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15 Years of Lies, 5 Years of Love, and One Final Goodbye – My Unbelievable True Story | Wistaloom For 15 years, I believed I had the perfect marriage. But a devastating secret shattered my world. After heartbreak, betrayal, and a painful divorce, I found love again… only to face another unimaginable goodbye. This is not just a story about infidelity or failed relationships—it's about resilience, fatherhood, love, and redemption. Join me as I share my true story of how I lost everything, found something beautiful, and said farewell in the most unexpected way. If you've ever loved, lost, or wondered what it all means—this story is for you." 💔 Betrayal 👨👧👦 Fatherhood 💍 Rediscovered love 🩺 Life and death ✉️ A final letter ➡️ Subscribe for more raw, real-life stories. 🔔 Don't forget to like, share, and comment. Your support means everything. Tags: #TrueStory #Infidelity #DivorceJourney #RealLifeDrama #Fatherhood #LoveAndLoss
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for 15 years I John thought I knew my
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wife Sarah we built a life had two
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amazing kids a seemingly perfect family
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but beneath the surface a secret was
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brewing a secret that would shatter
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everything I believed our early years
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were smooth but after marriage things
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changed i was constantly trying to meet
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her everanging expectations it was
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exhausting a never-ending game
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soon the intimacy faded for 7 years our
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bed life was non-existent sarah even
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told me she was frigid due to past
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trauma we sought therapy but despite our
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best efforts our situation only
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deteriorated i battled mild depression
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eventually needing medication just to
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cope my kids Emily and Tom were my
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anchors my reason to keep fighting as
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the new year dawned Sarah started
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reconnecting with old friends some going
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through
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divorces after spending time with them
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she dropped a bombshell she wanted a
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divorce i was mourning our entire
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family during this tough time I confided
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in my brother Michael and what he told
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me next it changed
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everything his wife Lisa had overheard
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Sarah say "If we ever get divorced I'll
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take everything he has from him." My
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heart raced a panic attack the first
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since my teenage years was she serious
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lisa confirmed it and that's when I
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called my parents my mother then
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revealed something else years ago Sarah
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had confided in her expressing jealousy
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of my cousin David who had recently
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divorced admiring his courage suddenly
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all the pieces clicked into place all my
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nagging suspicions dismissed as paranoia
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by her now made horrifying sense she was
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a master manipulator and I unfortunately
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had been her most willing subject
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sarah's behavior grew increasingly
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erratic she started avoiding our home
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eventually moving in with her friend's
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elderly mother Mrs
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peterson it was clear she was distancing
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herself neglecting our kids
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one evening we sat them down to talk one
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of our kids Emily visibly upset hugged
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her mother tightly tom our middle child
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reacted calmly but it was our youngest
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Lily whose reaction pierced my heart the
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most upon learning that Sarah was taking
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the family dog with her Lily burst into
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heart-wrenching
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tears in less than a week Sarah decided
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to move out earlier than planned
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my early morning hospital shifts made it
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challenging for her to come home to look
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after the kids a logistical
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impossibility she conveniently used as
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an
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excuse the day finally came when she
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moved out my parents picked up the
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children tragically she left without
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even hugging the kids goodbye less than
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a week after her departure I mustered
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the courage to consult a lawyer Mr smith
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and initiate the legal process
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surprisingly she cooperated quickly but
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her contact with the kids was minimal
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almost
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non-existent according to them she was
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often buried in her phone showing no
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genuine interest in their lives
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regrettably it seemed Sarah lacked a
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genuine interest in our children's lives
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except for maintaining her appearance i
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tried to stay civil even helped her out
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financially when she faced difficulties
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out of necessity the culmination of all
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these issues occurred at the end of last
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week sarah took the children away for a
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few days coinciding with one of my long
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hospital shifts upon returning home I
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was setting up my computer for music
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annoying iCloud messages kept popping up
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while navigating the photos I stumbled
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upon something
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unexpected despite her attempts to clean
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the computer some remnants went
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unnoticed
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to my surprise I found a large number of
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photos and videos and some of them were
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explicit revealing her infidelity with a
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mutual friend
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Mark this discovery was devastating it
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felt like I had spent 15 years in a
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marriage built on a false illusion it
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shattered the image she had crafted over
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the
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years the next day she brought the
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children back home i chose not to
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confront her trying desperately to
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maintain normaly for their sake the
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person she cheated with wasn't married
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it was her ex-boyfriend Mark i even
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discovered a message she sent to him
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during our therapy sessions explicitly
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describing a dream involving him and
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advising him not to disclose it to me
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claiming I'd react strongly when I
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confronted her about this she dismissed
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my concerns saying I was
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overreacting she even suggested our
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therapist Dr lee shared the same view in
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hindsight I questioned why I ever
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thought this therapist was the right
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choice given her long-standing
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relationship with
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Sarah i want to stress the importance of
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honesty and open
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communication i have no intentions of
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sharing any of her photos they are
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undeniable evidence of her
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unfaithfulness and yes they are
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timestamped i plan to provide all this
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information to my lawyer Mr smith since
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January I've diligently documented her
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actions and interactions with the
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children now that she's moved out I
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won't be able to videotape but my lawyer
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supported audio recording our
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conversations currently it appears Sarah
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is deeply in love with Mark and is
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looking forward to a divorce especially
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because she's entitled to half of my
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401k
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we had amicably divided the money from
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our house sale but Sarah spent her
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$114,000 in less than 2 months some of
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it I believe supporting
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Mark initially we agreed on a 50/50
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custody arrangement with no alimony or
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child support after her infidelity came
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to light Mr smith said this might not
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hold up i suggested adjusting to a 60/40
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split in my
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favor surprisingly she agreed to me
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being the primary guardian
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i suspect she's focused on creating the
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image of a responsible mother for her
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own mother Mrs peterson yesterday she
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called unusual for her she tearfully
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shared struggles with physical therapy
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for a toe injury and financial
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difficulties she expressed concerns
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about managing time with the children
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upon returning to work despite her many
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plans for the upcoming
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weekend it was evident she was finding
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it challenging to spend consistent time
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with them prioritizing her own
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desires she casually brought up moving
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even farther away or even across the
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border to a neighboring state for a
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higher income making it likely she'd see
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the children even less i couldn't help
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but feel disheartened it seemed she was
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becoming less interested in our children
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trying to shift her parental duties
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entirely onto me i embarked on an
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investigation delving into Mark's social
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media I found explicit evidence about
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him and her making it clear she was
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willing to forsake our own children to
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be closer to her lover her choice to
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relocate was primarily motivated by him
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abandoning her parental
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responsibilities leaving me as the sole
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caregiver all while trying to maintain
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the facade of a responsible mother i was
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devastated filled with heartache and
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anger
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i couldn't let her sherk her
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responsibilities i reached out to Mr
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smith and filed a request to terminate
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her parental
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rights when she called to chastise me I
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disclosed the
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truth her decision to leave the family
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was solely influenced by Mark i implored
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her to transfer custody to me she seemed
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to agree until I mentioned I wouldn't
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hide the truth from the children
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she reacted with anger and surprise
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flatly refusing to relinquish her
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parental rights stubbornly upholding the
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facade of motherhood she cared more
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about her own desires than the welfare
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of our children i believed her family
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deserved to know the kind of person she
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had become despite the painful nature of
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this step I deemed it essential for
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securing my children's
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future upon learning of my actions she
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grew furious and persistently contested
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my decision
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she made it clear she intended to
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proceed with her move and had no
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intention of surrendering her maternal
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rights proposing we co-parent from a
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considerable
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distance she accused me of being
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vindictive and manipulative but I chose
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not to
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engage instead I sought further legal
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assistance and discussed alimony with my
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father when Sarah realized that
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receiving alimony would require her to
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financially contribute to our children's
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support something she couldn't afford
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the situation shifted mark didn't appear
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willing to assume that responsibility
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either suddenly she became concerned
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about preserving her
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reputation overburdened with the
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responsibilities of a truly responsible
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parent she couldn't bear the financial
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weight of alimony and feared further
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damage to her image in the end she
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abandoned her relocation plans and
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reluctantly consented to continue shared
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custody of our
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children this was a hard one victory
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rooted in my unwavering
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principles despite knowing she
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prioritized her lover over our children
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I refused to compromise their
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well-being i did everything in my power
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to ensure the mother of my children
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remained a part of their upbringing
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naturally Mark not wanting these
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complications soon vanished from Sarah's
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life afterward she made active attempts
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to seduce me and rekindle our
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relationship however I firmly conveyed
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that I had no interest in someone as
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dishonest and fickle as her years later
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I'm a 50-year-old nurse working
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diligently at a busy
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hospital life has a funny way of coming
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full circle doesn't it i find myself at
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a crucial moment in front of me there's
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a green piece of paper with my name and
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signature it's a divorce
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document as I look at it I let out a
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heavy sigh this time it's mine and it
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marks the end of a very different story
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let me introduce you to my wife Mary who
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happens to be 3 years younger than me
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our story started 5 years ago when I got
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married at 45
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we met at work where Mary was a medical
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assistant both of us were so focused on
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our careers that finding a life partner
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wasn't something we'd thought much about
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but fate had other plans we started
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dating and after a few years we tied the
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knot considering our ages we decided not
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to have children dedicating our years to
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each other but our ideal vision of
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marriage would soon be tested our
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demanding jobs led to conflicting
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schedules especially because of my night
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shifts health issues especially for Mary
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became a part of our
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lives menopause arrived bringing
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constant irritability fatigue mood
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swings and emotional
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turmoil although I struggled to fully
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understand it was clear Mary was in pain
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our lives became filled with minor
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disputes and our relationship was
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overshadowed by exhaustion and
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dissatisfaction over 5 years our
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affection had turned into indifference i
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began to question the purpose of our
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relationship my thoughts were
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interrupted when Mary returned home she
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greeted me
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apathetically hiding the divorce papers
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under the table I waited for her in the
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living room when she appeared her mood
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matched the cold atmosphere
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summoning my courage I brought up the
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topic of divorce mary's reaction was
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unexpectedly calm she showed no surprise
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or sorrow her composed demeanor
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reflected
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acceptance i handed her the divorce
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papers and she signed them without
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hesitation "tomorrow I plan to submit
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these papers to city hall marking the
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end of a 5-year chapter i'll prepare
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dinner one last time," Mary said her
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voice filling the kitchen even after
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signing her demeanor remained
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unchanged the routine continued she ate
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her dinner and went to bed early it felt
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strangely surreal how nothing seemed
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different on the surface but beneath it
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change had indeed occurred i realized
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this just before bedtime our bedroom
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looked the same but something had
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shifted we slept in separate beds a
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practice that had become unfamiliar as I
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struggled with sleeplessness Mary
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initiated a
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conversation we reminisced about our
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early days laughing as we recalled a
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time when Mary used to sneak into my bed
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complaining about the
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cold tonight Mary's skimpy pajamas
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seemed reminiscent of those days she
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caught my gaze and expressed her desire
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with a knowing smile "may I join you in
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bed it's chilly." I hesitated briefly
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but welcomed her into the sheets we
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acknowledged the passage of time no
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longer the young lovers of the past now
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on the brink of parting ways with a
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shared understanding we decided to make
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this night a poignant
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memory mary's presence next to me
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brought back bittersweet memories it
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wasn't about rekindling the marriage but
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a silent wish to see her content we
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exchanged a simple good night sleep soon
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overtook us the next morning came and
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Mary was gone her things had disappeared
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from our room however there was a note
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in the living room a brief message
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thanking me and urging me to take care
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of myself that's all it said a heartfelt
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farewell months passed i found a new job
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at a busy hospital a fresh start
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marriage was distant for now then a new
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patient Mr jones arrived as I looked
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through the paperwork I realized this
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person was battling cancer they had the
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same name as my ex-wife Mary and her
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maiden name feeling a strange connection
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I went to greet her "excuse me it's time
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for your temperature check," I said
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entering the private room the patient
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turned to face me to my amazement it was
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Mary her face was pale cheeks sunken and
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she looked incredibly thin but there was
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no doubt in a faint but unmistakable
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voice I heard Mary's familiar tone she
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was also surprised to see me but my
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surprise was even greater the medical
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chart showed the seriousness of her
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cancer it was clear she was in critical
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condition the chart also indicated that
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her cancer had been diagnosed just
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before we
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divorced on the day I brought up the
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divorce Mary must have known "why didn't
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you tell me about the cancer?" I blurted
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out mary responded explaining that she
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thought our marriage was already falling
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apart with or without the cancer
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she blamed herself for the deterioration
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and realized she couldn't hold me back
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especially given her limited time regret
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washed over me why hadn't we
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communicated better why hadn't I noticed
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her changes i had let her go through her
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illness
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alone amid my self-lame Mary scolded me
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you're healthier than I am John so don't
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hang your head so low
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she reminded me of the times she had
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supported me during my moments of
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self-doubt now I was facing the
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consequences of not repaying her
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kindness i looked at Mary with newfound
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determination i knew I didn't have the
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right but I wanted to take care of her
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until the end i bowed my head and in
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response Mary gently smacked me on the
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head with a mix of exasperation and joy
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with persistence I wore down her
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reluctance and she finally agreed
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from that moment on I took care of Mary
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despite her parents visiting it was
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clear she needed additional care and
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support while I had worried her family
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might not accept me they did
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understanding the complexities with
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Mary's family living far away it fell on
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me to tend to her daily needs in the
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following months I visited Mary's
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hospital room without fail regardless of
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my work schedule
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i was there before work after work
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during days off and before night
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shifts mary's chemotherapy treatment
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began and although I had cared for
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numerous patients professionally the
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experience was entirely different when
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it was a family
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member my heart became deeply involved I
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was overwhelmed by
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despair mary had immediately started
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treatment after our divorce yet it
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appeared ineffective against the
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metastasized cancer the harsh reality of
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cancer treatment was something she faced
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alone i deeply wished I could have been
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there for her in the face of adversity
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Mary's spirit remained
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unbroken she fought with courage even
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managing to smile despite the misery her
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resilience however painfully reminded me
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of my own limitations then a cruel twist
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mary's treatment had to be halted due to
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her weakened state mary accepted it with
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grace whispering her intent to live her
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remaining days to the fullest i became
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her pillar of support sharing laughter
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taking walks on better days and even
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attempting crafts together although my
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attempts were clumsy Mary's laughter
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brought us immense joy amid these tender
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moments the cancer persisted our days of
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joy were fleeting as her condition
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deteriorated rapidly sleepless nights
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were plagued by pain and tears
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painkillers helped but gradually
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vitality waned "thank you for always
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being there," she expressed "my daily
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visits gave her the strength to
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continue." Her immobility drew us closer
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and yet we remained strangers in the
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eyes of the world due to our past
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choices i had wanted it that way but now
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regret nawed at me in an attempt to
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convey my rekindled feelings I made a
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heartfelt proposal to marry in that
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quiet hospital room
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will you marry me?" I finally uttered
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mary's response light-hearted and
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affectionate expressed her delight
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despite her
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refusal while I was met with a
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resounding rejection I couldn't give up
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i presented her with a marriage
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certificate my signature already
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adorning it her joy at the gesture was
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palpable a few days later Mary passed
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away exceeding her expected time by a
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month she fought bravely with unwavering
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determination while grieving her loss
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and preparing for her funeral I realized
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she had lived an extra month because of
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our strong connection the funeral plans
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came together quickly even though we
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weren't legally married Mary's parents
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insisted that I sit with them in the
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family section initially hesitant I
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accepted and felt honored the funeral
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proceeded and eventually we made our way
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to the grave site surprisingly I didn't
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shed tears i had already cried while
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taking care of Mary as we waited for the
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final part of the burial I sat on a
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bench staring blankly at the
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sky mary was no longer in this world
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unexpectedly Mary's mother noticed me
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she softly said "John you were here."
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Her red swollen eyes revealed the depth
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of our shared grief she gave me a letter
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that Mary had intended to receive on the
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day of her funeral and a diary she had
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left behind opening the diary I found it
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to be as simple and genuine as Mary
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herself it began with short notes about
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everyday things but became more detailed
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when we met it chronicled our dates my
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job evaluations our conversations and
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even the ordinary mishaps of our life
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together
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the entry shifted from notes about me to
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reflections on her own feelings as she
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approached menopause her tone changed
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she expressed frustrations and regrets
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especially about how she had directed
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her frustrations at me she regretted her
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inability to have productive
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conversations and acknowledged my
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growing emotional
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distance the last pages of the diary
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were filled with a heavy sense of
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remorse one specific date caught my
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attention it was a month before our
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divorce the day she learned of her
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cancer
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diagnosis she had deliberately hidden
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her emotions from me a particular entry
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stood out the day I had proposed
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divorce her words painted a picture of
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her happiness as she reminisced about
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our earlier happier times but then her
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entry abruptly ended leaving me with the
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weight of her unspoken
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thoughts i hadn't realized how deeply
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she had been thinking about me with a
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heart full of emotion I turned to the
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letter she expressed disbelief at seeing
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me again in a new hospital and her
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hesitation to burden me however my offer
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to care for her had deeply moved her she
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apologized for not being able to refuse
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and nearly breaking down emotionally
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when I proposed again her regrets had
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faded and she faced her imminent
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departure with acceptance
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she asked me not to grieve for her and
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urged me to wait until old age to
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reunite in heaven her final wish was
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clear that if my feelings remained
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unchanged we would marry again in the
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afterlife
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the letter ended with the promise to
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keep our marriage certificate
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