In that case you fulfill one of the requirements, but you still need to have been married for 10 years or longer to receive benefits.
That's a bummer, but I understand. If that would have been the case, would I have gotten more retirement benefits?
Yes. If you fulfill the requirements, you get an additional amount on your ex-spouse's record so that the combination of benefits equals that higher amount.
Damn. If I had known that, I wouldn't have divorced him so early. I would have gotten a higher amount, right?