WELLBEING → LIFELINES Issue 799 · February 19, 2020

The Man in the Room

The whopper stories of couples he had dealt with made our issues seem almost charming

The Man in the Room

After 16 years of steadily worsening Gehinnom, I was convinced there was no hope for our marriage. And I was dead serious when I told her I wanted out.

Her reaction shocked me. I had expected her to react with anger, with tears, or possibly with indifference. But instead, her face lit up.

“I have not felt this much respect for you in years,” she said softly.

I had no idea what to make of her statement, but I was determined to follow through on my plan to give a get.

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