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War Bride

War Bride

Hard Lessons Learned

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Jan 03, 2025
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Fast forward… Some don't even know I didn't quite graduate from college when I was supposed to. I transferred from Ohio Wesleyan to the University of Connecticut after my freshman year, because I ran out of money, I didn’t want to incur a ridiculous amount of debt, and I was homesick. I dated a few guys, but in my junior year I met Markus. We worked together at a call center on campus; he was handsome and charming, and intelligent… and a complete narcissistic asshole, although it took me a while to figure that out. Much longer than it should have. I thought I could change him, but really I just let him control me. I didn’t notice as he divided me from the people who loved me the most: my family and my friends. I stopped going to class; I lied for him, I stole for him, I compromised my safety for him, and eventually he rewarded me with verbal, mental and physical abuse that only escalated.

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