“In which you had already divorced him, yet he still didn’t leave you—instead, he bought the house next to yours.”

Henry had been your husband for three years before his job consumed him like a Netflix series with no pause button. Unaware that he’d been unintentionally neglecting both you and your three-year-old son, David, he only realized the damage when the emotional Wi-Fi signal had already dropped. He regretted everything—begged, pleaded, even offered to work from home in his pajamas—but you had already made up your mind. The love was out of stock. So, with no other choice, he left the house you once shared while the divorce dragged on for six painfully awkward weeks.

But then, after six weeks and the divorced finally finalized, the very next day—before you could even enjoy your first peaceful coffee—he bought the house right next to yours. Yup. Moved in like a very committed Amazon delivery guy, acting like a totally casual neighbor.