When I married my husband, I knew about his ex. There were no kids, no drama, just a bit of history \u2014 or so I thought. At first, it didn\u2019t bother me when he mentioned her. But soon, the \u201cfavors\u201d began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019d drive her places when her car broke down. He\u2019d answer her late-night calls because she \u201chad no one else.\u201d The final straw was when he left our anniversary dinner halfway through \u2014 to fix her leaking sink. I sat there alone, staring at the half-eaten cake, wondering if I was the fool for pretending it didn\u2019t sting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I told him how uncomfortable it made me. He just shrugged. \u201cShe doesn\u2019t have anyone else,\u201d he said. \u201cYou wouldn\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weeks passed, and then one evening, I got a text from my own ex. He\u2019d moved nearby and asked if I could help him pick out furniture for his new apartment. Normally, I\u2019d have said no. But something in me snapped. This time, I said yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I told my husband, his face went pale. He didn\u2019t say a word the whole night. The next morning, he woke up early, cleaned the kitchen, and sat beside me with a guilty look. \u201cYou\u2019re right,\u201d he said quietly. \u201cI crossed a line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes people don\u2019t understand how their actions feel \u2014 until they\u2019re on the receiving end. I didn\u2019t do it out of revenge. I did it to remind him that respect goes both ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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