My Wife's Painful Mistake

Living in a small apartment, she felt the weight of loneliness and regret every day. Trying to move on, she met an older man from the office and began dating, but the new relationship could never compare to the love she had lost with Bob. The happiness she once knew was now only a distant memory, and she couldn't help but feel the pain of her past mistakes haunting her every step.

In her quiet moments, she would reflect on what could have been, wishing she had made different choices and held onto the life she had with Bob. However, she had to come to terms with the reality that she had let go of something special and irreplaceable. The future that once looked so bright was now a shadow of its former self, leaving her with a profound sense of sadness and longing for what was lost.

Bob did miss Laura, but Becky quickly filled that void and made it her mission to be the perfect other half. Bob loved the young woman's energy and lust and a year later they were married. Michael and Katie would have a baby half-brother a year later.

-Fin-

For those of you that have never experienced the pain of betrayal, I found a definition of Betrayal Trauma that may give you a better understanding of what it feels like when the one you love betrays you...

Betrayal Trauma:

It's like you've been pushed out of an airplane before you're ready...and you don't have a parachute. And as you're falling, you look up and see your partner watching you. They are watching you fall and hit the ground, and they are smiling. The fall breaks every bone in your body, but miraculously, somehow you survived. But you don't feel alive and you definitely don't feel lucky.

The thing is, your partner didn't stop the plane, they didn't land it, they kept going. They didn't come back to apologize or to see if you were OK. Instead, they picked up a new person along the way. It wasn't your bones that shattered, it was your self-worth, your trust, your safety, your truth. You don't understand love anymore, you've met evil, and it killed a part of you before you were ready to die!