• last year
Being an ambulance worker, I was called to a distressing scene. As it turned out, my husband was having some fun with a young mistress and ended up injuring his back in the process. Seeing him half-bare and bound by toy handcuffs left me shocked and repulsed. Despite the humiliation, my sense of responsibility prevailed, and I couldn't leave him after 20 years of marriage. With a heavy heart, I cleaned him up and took him home, placing him on the guest room couch. Still, I was determined to keep him out of my bedroom and, eventually, my life.

However, Instead of showing gratitude, he chose to belittle me by cruelly stating that no one would want me apart from him due to my age. That pain drove me to install a dating app and take charge of my life, all while my incapacitated husband lied on the couch. Little did he know that his taunting ignited a spark of independence within me, pushing me to embrace new opportunities and connections in a tumultuous journey of self-discovery.