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I stood there in silence. All my expectations for that first night \u2014 the romance, the warmth, the tenderness \u2014 had shattered, like the rose petals scattered on the floor.<\/p>\n

Later, when my husband helped his mother change and settle into another room, I went back to ours. The stained sheets lay crumpled on the floor, and the smell of alcohol and blood filled the air.<\/p>\n

I thought: so this is marriage. A test \u2014 from the very first day.<\/p>\n

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I stood there in silence. All my expectations for that first night \u2014 the romance, the warmth, the tenderness \u2014 had shattered, like the rose petals scattered on the floor. Later, when my husband helped his mother change and settle into another room, I went back to ours. The stained sheets lay crumpled on the…<\/p>\n

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