To wonder how such a horrible person has it so good?

[BlossomOnTrees]

People always say you reap what you sow. I really don't think this is the case.
I know a serial cheat (friends ex husband) who is selfish and self absorbed. Life a bit like a trainwreck, causing hurt all over the place.
He is now happily married (4th time) to his wife who idolises him, has an amazing well paid job which he does from home, lots of friends although on a very social basis, no physical health issues despite being an extremely heavy drinker, and is rich.
I have seen this happen over and over, where as the good and kind people seem to get the worst deal in life.
Aibu to feel really down about this?

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My father is hugely wealthy, reasonably good health etc I wonder though he is so fucking to me his daughter and his gran kids that he must be unhappy 🤷‍♀️

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Sorry it doesn’t make any sense I was beyond tired.
My father is a nasty very nasty and bitter man. He is extremely wealthy and have beautiful houses and wife who does his bidding 24/7.

However he must be deeply unhappy as he delighted in love bombing us and then withdrawing and being cruel until we stepped away and told him to fuck off. We bumped into him (me and the children) in Tesco recently and he just looked ill. He really thought he could control us with money and we said ‘no stick it where the sun doesn’t shine’ my daughter was the apple of his eye - she won’t ever speak to him again and he can live with that

Yes! And not only that, living with Jerry Hall. Just don't get it...

If Karma does exist, Jerry Hall must have been unspeakably horrible in a previous life to get stuck with him.

@a1poshpaws

I know lots of people on Mumsnet won't agree with me as they're atheists, but I truly believe in God, and that He's a loving, caring God - but not one who will forgive a person who's lived a life of ease/luxury/excess by hurting other people. Folk like you describe, and corrupt, eitist pri*ks like self-styled Christian Jacob Rees-Mogg will, I believe find out the hard way when they die that it truly is "easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." So please don't let yourself become depressed by the unfairness of this life; just be the best you can be and find it in your heart to pity the ones who're using others.

I agree with you. God sees and knows all.

I do find it difficult to understand why the Creator allows such cruelty and misery to exist in the world, but there will be a reason. We'll only find out after death.

Is your friend's ex Boris Johnson ?

Depends what you value in life.

@SchadenfreudePersonified

Yes! And not only that, living with Jerry Hall. Just don't get it...

If Karma does exist, Jerry Hall must have been unspeakably horrible in a previous life to get stuck with him.

Well, she did cheat on Bryan Ferry with Mick Jagger!

Ah!

The explains it, Jackdaw.

Maybe he lives in a way that’s honest and isn’t pretending to be something he’s not?
Or more likely he suffers in some way that you can’t see. Maybe he simply doesn’t hang onto things or care what other people think and therefore is good company?