I got an email from my ex-husband’s new wife… with a bill attached.
She listed over $5,000 in “expenses I caused” during my marriage—therapy, clothes, even a mattress—claiming she had to “fix” him.
For context, I divorced Matt two years ago after realizing I wasn’t his partner—I was basically his mother. I handled everything while he avoided responsibility.
I didn’t pay a cent.
Instead, I sent a counter-invoice.
I broke down her claims one by one, exposing how Matt had always been like that by choice. Then I added my own charges:
$10,000 for managing his life
$15,000 for emotional labor
$5,000 for surviving his nonsense
Total: $30,000.
I hit send—and even CC’d a few mutual friends.
It blew up. People loved it.
Matt eventually called to apologize—his first ever.
Now, whenever her name comes up, people just say, “Oh… the one with the bill.”
And honestly?
I regret nothing.