dichotomy, you shouldn't have to put up with either. If your spouse continues to do something that he knows you don't like, that's not a healthy dynamic and a pretty good sign you should move on.
Wow. What a new and novel way to screw up your life. Baby talk, of all things. Even if this baseball was worth real money and I really wanted to accept the bet (which I wouldn’t for anything less than $50K worth of whatever, because this sounds like a full time job), I would immediately tell my wife and we'd plan how to fool the stupid friend. It's not like his friends is going to watch bodycam footage in real time for a year. Satisfy the bet by stupidly talking like a baby, take the bare minimum of videos, win the bet and don't destroy your marriage over it. And if the wife says "No way", then you lose the bet, which you shouldn't have taken in the first place.
That would be the mature approach to all this. Even if this story isn’t true, it’s part of an unfortunately common theme of people who are emotionally immature and not seriously committed to making their marriage work—-just substitute something else for the baseball. Or substitute some other kind of motivation, like showing his bros what a “man” he is by treating his wife like s**t. Or someone who makes their mother/father/other family members more important to them than their spouse. You get the idea. It’s indicative of many other ways someone holds someone other than their spouse/SO/partner so much more important that they purposely make their that person miserable—-and don’t have the emotional maturity to realize the damage they’re doing.
Load More Replies... Was he dropped on his head? 35 years old and ruined his marriage over a stupid bet for a baseball. He's probably whinging and moaning to his mates and making her out to be the bad guy.
The fact that he was willing to make a bet that was going to affect his wife and not tell her for almost a year strikes me as a glaring mental health issue. What limits of disrespect is he willing to go to to have some fun with his wife? I don't know if it's too late to consider counseling or if it's worth salvaging such a toxic relationship. It's time to stand up for yourself one way or another that's for sure!
Reckon it was a roundabout way to end the marriage without having to confront difficult issues. Either that or the husband has an unhealthy obsession with bets, embarassing others or baby talk.
I don't understand stories like this. There must have been some indication before they were married that he was a complete moron.
That guy didn't need to be married, and couldn't act like an adult, if a bet was so important, his marriage didn't matter, and you didn't matter. Then you are better off di di g a man whosn give you what you need, grow with you and love you!
I would have been out the door after a month of that, let alone a year. There is something seriously wrong with that guy.
It's an awful story. The poor wife having to put up with his gross harassment is way out of line.
Load More Replies... Who wants to be married to a self-serving and very selfish, immature, man-child?
This is beyond stupid. No woman Wants a man who does s**t like that. Even if it’s for a bet...that’s a whole other issue. Walk away and find a real man who don’t play these stupid a*s games.
I think the reason why the friend decided on “baby talk” as the bet is because only a CHILD would think an autographed baseball is a sweet deal for a year of deliberately making his wife miserable.
The selfishness behind this whole bet is mindboggeling. One F*cking Year!! The poor woman. I hope this baseball keeps him warm at night.
Good for her! This "man" is a child. He'd rather have a baseball than a marriage...
The baby talk during intimate moments... no wonder they haven't had sex, it's immediately so close to paedophilia it's not funny. Nobody (apart from the sick fu*ks that go for it) is turned on by the thought of having sex with a child. He deserved to lose his marriage, the wife dodged a bullet in a big way there.
First of all : Well done for leaving . What an absolutely intolerable situation . Secondly : What bizarre behaviour . Here's a news flash .... It IS just a ball . Who would make a total fool of themselves for a year for a ball ? He's put zero thought into consequences , which equals selfishness , amongst other negative traits .
Good on her that she left him. All that for a bet? Nah, he ain't worth it.
This would've been absolutely hilarious if the man wasn't so dense. There is a time and place for that shenanigans and there is definitely a limit on how far to take it. Mental and emotional torture is, by all definition, going too far.
I hope he's very happy sitting on his chair staring at nothing, not even a baseball (because he couldn't win the bet). What an a$$hat!
If I was a betting person.. I'd say this was a man who is a "little" and has no idea how to communicate. I also doubt he's ever explored the lifestyle, etc. No boundaries, no nothing. He just "feels" comfortable with his wife and let it ALL hang out. No, this is not good, or okay. I don't blame the wife for leaving. I think the husband is either in serious denial, or doesn't even know what's going on himself. I'd suggest an amicable divorce, a kink friendly therapist, LOTS of research and networking and for him being single for a looooong while. The big problem, is him not hearing his wife and able to see his own behavior from outside of himself which needs therapy just for that. A bad person? I don't think so... but he needs help. Again, good for the wife for getting out.
Sorry... he's too much ..I'd divorce and leave him if I am in the same situation,he can stay that way for a other 10years for all I care.35yr old behaving like a 3year old..oh please...just get lost ... Lady,stay strong and stand up for your self..no kids yet, it's good to leave now
Really gross overall and I feel for the wife; having said that, I do endorse the use of the term "pibble" for a pit bull...
I can’t believe she put up with this for 10 months. He must have had some other seriously redeeming qualities to balance that absolute train wreck of a personality
I'd never take a bet like that unless it was for an amount of money I'd be a damned fool to walk away from, and even then, my wife would secretly be in on it from the beginning.
I can understand why that upsets you. My husband calls my breast boobies. And at first it was off-putting. I have a good relationship with him though and now I just think of the word like boobs. He just has a few things like that. He has a heck of a sense of humor though so I let him get away with a lot. And he doesn't act like a toddler.
If a guy did this to a sister or close friend of mine he'd be eating a lot of creamed corn after some free dental work. Some people just don't get it, mental or physical abuse deserves a beatdown. Full stop. I feel for this woman, my god there is some stupid people out there.
For him to do that she must of been a horrible person to be married to, and at least she had a reason to divorce, 95% of women ask for a divorce for no actual reason.
For him to like doing that to her I think she must of been one terrible person to be around. He was probably hoping she would of left alot sooner.
Once we had kids, my husband and I started using kiddy speech. “Poops” etc and referring to each other as Mummy and Daddy, even without the kids with us. It slowly disappeared as they got older. A lot of things this husband says sound very Tik Tok ish. Maybe he’s just trying to be down with the kids.
I have to stop myself from saying “potty” when the kids aren’t around. It’s like the opposite of trying not the swear in front of children.
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Load More Replies... Youre not the a*****e. He should realise it was too much and invite you for a holiday without baby talk. A month would be OK... not a year!!!
A month being a secretive and deliberately annoying prat is not okay.
Load More Replies... Maybe it wasn't just about the baseball? If he had lost... What was the forfeit? Maybe he was saving his wives life from being stabbed by baseball wilding friend
Should have stuck with him and then made sure she got the baseball in the divorce.
Load More Replies... "She was physically assaulting him on a daily basis" dude are you intellectually disabled? You must be, the way you expect women to continue having sex with their husbands after this kind of behavior.
Load More Replies... Then you are intimate with some very immature women. No self respecting woman would be turned on by that...
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