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One wasn’t a shock to me as they seemed very different, but I never expected the other. I always wondered if the presence of wealth affected the decision/outcome, as both husbands and wives came from nothing in the inner city.
Luckily, no kids were involved in either situation. The one guy where I suspected a future issue is happily remarried and about to welcome his second child into the world. The other is still having his struggles.