Practice Marriage in Poverty? Say Hi to Real PovertyWhen Naomi Sullivan married me, she was already ten million dollars in debt. I spent the last five years working three jobs to help her pay off her "debts" while providing for her as well as our son, Shane Lewis.
Not once did I ever complain about anything. All along, I firmly believed that my efforts would pay off, and we would eventually lead a good life together.
Last week, our company finally secured a massive investment. Naomi and I hugged as we celebrated the occasion. I thought that the hard times were finally over.
Today, I ended up seeing Naomi featured in the financial news. Dressed in a formal gown, she was hailed as the sole heiress to a multi-billion-dollar empire. She was shown engaged in an animated conversation with her "investor", Jared Lewis.
The news headline read, "Naomi Sullivan Completes Five-Year Adversity Trial, Proves Her Ability to Build from Scratch to the Board of Directors".
I trudge home in a daze. When I get there, the five-year-old Shane is playing with the latest limited-edition toy robot.
He looks at me with a frosty, distant expression that bears an uncanny resemblance to his mother's.
"Mommy told me everything. You failed the trial, Daddy. You care too much about money."