British Man Leaves Home, Hides in Woods For 10 Years to Avoid Whining Wife

 

Malcolm Applegate, now living in a homeless shelter near London, England, recently made news headlines after revealing that he hid from his overly controlling wife in the forest for nearly a decade.

 

The 62 year-old gardener abandoned home after three years of a troublesome marriage without informing any of his relatives about his escape plans. Malcolm's sister had been searching for him in vain for years and assumed he was dead, but it turns out the man just really didn't want his nagging wife to find out his whereabouts.

 

According to Applegate, the relationship wasn't all that bad in the beginning, but things fell apart ten years ago after his wife started constantly complaining about him working too many hours and not spending enough time at home with her.

 

Full story: https://sputniknews.com/europe/201710171058293478-british-man-woods-10-years/

 

-- SPUTNIK 2017-10-17

Malcolm Applegate, 62 Yrs Old Gardener, Got So Fed Up With His Wife's Nagging He Went To Live In the Woods for Ten Years

 

A gardener who could not stand his wife's nagging ran away from home unannounced and lived in the woods for ten years. Malcolm Applegate, 62, was married to his wife for three years before he left home when he couldn't stand her anymore. He then made his way from Birmingham, where they lived, to London. The journey took him three weeks; half of it was made on his bike then after it got stolen in Oxford, he made the rest of the journey on foot.

Malcolm said the marriage was OK at first and they got along quite well but his increased working hours angered his wife and she complained constantly about it so he secretly left home. After leaving, Malcolm camped in "thick woodland" near Kingston, south west London, while working on gardens at a community centre for the elderly. During the period he was away, he lost contact with his family, including his sister who feared he was dead.

Malcolm said: "I was married to her for three years, but unfortunately it got too much. First of all I met her in Eastbourne and I married her in Birmingham. For three years it was alright, we got on with one another and the gardening got too much for her. 

 

Full story: http://www.lifeexperiencequotes.com/2017/10/malcolm-applegate-62-yrs-old-gardener.html

 

-- LIFE EXPERIENCE QUOTES 2017-10-17

That was way too extreme. I would have moved to Thailand, instead. Oh wait! I did move to Thailand. 

9 minutes ago, Somtamnication said:

That was way too extreme. I would have moved to Thailand, instead. Oh wait! I did move to Thailand. 

 

The next ThaiVisa survey should ask:

 

"How many of the men living in Thailand are here because of their former wives and why" 

 

It would be a fascinating sociological experiment...

 

 

Edited October 16, 20178 yr by Samui Bodoh

Perhaps a divorce would have been easier.

Those British women have an inbuilt mechanism to nag.

 

terrible creatures.

Yea I know where he is coming from.

1 minute ago, coconuthead said:

Those British women have an inbuilt mechanism to nag.

 

terrible creatures.

So are those aussie versions.

No big deal, Pattaya is full of them!

35 minutes ago, coconuthead said:

Those British women have an inbuilt mechanism to nag.

 

terrible creatures.

After the church service they feel the marraige is based on three related words.

Aisle- Alter- Hymn.

This story is not really up to professional standards. The author should have indicated whether or not an attempt was made to contact the wife and get her side of the story.

Just got to Love the Guy! When he says enough is enough he really means it.

 

I know how he feels. I threatened to do the same with my first X-wife and move to the wilderness to Pan for Gold. Which after expenses I would give he half.

 

Too bad I didn't have enough guts to actually do that, and went the hard away around that with Divorce Courts and finally leaving with $50 in my wallet.

There sure are some odd types around Eastbourne (Gateway to the incontinent).


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The message here is : don't get married !

8 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said:

This story is not really up to professional standards. The author should have indicated whether or not an attempt was made to contact the wife and get her side of the story.

They called her, but couldn't get a word in to ask the question.

2 hours ago, coconuthead said:

Those British women have an inbuilt mechanism to nag.

 

terrible creatures.

Hey - I strongly object to that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

DO NOT MAKE such sweeping generalisations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

4 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

That was way too extreme. I would have moved to Thailand, instead. Oh wait! I did move to Thailand. 

He's a gardener! Use his skills. Bury her under the petunias.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

British Man Leaves Home, Hides in Woods For 10 Years

 

He was seeking the answer to the age-old question:

 

”If a man, alone in the woods, speaks, and there’s no wife around to hear, is he still wrong?”

1 hour ago, Nurseynutcase said:

Hey - I strongly object to that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

DO NOT MAKE such sweeping generalisations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

That's why they invented the brank.

4 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

That was way too extreme. I would have moved to Thailand, instead. Oh wait! I did move to Thailand. 

This is starting to sound like a script from Monty Python!!

Perfect news for Thai Visa demographic.

My mates are aware that back in England 12 years ago a friend of the family said "  Ann , ( not her real name , her real name is Shirley ) might not like LoS it might be too hot "   I replied  " No problem ,she is not going ,only me " .

2 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

My mates are aware that back in England 12 years ago a friend of the family said "  Ann , ( not her real name , her real name is Shirley ) might not like LoS it might be too hot "   I replied  " No problem ,she is not going ,only me " .

Shirley, you jest!

Then was the Scold herself,

In a wheelbarrow brought,

Stripped naked to the smock,

As in that case she ought:

Neats tongues about her neck

Were hung in open show;

And thus unto the cucking stool

This famous scold did go

 

Bring back the cucking stool, I say! (safe in the knowledge that Mrs BM is sound asleep)

6 hours ago, DoctorG said:

Perhaps a divorce would have been easier.

Not to mention a whole lot kinder on his sister, who thought he was dead.

 

 

Edited October 17, 20178 yr by 4MyEgo

Some people can drive you crazy... my mom use to tell us " you kids make me want to go to the woods with a rope" .


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Imagine the nagging he received from her on return. Wonder if he has disappeared again yet?

7 hours ago, coconuthead said:

Those British women have an inbuilt mechanism to nag.

 

terrible creatures.

..some of their men are not bad either and we have some fine specimens here ! 

6 minutes ago, ttthailand said:

Some people can drive you crazy... my mom use to tell us " you kids make me want to go to the woods with a rope" .


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She liked skipping in the wilderness or just rock climbing?

Edited October 17, 20178 yr by Reigntax