# Ex-wife reveals the ‘crazy’ moment she decided to divorce her husband — during an earthquake

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ex-wife-reveals-the-crazy-moment-she-decided-to-divorce-her-husband-during-an-earthquake/
- Published: 2026-11-12T20:21:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T20:37:53+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/lifestyle/ex-wife-reveals-earthquake-inspired-her-to-divorce-husband/
- Topics: Trending, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- An earthquake made one woman reassess her marriage.
- Her husband ran for cover without checking on her.
- Viewers shared similar relationship turning points.

## Summary

A woman said an earthquake at a restaurant prompted her to question her marriage when her husband ran to a doorway without checking on her. She described feeling humiliated and realising she had been an afterthought, though nobody was hurt.

The TikTok creator’s account had received 1.3 million views, about 201,900 likes and nearly 3,000 comments at publication. Viewers responded with stories of moments that changed how they saw their own relationships, and some compared the incident to the 2014 Swedish film *Force Majeure*, in which a husband flees during an avalanche.

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