My Husband Tried to Humiliate Me at His Celebration And Ended Up Exposing Himself

through small, steady repetitions.

You wouldn’t manage without me.

You should be grateful.

You contribute nothing.

I built this life alone.

When words are repeated long enough inside a marriage, they begin to settle into identity. That is one of the quieter dangers of contempt: eventually, a person can begin borrowing someone else’s broken view of them.continue reading …