Any married couple will tell you that arguments occur even in the happiest household, but how do you distinguish minor tiffs from potentially relationship-ending rows?

In a series of heartbreaking online confessions, ex-husbands have shared the moment they knew their marriage was over.

One curious Redditor started the thread asking: 'Divorced men of reddit: what moment with your former wife made me think "Yup, I'm asking this girl to divorce me"?'

It sparked thousands of responses, with one divorcee describing how his epiphany came when his three-year-old daughter pleaded with her parents to 'stop yelling'.

A new thread on Reddit has seen married men reveal why they finally chose to get a divorce

In total the question amassed more than 11,000 comments.

Unsurprisingly, affairs were an obvious catalyst for the end of many marriages, with some men recalling learning of their wife's infidelity in the most heartbreaking ways.

Money also proved to be the cause for many relationships ending with several divorcees revealing their exes had duped them for cash.

While many of the stories came from men who had instantly filed for divorce several revealed that they had attempted to work through their issues with marriage counselors to no avail.

For those who were parents, their children played a huge factor in their marriage, and a concern for their offspring was often listed as a cause for divorce.

Many confessions came from men admitted their reasons for their split was not as clear-cut, revealing that they had simply grown apart over the years.

Abuse also came up as a reason why the marriage failed whether that was verbal or physical on the wife's part.