I married my high school sweetheart after 15 years together — on our first anniversary, I heard him say, “She still has no idea what I’ve been planning.”

had helped his parents financially when we were teenagers. Later, she helped pay part of his college tuition and gave him money when he started his first business.

In return, she expected him to remain close to me.

At first, he claimed, he really did love me.

Maybe he even believed that himself.

But as the years passed, Deirdre kept reminding him why she continue reading …