It had been eight weeks of relationship limbo, neither one of us wanting to admit defeat. We’d gone back and forth a ridiculous amount of times about where things were going and what steps we needed to take in order to salvage our family, but he never really put forth the effort and instead led me on with an endless string of empty promises. I, being a bit naïve and extremely unwilling to face my fears of being abandoned, half-heartedly went along with his charade in order to keep what was left of the life we had built together.
I’m pretty sure he already knew what he was going to do the moment he met her.
I didn’t know who she was. I didn’t even know she was the reason my world had been turned upside-down. While my gut told me that there was another woman or women in the picture, I never had the type of proof I needed to satisfy myself.
That didn’t appear until later….
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dosweatthesmallstuff says:
July 5, 2011 at 9:59 PM (UTC -4 )
OMG, reading this was like staring at my own life story in a mirror! This is exactly what’s happening to me now!!! I cried and am still crying now reading this post. All the pain, the heartbreak… even the xanax label at the bottom of the post… could have been my story.
Gosh, I can’t believe there were actually more than one man (other than my soon-to-be ex husband) out there who could inflict such damage. Going to read more of your posts now to feel empowered
@ichaannisa says:
January 17, 2012 at 10:56 AM (UTC -4 )
loved your post. going through just about the same experience. been through it many times, actually. each time it gets harder for me to rise up again. thanks for sharing. i am officially a big fan of your blogvel.
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