“Well, sweetheart, you don’t discount what you do and make excuses for what he did. He could have asked you to stay. He made choices, too … When you’re married or family, and you need someone, it’s on you to communicate that. If you can’t, what’s the point? You should be able to tell someone when you want to lean on them, or if you just need them there. And before you start, Grady, and try to tell me that sounds like codependency or some mumbo jumbo—it’s not. I’m talking about expression, and honesty. If you didn’t let yourself be happy or successful, Tait, because of him, well, that would be
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