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The courtship was a whirlwind\u2014six months from handshake to wedding bells. He promised to take care of everything, to be the \u201cMan of the House.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

We missed the red flags. Or rather, there were more red flags than a communist parade, but when you are drowning in grief and debt, you tend to become colorblind. He moved in immediately. First, he needed to be on the bank accounts to \u201cmanage the finances.\u201d Then, he convinced Mom to put him on the deed \u201cfor tax purposes.\u201d My disability payments from a car accident five years prior? Those had to go into the household account he controlled for \u201cbudgeting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite my two jobs, we were always broke. Yet, Gary\u2019s Corvette never missed an oil change, and his bowling fees were always paid.<\/span><\/p>\n

While I lay in that hospital bed, staring at the ceiling, the pieces started to click. The nurse who discharged me,\u00a0<\/span>Rebecca<\/span><\/strong>, had slipped a small card into my paperwork when Gary wasn\u2019t looking. It was for a domestic violence hotline, hidden between wound care instructions. She didn\u2019t say a word, just squeezed my hand with a knowing look.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The courtship was a whirlwind\u2014six months from handshake to wedding bells. He promised to take care of everything, to be the \u201cMan of the House.\u201d We missed the red flags. Or rather, there were more red flags than a communist parade, but when you are drowning in grief and debt, you tend to become colorblind….<\/p>\n

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