Letting Go
“But not your wife, who was dealing with the loss of a pregnancy and failed attempts to conceive again? I needed you more than she did, Zander, and all I got was an empty bed, snide comments from your mother and sister, and the same old excuse that she is just a friend. I’m so tired of hearing that. I divorced you, so that you can continue to devote your time and attention to her.”
“I never asked for that.”
“No, you wanted to continue using me as a doormat. I told you that I could never respect a man who hits a woman long before we got married. The day you hit me for telling you I’m tired of being treated as an afterthought, I began splitting assets. The night you hit me a second time,