Being married to someone you're not physically attracted to

I just had a friend confide in me that he wants out of a marriage because he doesn't find his wife physically attractive (she's kind of short and chubby). In fact, he never found her physically attractive at all but decided to propose to her. Wtf? They have been married for almost 2 years.

This is why friends can't coexist as business partners. Too much drama that wouldn't necessarily be "drama" if it weren't for the professional relationship. What do you value more? The potential of success with the partnership or your friendship?

Your friend is def an richard simmons. I hope he divorced her and get to pay lots of child support.

Your friend does not sound very nice. However, if getting a divorce will make both side happier, I think that may be a better option.

Yikes quite the predicament you got there.

what a jerk !! 

Velstadt said:

Your friend's a shallow jerk, but as an also shallow person, no judgement.

@Velstadt I think you have the right to feel disappointed in your friend. But let me also state that I do think that the problem he is facing might be more complicated than that.

I personally have a friend who wasn't attracted to his/her partner, but still got married to the partner. Why? Because love is more than physical attraction. The couple was extremely close as friends and were very much in love. The physical attraction just lacked. They've had a very good marriage and have a child together. Unfortunately, at some point the physical attraction issue did become a problem for them as well, and they've been struggling with it since then.

In my opinion, maybe your friend just has realized that being the best of friends isn't enough for him (even though because of love he initially thought it would be enough). Physical attraction is important in most relationships, and it might be better for the couple to split up before the relationship becomes so strained it affects the child.

I'm sure your friend would need some support in this situation and have someone he can confide in. I'm sure he's very unhappy in this situation, as well, and having a friend like you would probably help him greatly during these tough times.

Hi,
Your friend is doing the right thing.He should leave his wife and find a hotter woman. A guy needs to feel the urge to bang his wife.
IMO, you should cut ties with your friend as business partners - he is incredibly stupid to marry a woman who he has never found physically attractive. You shouldn't do business with stupid people.
Thanks!

eh?! that's all I can say.. ... (I'm not going to say anything more)

just try to ignore it. his life has nothing to do with yours. your relationship with him is strictly business. just do business, be a good person, and move through your life.

just put the wife on a diet so that she will become hot.
better to become hot after getting married... then to be hot before and loose it after.

on a more serious note, tell him to man up and be loyal to his original resolve and conviction.

LOL im here for the comments, nothing else to say. Everyone literally speaks of what I wanted to say

I feel sorry for your friend. He should be honest with his wife and let her go.

Business is business , social life is social life, they are two separate things. @Velstadt i assume you are a lady for not being able to compartmentalise your emotions, stimulus,rationale(logic) and information instead of linking it all together. Either that or he must not be a good business partner altogether.