This is why it came as such a shock: He was hiding secrets from you. Little secrets you never knew. Little secrets that grew and grew. Little secrets that became big lies. A web of deception that took over his life.
Quote of the Day — Help for Partners of Sex Addicts
Once upon a time there a girl who dreamed about being desirable and beautiful. She had married her prince who had told her she was great. They made love all the time – wild, passionate love. And the girl felt confident, and good about herself.
And sometimes the girl would go off to the mall and look through the lingerie in cute little stores. She would picture how she’d look if she wore this or that, and wondered if her man would like satin or lace. She really loved them all. It was a hard to make a choice.
And the girl so loved her prince. She felt safe and good with him. She knew that she was lucky. Her life was like a dream. He said he felt the same. She was all that he could need. His princess held his heart. He would never do her wrong.
Then…
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“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”This quote by the tennis player Arthur Ashe appears quite a lot on social media. It’s the kind of cute quote you might expect to see there. It’s the kind of cute quote I’ve posted myself when life has been happy, or at least humdrum.
It’s the kind of cute quote that can give you a lift, and inspire you to try, and make a start on your dreams.
But it’s not the right quote if you’re curled up in a ball, and you’re dealing with a trauma, and you think you’re going to die.
No! It’s not the kind of quote that you want to hear just now.
Then, one day you decide that your life must go on. You are going to survive. You are made of stronger stuff. Yes, the pain’s unbearable, and you…
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