Husband's Affair After Divorce

Looking back now, I can see that the cracks in my relationship with Miles were always there, even if I chose to ignore them. I kept making concessions, blindly giving in to everything and nearly losing myself in the process.

The Miles I married was a different person from the one I fell in love with. Before marriage, he was attentive and eager to please; afterward, he became demanding and controlling, especially after his promotion to department manager. The man who once took care of the cooking and laundry so I wouldn’t have to lift a finger eventually criticized me for not doing housework.

“Adelyn, don’t you understand how hard I work to bring home a paycheck?”

“And even if you can’t earn money, can you at least stop splurging all the time?”

He always spoke with such arrogance. Yet, despite our agreement before marriage, Miles didn’t share his salary with me. He only gave me about $400 a month for household expenses.

He had no idea that after marrying him, I constantly had to cut back on my spending. Even the money I spent on him came from my own savings.

At first, I tried to argue back with him. But over time, I couldn't even be bothered to speak up. The guy who used to work hard to surprise me with gifts and show he cared had vanished. Now, Miles was all about seizing opportunities and stepping over others to get ahead, looking down on those who were once just like him.

Reflecting on this, I felt a surge of anger at myself. Coming from a wealthy family, yet I had let myself live like someone who was struggling. However, I was grateful for one thing: I wasn’t pregnant, and contrary to what Miles and his mother assumed, I hadn’t lost my job.