I spent years fighting to hold my marriage together, convinced that if I just endured a little longer, things would eventually improve. I never expected how fast everything I had worked for could be used against me.
I’m Melissa, and three weeks before everything unraveled, I paid off my husband Aidan’s $300,000 debt.
It took years to reach that point, with me believing I was helping him—and in turn, helping us. I took on extra shifts, sold whatever I could, and cut back on anything unnecessary. I kept telling myself it was only temporary.
That once it was over, we’d finally find some peace.
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