“Was it always like that?” Dr. Martin probes. “Before we got engaged, we had seven years of typical relationship stuff. There were plenty of good moments mixed with some bad ones. He made it seem like he was the misunderstood black sheep of his family, only for me to realize he was actually the wolf.” If Dr. Martin is surprised, she doesn’t show it. “He made it seem like we could do anything together, but when we were finally put to the test, we failed.” I failed. Instead of valuing myself enough to walk away, I stayed because I stupidly didn’t want to quit a relationship that I had invested
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