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Your parents' assets will be yours when they die anyway. Get it while they're alive and put it into our son's business. Fine. I'll show you exactly what I'm capable of.
A woman shares her nightmare marriage with a greedy in-law family, financial betrayal, and eventual divorce after uncovering hidden debts and family conflicts.
Key Takeaways
- Always investigate the financial background and values of your partner’s family before marriage.
- Financial transparency and trust are crucial for a healthy marriage.
- Supporting in-laws financially should be balanced and not lead to exploitation.
- Hidden debts and unilateral financial decisions can destroy a marriage.
- Family conflicts over money and inheritance can escalate quickly and irreparably.
What the video covers
- The narrator, a 35-year-old woman, divorced after 1 year and 3 months due to her husband's greedy and shameless family.
- She emphasizes the importance of thoroughly checking the financial values and environment of a partner’s family before marriage.
- Initially, the couple was dual-income, with the narrator earning more and managing finances, including a 1 million won monthly allowance to her mother-in-law.
- Her mother-in-law pressured for increased financial support despite not contributing to the wedding or household expenses.
- The narrator discovered her husband hid a massive debt of over 150 million won after marriage, which shattered her financial trust.
- Her husband quit his job unilaterally, worsening their financial situation and leading to family conflicts over money and inheritance.
- The in-laws demanded selling the narrator’s family property to fund a business for her brother-in-law, causing further disputes.
- The narrator’s parents were well-off and supportive, but worried about her marriage due to the financial instability of her in-laws.
- The divorce was finalized with evidence showing the narrator bore the financial burden and her husband’s unilateral decisions.
- She advises others, especially unmarried individuals, to avoid marrying into families obsessed with money and lacking transparency.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction and Marriage Background
- 02:14Financial Management and Allowance to In-Laws
- 04:43Mother-in-Law's Request for Increased Allowance
- 07:13Wedding Preparations and Family Financial Struggles
- 09:29Discovery of Husband’s Hidden Debt
- 11:54Family Conflicts and Financial Burdens
- 20:39In-Laws’ Demands and Property Disputes
- 29:14Divorce and Final Reflections
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Hello. I'm a 35-year-old woman who divorced after just one year and three months of marriage, having stepped into a nightmare with a shameless and incredibly greedy family. They say there are many terrible in-law stories out there, but my former in-laws were
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definitely top-tier in absurdity. The biggest problem is that they still have no clue how senseless they really are.
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Fortunately, we didn't have children, which made the divorce quick. Since I married a bit later than others, I didn't overthink things and just trusted the person who said they loved me, only to almost ruin my life. So, through my story, there is something I
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really want to say. When you get married, you must thoroughly check the financial values of the other person's family and in-laws. There is no need to rush because you're marrying late; the later it is, the more carefully you
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should look into things before deciding. Marriage isn't a business deal, but aligning your financial conditions and environment is realistically very important. I suffered so much because of those in-laws who were obsessed with money to their core, and eventually, we
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split up. The reason I married late was that I spent a long time studying.
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Thanks to my well-off parents, I was able to study abroad after college and later landed a decent job at a foreign company. At the time of our marriage, we were a dual-income couple. My ex-husband worked at a mid-sized
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company with an annual salary of 50 million won, and I earned 70 million won, so I made more than him. After marriage, we decided I would manage our finances. But when my husband handed over his bankbook, he said this. "I'm
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leaving all financial control to you, but I don't want you to stop the monthly living allowance for my mother.
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""I'll give you my whole salary, so please pay her allowance and give me my pocket money from that.""You can save whatever is left under your name." So, I readily agreed. I asked if 500,000 won a month was enough for his
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allowance and how much he had been giving his parents. He said he had been giving his mother 1 million won every month even before we married. I didn't think it was right to suddenly stop or cut his mother's allowance just because
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we married, so I decided to keep it as is. Back then, his take-home pay was about 3.5 million won, so I sent 1 million won to his parents and steadily saved the remaining 2.5 million won in his account. And all of our actual
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living expenses, loan interest, and utility bills were covered entirely by my salary. Since it was just the two of us, my salary was enough to cover living expenses, and we could save quite a lot. In the end, my husband's
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salary was used entirely for his parents' living expenses and his own personal savings. My in-laws were well aware that my parents were quite well-off. My mother-in-law, who had lived on her son's money since before we married, was reportedly anxious that
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the financial support she received would stop once he got married. But since I continued to send her 1 million won, she must have felt relieved, and one day she called me over and said this. "I used to live on 1 million won,
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but now that both of you are earning, shouldn't you have a bit more money to spare?""So, I'd like you to increase the monthly allowance a little bit; what do you think?" I answered her right there on the spot. "Mother, are
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you short on living expenses right now? ""I understand that my brother-in-law also gives you separate pocket money every month.""Unless we are more settled later, I don't think 1 million won is a small amount of money in our current situation." No matter how much
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we worked as a dual-income couple, that 1 million won going to my in-laws every month was never a light burden for me.
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So, I politely but firmly refused her request to increase the monthly allowance. It was a situation where she could have been offended, but fortunately, my husband took my side at the time. "Mom, we have many expenses now, too.""Doesn't my brother give you
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300,000 won every month?""It's already a significant amount for us to be contributing this much.""If you really need more money, ask my brother for more." Mother looked visibly disappointed. "Yes.""Your brother has a child to raise and has many expenses,
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doesn't he?""They aren't wealthy like your wife's family." She clicked her tongue while saying that, but for that day, the matter was settled. Anyway, in the early days of our marriage, my mother-in-law really looked after me and liked me. Because my family was
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well-off and I had a better education and a higher salary than her son, she was trying to get on my good side somehow. Whenever we met, she would say, "I think our personalities match very well.""Since you've become a member of
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our family, let's get along well from now on." She was very generous with her compliments. Whatever I said, she would agree and back me up. But I didn't know it back then. The fact that there were dark ulterior motives hidden behind her
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excessive kindness. There was a significant gap in the economic levels between my parents' home and my in-laws'. My mother ran a private business her whole life, and my father also owned some real estate and commercial buildings, so they had no worries about
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retirement at all. I have an older sister, and since her husband's parents passed away early, they settled down right near my parents' house. So, I had never once worried about money regarding my own parents' health. On the other hand, my husband's family
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consisted of his widowed mother, a married older brother, and a single sister. His mother lived in an old, rented apartment in Anyang worth 300 million won; thankfully she had no debts, but she also had no savings whatsoever. Naturally, my family was
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very worried when I told them I wanted to marry him. The process of preparing for the wedding was not smooth either.
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Once we set the wedding date, it turned out that his family didn't have a single penny to contribute to our marriage. Afraid that my husband might feel inferior or be uncomfortable around his family, I convinced him to start on our own without any help from
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either side. My parents said it broke their hearts to see their youngest daughter take such a difficult path and offered to buy us an apartment, but I refused. In the end, I combined the 200 million won I had saved with his 30
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million won to rent a home in a new city in Gyeonggi-do. We naturally agreed to skip all the traditional wedding gifts and dowries. Of course, there were times I wanted to call the whole thing off when my mother-in-law,
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who hadn't contributed a cent, made absurd demands or expected to be treated like a queen. But I just held it in and moved on, telling myself that everyone goes through conflict while preparing for a wedding. We managed to
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have the wedding after all those twists and turns, but the real problems started immediately afterward. From the very beginning of our newlywed life, one embarrassing and unbelievable incident after another occurred. Some of these reached my parents' ears, and
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after those incidents, my father detested his son-in-law as if he were vermin. My mother told me to embrace him as a son-in-law, but my father, who couldn't stand injustice, always warned me not to trust him 100%. The most
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decisive reason for the divorce was that my financial trust in him was shattered. I discovered that my husband had a massive debt he had been hiding since before we married. It was a debt amounting to over 150 million won. I
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found out about this shocking truth from his own mouth. One day, only a few months into our marriage, my husband came home completely drunk, sat down on the floor, and started crying. "Honey, I'm so sorry, please just save me this
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one time.""My salary just isn't enough to cover it.""I actually have some hidden debt." My hea
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told me before we got married. I pressed him to tell me the truth right then and there. And then, my husband said in a tiny, muffled voice. "I have about 150 million won." Before we got married, I dabbled in stocks and crypto
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and got hit hard. I took out loans to cover the losses, but then lost more and took out more loans, so the debt just snowballed. On top of that, I had to give my mom a million won every
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month for living expenses, so I started juggling credit card loans until it became impossible to manage. I was so dumbfounded that I couldn't even speak.
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Are you crazy? Who in the world takes out loans so fearlessly like that? You hid such massive debt and married me, so now that you can't pay it back, what do you expect me to do? Am I some
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machine meant to pay off your debts? I’m the kind of person who doesn't even use credit cards recklessly, and I’ve never borrowed money from anyone in my life, except for the housing deposit loan when we got married. But I
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was shaking with rage to learn that he had been living by juggling these loans for over three years, long before he even met me. My trust in him was completely shattered that day. I went to see my mother-in-law the very next
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morning. Mother, did you happen to know that this man has 150 million won in debt? It’s not just a small amount; hiding such a massive debt to marry me is clear fraud. I cannot live with this person. If this problem isn't resolved
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properly, I am going to divorce him immediately. I naturally expected that his side of the family would take some responsibility and pay off the debt, or at the very least, offer a sincere apology. But as they say, blood is
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thicker than water. My mother-in-law's reaction went beyond my wildest imagination. She didn't care about the huge mess her son had caused and instead started blaming me. What? To think you didn't even know about your husband's debt while dating and living
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together. Sigh. It’s so frustrating just watching this. As a wife, you should have stood your ground and strictly monitored your husband’s finances. But what can we do about it now? As you know, we aren't in a position to help you. Since you make
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more money and your parents are better off, just turn a blind eye this one time, pay it off, and learn to live with it. She acted indignant, asking how I didn't know while living with him , and then went on spouting nonsense
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about how I should just put up with it. At that moment, all the affection I had for my in-laws completely vanished. I vowed deep down that I would never get involved with these people again, not even for a single cent. Of course, I
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seriously considered getting a divorce right then and there. Seeing my mother-in-law's face as she shamelessly pushed the responsibility onto her daughter-in-law, even after her son caused such a disaster, made me feel sick. I was so heartbroken that I
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eventually confided in my own parents. My mother held my hand and said to me.
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Ji-eun, I find your husband despicable and hateful too, but what can we do? Unless you're going to divorce him right now, think of this as the first and last time, and just turn a blind eye once. You must have been burning
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inside, unable to say anything after taking on such a huge debt. However, my father was completely different. My father is a man who never spent a penny on nonsense his whole life and built his wealth without ever looking at
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risky things like stocks or coins. To my father, people who spend money recklessly are not even worth associating with. Upon hearing my story , my father flew into a rage, demanding I bring that jerk before him immediately. A guy who takes other
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people's money lightly and puts on airs by taking out debts like that can never be reformed. I must have made a mistake sending you into this marriage. If you want, I’ll step in and overturn everything, so get a divorce right now.
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In the end, my husband was called to my parents' house that day and begged on his knees, practically prostrating himself before my father. My father threw divorce papers at him, telling him to sign them immediately; my husband cried and swore an oath, my
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mother tried to hold them back, and the house was turned upside down. The fact that I grew weak-hearted at that moment remains my life's greatest regret.
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After reassuring my father that we would never use our parents 'money and would solve it on our own, and getting a written promise from my husband that he wouldn't do it again, I returned home. But a few days after that
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incident, my father called me aside. Ji-woo, I believe a woman should also have her own solid stash of money.
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Watching him, it seems that husband of yours won't provide you with any luxury but will only cause you trouble your whole life. I have a commercial building I was planning to gift you in advance. It’s a small building that
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generates quite a bit of monthly rent, you know? For a while, use your salary to help pay off his debt, and keep the rent from this building as your emergency fund. Instead, you must handle the gift tax yourself; Dad,
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you’re doing this for me because you’re worried I’ll have a hard life, right? My father gave a bitter smile. I’m just giving you a little early what I was going to leave to you anyway. How much you must be struggling
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while paying off that guy's debt. Instead, let me ask you one thing. The fact that Dad gave you the building.
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And the fact that you receive monthly rent. Keep it a secret from your in-laws no matter what. You never know what's in a person's heart. Think of what I’m giving you as a safety net for the future. Do you understand? My
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father simply couldn't stand watching me live anxiously, not getting a penny from my husband and even trembling under the burden of his debt. The small building my father gifted me was a modest commercial property in a regional new town, and with the top
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floor leased out, the rent from the lower floor shops alone exceeded 3 million won every month. After seeing the true colors of my husband and his family regarding money, I decided to keep the existence of this building a
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complete secret, just as my father advised. It was around the time I had received the monthly rent about three times after transferring the building into my name. One day, my husband happened to see my bank statement. " What is this 3 million won deposited
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into your account every month labeled as' rent '?""Where is this money coming from?" Since I had already been caught, there was no point in lying, and I hadn't done anything wrong, so I answered him confidently. "It's the rent from the commercial building my
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father gifted me a few months ago."" Seeing me struggle to cover all our living expenses because of your debts, he gave it to me to use for my own expenses.""You were the one who broke my trust over money matters.""I didn't
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feel the need to bring it up first." As I spoke, my husband's expression twisted in a strange way. "But we’re a married couple; how could you hide the fact that you got a building from me?""Are you worried that I might ask
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you for that money?" I scoffed. "This rent money is strictly for my living expenses.""Since we got married, you've been giving your mother 1 million won every month.""You've never once brought your full paycheck home to me.""On top of that, we are currently paying off
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the massive debt pit you created, yet you have the nerve to tell me you feel hurt?" My husband pouted, but he couldn't argue back any further. He grumbled that even if I controlled our finances, it was unfair to hide what he
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considered joint marital property, but as a debtor, he wasn't in any position to raise his voice. The biggest reason I kept the building a secret from my husband was my fear that he would mistake the money for a surplus and do
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something foolish again. Sure enough, my fears soon became reality. That big-mouthed husband of mine couldn't help himself and blurted out to my mother-in-law that I had received a building. A few days later, my mother-in-law suddenly showed up at our
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newlywed home, claiming she had something to say. Whenever she used to visit, she would always grill me about my parents' well-being or whether their business was doing well. Back then, I thought she was just being polite, but looking back, she was gauging how much
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more money she could squeeze out of my parents. She sat on the sofa and started rambling on with useless nonsense. "Didn't I raise my son to be such a family-oriented man?""Where else can you find a husband these days who
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entrusts his entire paycheck to his wife while still being filial to his mother?" Then, she soon revealed her true intentions. "But you know...""I hear that when a son marries a good daughter-in-law, families get to live in luxury, with the son replacing their
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car and buying them all new household appliances." My friends think I’m living the high life because my son married into a wealthy family, but do you have any idea how I feel, constantly walking on eggshells around my daughter-in-law? I couldn't take it
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anymore, so I cut her off, dumbfounded. Mother, what exactly are you trying to say? You seem to think my husband treats me well, but have you ever considered that I’m the one walking on eggshells, struggling to pay off the
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150 million won debt he hid from me before we married? Then, my mother-in-law narrowed her eyes and got straight to the point. Well, your family has given you some financial breathing room, haven't they? That’s why I came to ask you for a favor today
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. The truth is, your brother-in-law's company is in trouble, and he’s about to be let go. At his age, it’s not easy to find a new job, so he’s thinking of using his severance pay to open a convenience store or a franchise
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restaurant, but he’s short on startup capital. Shouldn't brothers help each other out in times like these? That was the real objective. She heard I received a commercial building from my parents, thought I was swimming in money, and wanted me to fund my
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brother-in-law’s business. After the incident with my husband’s debt, I had sworn never to have any financial dealings with his family, so I cut her off firmly without a second's hesitation. Mother, I have no money to help you. I’m barely scraping by
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paying off his debt, and I’m pouring my entire salary into it. I don’t have any savings either. And if my brother-in-law wants to start a business, he and his wife should handle it by taking out a loan or asking her
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side of the family. Why are you talking to me about money? My mother-in-law’s voice grew louder at my firm refusal.
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How can you say you can’t help because you have no money? I heard everything from Hyun-woo. Your father gifted you a decent commercial building that brings in monthly rent, so my son works his fingers to the bone giving
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you his whole salary, and you’re just sitting on a building while your husband’s family is about to be out on the street? Stop complaining and sell that building to provide the startup capital for your brother-in-law . Isn't that a reasonable favor to ask
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among family? I was so angry that I felt my blood boiling. Mother, how can you be so unreasonable? Do I look like an ATM to you? Why would I sell that building to give the money to my brother-in-law? That is my emergency
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fund that my father gave me because he knows how much I’ve been through. I can't just sell it as I please, and I certainly don't have a single cent to give to my brother-in-law. What kind of parents would buy their daughter a
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building just so she could fund her brother-in-law's business after her husband buried her in debt? Even when my husband caused trouble in the past, I never talked back or raised my voice to my mother-in-law, but this time, I
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couldn't hold it in. At that, my mother-in-law didn't back down and started pointing fingers at me while shouting. You think it's only natural to receive money from your parents, so why are you so stingy about helping your in-laws? Families are supposed to
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give and take a little. Did we ever say we wouldn't pay you back? Given your family's status, it wouldn't be a big deal to pull a few hundred million won from your bank account right now. I had no idea you were so obsessed with money
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and so petty, putting on airs just because you have one measly building. I didn't back down either and fired back.
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Mother, I don't even engage in financial transactions with my own siblings. And you say you'll definitely pay back the money you borrow? You couldn't even pay off my husband's 150 million won debt and dumped it on me, so how do you expect to pay back the
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money if your son's business fails? Please, go anywhere and ask other people. Ask them if there's any family in this world that sells a building their daughter-in-law's father gave her to fund her brother-in-law's business; my hard truth made my mother-in-law
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turn beet red as she made a final desperate outburst. I know a daughter-in-law who brought an apartment in Gangnam when she married, bought her parents-in-law imported cars , and even hands them tens of millions of won in cash every holiday on top of
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that. What have you ever done for us since you married into this family? Let's see how well you live alone, ignoring your family when they're struggling. I was so dumbfounded that I let out a scoff and snapped back at her
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. Mother. I suppose that family you know gave their daughter-in-law hundreds of millions in wedding gift money and bought her a diamond set, didn't they? My friends married into wealthy families, got Mercedes as gifts from their fathers-in-law, and live
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busy lives in Gangnam officetels their in-laws put in their names. I never received even a single ten million won from my in-laws when I got married, so what exactly do you want from me?
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Stumped by my words, my mother-in-law gave a fake cough, straightened her clothes, and stood up. Anyway, I looked into the market value of your building, and it's quite substantial. Let's sell it, open a shop for your brother-in-law , and use the remaining money to move
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our rental home in Anyang to a bigger place. Holding onto it will only result in more taxes, won't it? Besides, your parents are going to leave you all their wealth later anyway, aren't they?
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It’s a sin for a married woman to hoard money alone and ignore her husband's family. Talk it over with your husband and let me know your decision by this week. My mother-in-law spewed out only what she wanted to say
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and then walked out the front door without a second thought. Sitting alone in the empty living room, I felt a laugh of disbelief that went beyond anger. To these people, I wasn't a daughter-in-law or family; I was just a
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walking ATM funded by my parents. This was clearly a fraudulent marriage. I immediately grabbed my husband and demanded an explanation. Why are you dumping the messes your family made onto me to fix? It's hard enough covering your debts, and now you want
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me to sell the building my dad gave me just to hand it to your brother? My parents have only ever been good to me; who does your family think they are to dictate what I do with my assets? My
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husband let out a deep, earth-shattering sigh and spouted some nonsense. Why are you being so difficult and mean? You have plenty of inheritance coming from your parents later anyway. It's not like you'll go broke selling one building, so did you
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have to be so cold to my mom? I drew a firm line. Let me be clear: I have no intention of contributing a single penny to your brother's business. Tell your mother straight so that my name is never brought up regarding this matter
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again. And if you ever conspire with your family about my assets behind my back, know that it's over between us.
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Despite that warning, exactly three months later, a huge disaster struck. Suddenly, my husband made a declaration . I’ll manage my own salary from now on. I don’t need to give you living expenses, right? I was dumbfounded, but I said fine. I told him to handle his
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own money and pay his parents ' allowance from his salary, and I left it at that. But a few days later, I received an urgent call from my mother-in-law. Yes? Ji-eun. It’s been three months and I haven’t received
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my 1 million won allowance; what’s going on? I was startled and asked her back. What? I handed over the financial control because he said he would pay you directly from his salary. What are you talking about? As it turned out,
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this crazy husband of mine had quit his job behind my back. On top of that, he had cashed out his severance pay and taken out loans to start a franchise restaurant with his brother. I called him in to confront him, and he had the
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nerve to say this to my face. I don’t want to spend my life working for someone else for a measly paycheck.
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I’m going to run my own business with my brother and finally be called "Boss.
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" If you just sell that building and loan us the startup capital, it’ll be fine. Isn't it better for you if we live comfortably anyway? Without a single word of discussion with me, he had quit a perfectly good job and taken
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on more debt. Just like before, he made a mess and expected me to clean it up.
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I couldn't take it anymore. You really are insane. Pack your things and get out of my house right now. I don’t want to see your face; if you don’t leave now, I will. My good-for-nothing husband packed up his things and left
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the house. But the next morning, my mother-in-law entered the passcode and barged in with my husband. As soon as she walked in, she collapsed onto the sofa and started shouting at me while pointing her finger. Do you think I'm
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doing this for someone else's benefit? I just asked to sell the building for the sake of my son, your husband, so don't you think a mother-in-law's words are right? What kind of daughter-in-law is so bossy that she kicks her husband
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out and causes such a scene? My husband stood by, staring into space like a mute who had eaten honey. He must have run straight to his mother after being kicked out to tattle on me. My mother-in-law poured out words like a
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machine gun. I heard everything. Now that Hyun-woo has quit his job, don't you have to step up? It's your building anyway, property you'll inherit from your father, so what's wrong with selling it? Does it hurt to talk to
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your father, sell the building, and make my son a business owner? I heard your father gave my son a real scolding when you called him over to your parents' place last time. That's no way to treat a person. I was so frustrated
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and angry that I retorted. Mother, I am truly sick and tired of both you and this man. He didn't consult me at all when he quit his job and took out another loan. Do you have any idea that
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I’m still covering for the 150 million won debt he hid from me with my parents 'help? My parents know all of that, yet they told me to endure it because they felt sorry for me. Living in this rented apartment I got with my
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200 million won savings, I haven't even been able to give my own parents a proper allowance. But now, you’re not satisfied with my emergency funds and are determined to bleed my parents dry too. The one who should be cursed and
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kicked out right now is not me, but your son. As I poured out the resentment I had been holding in, this mother-in-law spat out words so outrageous that no human should ever say them. Well, I’m speechless.
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Listen here. That building is in your name anyway. And you know what? Let’s be honest. Your parents are getting on in years, so once they both pass away, won't all that property become yours anyway? The inheritance you'd get after
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they die. Why are you making such a fuss about bleeding your parents dry when you could just think of it as using a bit of that money early? It’s going to be my money eventually, and it’s not like my son is going to
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waste it—is it such a capital crime to ask for an investment so he can try to make a living? It’s not like I’m doing this for anyone else; it’s to help you two live well, so stop being selfish and hand over the building
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right now. My mind went blank for a moment. The moment I heard the words " inheritance you'd get after they die," my blood ran cold, and my hands and feet started to tremble. My parents are much younger than my mother-in-law and
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are perfectly healthy with no underlying illnesses. But seeing my mother-in-law's demonic face, talking about inheritance while my parents are alive and well, made me sick to my stomach. I didn't even feel it was worth talking to such people anymore. I
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swung the front door wide open and screamed. Get out right now. I won't have anything to do with trash like you anymore. Get out of my house immediately. As I yelled and forcibly pushed my mother-in-law out, my husband
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, who had been listening quietly, finally opened his mouth. Wow, this is really too much. You don't think of me as your husband, just as a complete stranger. Do you think I’m some kind of thief plotting to steal your parents
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' inheritance? I’m truly disappointed that you’re acting like this. You’ve made me lose all affection for you. Really, honestly. I held myself back from slapping him across the face.
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I didn't want to be entangled with these vermin-like people for even a single second longer. Once they insulted my parents, who raised me well , it was over with them. After my husband and mother-in-law left, I called my husband. I said let's just
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get a divorce, split the deposit money we each put into this house, and go our separate ways, but my husband answered with a sneer. Who said you could decide to get a divorce? I guess divorce is easy for daughters from wealthy
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families, huh? Go ahead and try if you think you can. I’m never going to grant you a divorce. I won't come home until you sell the building and bring me the money. Get that through your head. I gave him a cold smile. Fine.
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That’s exactly what I want. Don't you ever think about stepping foot in this house again. I’m putting this house on the market today, and I’m going to sue you for everything, including alimony, so I’ll see you in court. My
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husband scoffed until the end and hung up, but I wasn't just making empty threats. My brother-in-law happens to be a managing partner at a law firm, so hiring an attorney and preparing for the lawsuit went smoothly. I originally
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wanted to finish this quietly with an uncontested divorce, but seeing how shameless my husband and his family were, I became determined to punish them financially for the mental anguish they caused me. After consulting with my lawyer, the situation was
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overwhelmingly in my favor. Even though our marriage was short, I had bank records showing I bore the entire burden of our living expenses and his debt, as well as the fact that he quit his job unilaterally. And, most
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decisively, the recording of my mother-in-law threatening me to sell the building and spewing verbal abuse was all submitted as perfect evidence.
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A few days later, I shoved my husband's things into trash bags and sent them via cash-on-delivery, and the divorce papers were served to his family's address. What do you think was the reaction of my husband and mother-in-law after they received the
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lawsuit papers? The high-handed attitude they had when they insisted they wouldn't divorce me vanished, and their demeanor did a 180-degree turn, perhaps realizing how disadvantageous their situation was. One night, my husband and mother-in-law showed up at my door without any notice. I opened
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the door to see what nonsense they would spew, and my husband immediately cowered with a very pathetic look on his face. Honey, thinking about it, I think we made unreasonable demands.
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It’s crazy to sell the building your father gave you right away, and you aren't really going to divorce me, right? I apologize for everything that happened last time. My mother came because she’s sorry to you, too.
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Standing next to him, my mother-in-law chimed in with an awkward smile. Yes, Ji-yoon. I was in such a rush last time that words just came out wrong. I won't ever tell you to sell the building again, so let’s drop that scary
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lawsuit or whatever it is and just pretend it never happened. Marriage isn't a child's game; is divorce really that easy? If you have some spare room later, can’t you just rent out space in your building for our siblings to do
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business? We seem to have been too greedy, so let's shake it off and reconcile. It was truly sickening and gave me chills. People who were screaming about my parents 'inheritance just a few days ago were now acting like opportunists because they feared
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the law's hammer, so I stood coldly in front of the door. Mother, this is not a matter of selling the building or not . I already thought it was over between us the moment the topic of my parents'
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inheritance came out of your mouth. I should have cut him off the moment I found out he hid his debts and married me under false pretenses, but I was a fool to drag it out. I have nothing more to hear, so leave at once.
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Otherwise, I will call the police. Since you’ve received the papers, talk through lawyers at court from now on. As I firmly shut them down, the eyes of the two who were begging so pathetically turned vicious like vipers again. Since I couldn't be manipulated,
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their true colors came out. My mother-in-law spewed insults as if she were spitting on the floor. You cruel wench, I never liked you from the moment you came to visit our house because you looked like a fox. You
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acted high and mighty because you had some money, and now you’re ruining my son’s life. Fine. Let’s see how well you live your life all alone. Find out for yourself whether the tag of " divorcee" is more of a disadvantage for
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a man or a woman. I didn't respond anymore and dialed 112 right in front of them. As I pretended to truly report them to the police, only then did the two humans scramble into the elevator and disappear as if running away. They
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were truly pathetic and cowardly people until the very end. In the end, I won my divorce lawsuit and was awarded 20 million won in alimony. Because my ex-husband tried to hide his assets and kept pestering the court for mediation,
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what should have been a 6-month lawsuit took 8 months, but the court ruled in my favor. Considering the loans I paid off and the living expenses I lost, 20 million won is nowhere near enough, but I am satisfied knowing I received the
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legal maximum. They say alimony is lower when the marriage is short and the husband has no assets in his name.
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When we moved out of our rental, I deducted the 20 million won alimony from the 30 million won deposit he originally provided, threw him the remaining 10 million, and cleanly cut all ties. In a way, he blew through the
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30 million won he brought to the marriage and ended up getting kicked out. During the divorce proceedings, my former mother-in-law would call me to spew insults, causing me great stress, but a year later, I have regained my peace as if none of that ever happened.
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Now that my wounds have healed, I have the composure to share my story like this. Everyone, especially those of you who are still unmarried, please keep this one thing in mind if you hear my story. Never marry into a family that
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is significantly less well-off than yours or one that shamelessly asks for money. The thought that "he's a hard worker, so if I support him well, we'll be fine." That absolutely does not work in reality. Once you get married, your
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standard of living is leveled down to match your poor in-laws 'situation, not your own income or your own family's wealth. No matter how well you earn, if your in-laws have nothing and expect a lot, you will be dragged into a swamp
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of poverty while constantly pouring out your own money. You only get married once in your life. While love is obviously important, thoroughly vetting the other person's financial situation, their family's morality, and their sense of economics is a matter of
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survival. As someone who has been through that hell, I am telling you this from the bottom of my heart, so please remember it. I don't think I will ever remarry in my life. Having gone through it once, I realized
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painfully just how scary and difficult it is to fully trust someone and accept a new family. It seems that in our society, marriage is still an unfair game where a daughter-in-law is forced to make many sacrifices and accept
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losses. Thank you for listening to my long story.
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