If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the reality TV show “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” it’s that money doesn’t buy happiness. Sure, it buys lots of things and enviable vacations, but that doesn’t mean the rich don’t cry real tears.
In the latest episode of the show, Kim Kardashian sobbed about her marriage to Kanye West ending. Kanye is Kim’s third husband, and no amount of money or fame can prevent her from feeling sad about the breakup.
The Kardashians have been a household name for the past 20 years. We have seen a glimpse into their lives for so long that this isn’t even the first time we’ve seen Kim sobbing about divorce. In fact, 10 years ago, when her marriage to Kris Humphries was ending, we saw her break down in tears. At the time, she sobbed, “At 30 years old I thought I’d be married with kids, and I’m not. I failed at this.”
If she was upset about not being happily married with kids at age 30, we can only imagine how sad she must be about that not being her reality at age 40.
In the recent episode, there was a “flashback” where Kim sobbed to her sisters Kourtney, Kylie, and Kendall. She wails, “I honestly can’t do this anymore. I’m still in this place where I’ve been stuck for years.”
Then she brings up one point that would be hard for any marriage to overcome. “He goes and moves to a different state every year, and I have to be together so I can raise the kids.” Long distance relationships are very difficult, and Kanye now spends most of his time in Wyoming while Kim still lives in Los Angeles.
Kim goes on to sob, “He’s an amazing dad, and he’s done an amazing job.” We can see her wishing there were a way for their relationship to work, but she seems to know that it won’t.
Kim seems to be blaming herself for not being able to make the marriage work. “He deserves someone that can go and support his every move, and go and move to Wyoming. I can’t do that. He should have a wife that supports his every move and travels with him, and I can’t.”
It’s obvious that Kim isn’t taking the breakup well. She laments, “I feel like a f***ing failure that it’s [my] third f***ing marriage. I feel like a f***ing loser. But I can’t even think about that. I want to be happy.”
Do you think Kim Kardashian will find happiness? Does it surprise you that Kim and Kanye’s marriage didn’t last?