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I finally exploded, "So you gave your mom the entire 60 thousand dollars year-end bonus again? Fine. I'm done with this marriage." Over the five years of my marriage, I'd worked myself to the bone supporting the household and paying the mortgage while my husband's paycheck had always gone straight into his mother's hands. This year, when he got a 60 thousand dollars bonus, he handed over every cent without hesitation. I didn't argue. I didn't cry. Instead, I packed my bags and bought a train ticket to another city. My husband thought I was just throwing a tantrum. He even laughed and said, "Go relax. Cool off for a few days. You'll be back." A month later, he started blowing up my phone. "The mortgage is about to default. Send money now." I was eating barbecue and replied casually, "Go ask your mom. What did that have to do with me?" His whole family lost their minds. His mother called me every day, screaming about how ungrateful and immature I was.