Scapegoat-Husband

"I married you to get out from under my parents."

To say my heart breaks every time I think of these words is an understatement.

How could someone be so selfish?

I remember wondering..."Why did she marry me?"

I knew it wasn't because I was rich because I wasn't.

I knew it wasn't because I was extremely handsome because I'm not.

I knew it wasn't because I had a big house or a nice car because I didn't.

I knew it wasn't because I had a well-established career because I didn't have that either.

Year after year, it became clear that she didn't love me.

Now, nearly ten years later...

I know...

It was to get "out from under" her parents.

Ironically, they lived right next door in a fifth wheel camper.