So. Intriguing. We can’t look away.

Hollywood divorces are known for failing. “Give ’em a year. Two, tops,” we all say once a celebrity gets hitched. And then none of us are surprised when their marriages fail.

But when it doesn’t happen to celebrities – when it’s our friends who are getting married and then un-married (definitely not a word) as quickly as Kim Kardashian, it comes as a shock.

A Reddit thread has put a call out for stories of marriages that lasted less than a year. And the hundreds of anecdotes that came back from real people, are equal parts horrifying, depressing and bittersweet.

The most famous short marriage of all time. Kim and Kris.

If there’s ever an excuse needed for reasons not to get married, use this thread as your ammo.

Warning: If you’re engaged, the following reasons might cause you to throw your ring in your lying fiance’s face.

The 8 reasons marriages fail.

1. He knew it wasn’t right on the honeymoon.

2. He tried cocaine and spiraled out of control.

“He tried some cocaine…and that was it. He became a severe alcoholic and drug addict.”

3. He got over her addiction, but hers became worse.

4. She found out about the affair… on their honeymoon.

“Had gaming addiction, met girl, proposed to girl, girl got addiction”

5. His mental illness made him abusive.

6. The bizarre addictions he failed to mention.

“He was picking up like three dudes a week on average.”

7. The most depressing two sentences you’ll ever read.

8. He was emotionally abusive.

“It became a ‘don’t hang out with friends’ thing and progressed to a ‘don’t get out of the house without telling me’ thing.”

9. She got dumped for their marriage counselor.

10. He thought he owned her.

“After their divorce finalized, another wedding with the marriage counselor was in the works.”

11. This is just down-right terrifying.

Have you been married? Do you think marriages are more likely to fail soon or late?