I think duplicitous situations like this were the impetus for humanity discovering ritualistic castration.

I invested $100K and turned it into $16K

Wife is basing her reaction on a sudden $40,000 loss, instead of a $20,000 one. Somewhere there is a line between bitter divorce and the urge to murder your spouse to get them off the same plane of existence.

Now it's 20k and the wife

"In the market?" Is that how gambling addicts refer to their shenanigans nowadays? I doubt he's an investment bro. He's probably a gambling idiot.

Sounds like a typical LinkedIn post.

HM, my wifey doesn't care how much I throw in there. As long as it pays all the bills 😁

Drop the bomb and soften the blow... Frank Reynolds business tactics!