Shannon Page is an author and full-time freelancer. But before all of that, she was, in her words, a 'trophy wife.'She loved the stability and feeling of maturity that came with her marriage, and was able to leave her abusive job and travel luxuriously.
Well, I soon had just one cat. It was decided that I would give away one of mine before we married. He already had two, and four cats would be just too many. One of mine had to go. I got to make a "Sophie's choice" about it, though. I chose Grub, even though I'd raised him from a newborn kitten. I didn't stop at groceries. I began to haunt malls. I loved how familiar and comfortable they felt, so bright and clean and safe — all the nice stores with all the nice clothes in them, clothes I could take home and wear and feel pretty and rich. I collected far too many pairs of boots. I started getting my hair cut at a fancy salon downtown and then frosted too. I developed a craving for jewelry. Was I filling the vast emptiness inside? No, of course not.
My husband encouraged me to write. After all, writers are intellectual and successful! What better trophy could there be than a young and lovely wife who managed to pen an elegant bestseller in her spare time?Now, I'm not saying that my choice to write about witches and magic was what killed our marriage — but it didn't help. "I thought you were going to write literary books," he complained mildly.
Did I miss my 30s? Was my long-ago therapist right? Well, I did important work then , and I learned a lot, and I even had fun amid all the chaos and uncertainty and distress. Does anyone do their 30s right? What's that supposed to look like, anyway?I just knew that I wasn't happy. I didn't have any friends that weren't his friends — and often they were even older than he was. We didn't travel to any places that I had dreamed of going.
'There was, of course, a divorce settlement, so I didn't have to go back to baking water-and-Bisquick paste' after talking about how happy her lavish life was for 2/3 of the article and also had affairs when she was unhappy with the relationship? Is that something to be proud of?
I've seen actual trophy wives. Not only does this woman make bad choices in life, but she's sadly delusional, as well.
No trophy wife looks like that.
“Trophy”? Unlikely.
That’s why some men choose not to marry but just have kids and be happy 😞 The person you walk down the aisle with will be very different from the person you’re walking to the courtroom “away from” 😉
Call it more a gold digger than “trophy wife”. Found yourself unhappy but then took half his money and spousal support anyway. 👌🏼
She looks like a Participation Trophy
Yeah I bet after 20 years of riding that old man's gravy train you got a pretty good severance check good for you sold your soul for that s*** not proud of you at all not sorry for you
Trophy?
did she forget that trophy wives were supposed to be hot
Sorry but how is she a trophy wife?
You can't label yourself a trophy wife when you look like that.
Well, she got out of having to look after him in his old age. On the other hand, I thought trophy wives were supposed to be highly accomplished as well as young and good looking.
🍆....lots and lots of 🍆! Just saved you reading the article.
Don’t you’ve to be hot to be a trophy wife? She ain’t hit at all
women are never satisfied. I highly doubt she's happier now.
Trophy ?! What kind - last place ?! Ewwwww!!!!
Very intelligent, and probably happier, woman
Yep. Again why huge age gaps between teens/early 20s and their serious partners should be avoided. The younger one miss out and get suppressed.
Define trophy! Like participation trophy more like. 🤨
'I had affairs', stated nonchalantly in this self-indulgent hackneyed piece; admittedly taking fault! 'There was, of course, a divorce settlement, so I didn't have to go back to baking water-and-Bisquick'. Who is worse, this narcissistic 'Witch' writer or his divorce lawyer?
😂Hope she reads this
trophy for participating maybe.
Solid 5 at best .
Trophy? For who? A homeless dude
So..where is the picture of the trophy wife?
So you are an immature materialistic user...wonderful story of self discovery....thanks for sharing
She could be a trophy wife to THE HUSBAND according to how the husband look.
Trophy? How?🤷🏿♂️
What a load of crap this article is
She was a whore who married instead of being honest
Trophy? From the hog judging event at the County Fair?
Didn’t you guys run this story a few years back?
Is this a joke ?
Lols, legendary
Good for her, for seeing and fleeing, before it was too late. I feel like I’m there too.
Yes, but now she is a rich trophy divorcee. I find it hard to believe that she didn't make a million or two via her divorce settlement like many women who marry for money do and then claim later that they are 'self-made'.
What a great article.
She’d be lucky to be considered a Dundee
News flash: you’re NOT and NEVER WERE a “trophy wife” 🤢🤮
Sometimes I think buying love is better than true love...
This article was published way back and is now being recycled here. C’mon
narrator: she wasn't a trophy
Participation trophy I guess
That's a pretty bad take.
The best trophy is the American people. The 'sharks' (large beneficiaries) are eating them alive. Where the $billions of stimulus money gone? to the sharks? Investigation should be done urgent as businesses owned by politicians and other hiding 'ass wholes got the big chunk😎
People are losing their minds... Eh!
Trophy like that belongs in a cabinet.
Trophy wife? Well, you could call it that.
This is the dumbest article I’ve ever seen. An ***AUDI*** (gasp!)
why would anyone care
Trophy?
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