{"id":20247,"date":"2025-11-22T17:03:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=20247"},"modified":"2025-11-22T17:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:04:27","slug":"when-i-went-to-the-hospital-for-my-later-in-life-pregnancy-i-unexpectedly-ran-into-my-ex-husband-who-works-there-as-a-doctor-he-looked-surprised-and-said-youre-expecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=20247","title":{"rendered":"When i went to the hospital for my later-in-life pregnancy, i unexpectedly ran into my ex-husband, who works there as a doctor. He looked surprised and said, \u201cyou\u2019re expecting?\u201d before i could answer, a nurse leaned in and said, \u201cdoctor\u2026 that patient is\u2026\u201d he turned to her, confused. \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI regret marrying someone as immature as Paul. Younger women like you are definitely better. It\u2019s embarrassing to be seen with an older woman like you. If only I could turn back time, I\u2019d redo my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1833417\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inpage\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inner\">\n<div id=\"hbagency_space_218532_1\" class=\"hbagency_cls hbagency_space_218532\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>These were the hurtful words my ex-husband,\u00a0<strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Paul<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">, uttered a decade ago. My name is\u00a0<\/span><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Jennifer<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">, and I am now forty-eight years old. At thirty-three, I tied the knot with Paul, who was five years my junior. We met at the hospital where I worked as a nurse and he had just completed his medical internship. 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