4.
"I've known my ex since eighth grade and we started dating as high school seniors. We were married for 18 years and had two children, a big house, and a pretty good life . My husband started photography as a new hobby. It became an obsession with him, I wasn't wild about it but did want to support his interest. He was doing a lot of shoots with young women. They were senior pictures and boudoir shots.
"It would be things like them sitting with their back to the camera and something draped across their back. Anyway, he had an affair with a girl half my age who was still a minor. He got her pregnant and they got married. Their parents both agreed to a marriage because of the pregnancy. It was completely over for me. He thought I'd somehow be okay with him having both of us. Um, NO!! It was incredibly gross. She was only a few years older than my youngest child.
"I worked more hours for more money, but that didn't matter. I realized I still had my whole life ahead of me if I left then, at 24. So I did and never looked back. Now I am 37, married to someone I truly love, and have two beautiful children. I am so glad 24-year-old me was brave enough to start over.""I made the mistake of marrying him for promises that he couldn’t keep and potential he had in high school that didn’t translate to adulthood.