He also resented the money she spent on shoes. She joined a shopping club called ShoeDazzle, which sent her a new pair of shoes every month for $39. Three sides of the walk-in closet he had built were already filled with shoes: Gucci sandals, stiletto-heeled boots, and blindingly white sneakers, still in the boxes. “Why do you buy so many shoes?” he asked her. “You never even wear them.” She shrugged, as if her shoes were none of his business. “I might,” she replied.

