I Married the Devil by Choice
When I was 19, I had two suitors pursuing me.
At that time, all my coworkers told me to pick the handsome and wealthy one. However, I didn't even spare him a glance. Instead, I chose the loan shark's debt collector, who also happened to be a man with a criminal record and violent tendencies.
During the three years of marriage, the beatings had cost me three miscarriages and eventually put me in the ICU. My whole body was littered with ugly scars.
My coworkers told me to run. They told me to call the police, but I refused every single time and stayed devoted to taking care of my abusive husband.
They called me stupid and pathetic, but none of them knew that he was my only salvation!