"I wanted to be more than a baby-producing factory."
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"...in his words, my 'eyes were starting to open too much,' and I was "starting to misbehave."
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"But how do you console someone who trusted you completely and got betrayal in return?"
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"Through the years till this point in time, I had been using porn to manage a majority of my sexual urges..."
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Faithful, but not whole: a story about addiction, love, desire, and distance.
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"I realized these people were not my family and I needed to find out the truth about them. So I began to think smart. I did not argue. I followed blindly while planning and waiting for my chance."
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"Everything added up together and I was stabbed by the familiar feeling of betrayal, of being taken for a fool."
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"Why do you people keep choosing other women over me? Am I ugly? Too thin? Not smart enough?"
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"A part of me wished I did all those things. Maybe then, they would have had a reason to treat me like this. But the kindness in me would not allow it."
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Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of physical abuse, emotional manipulation, and familial violence. Please read with care.