I Escaped a Lifetime of Control

I had to save my ex-husband’s life first to save mine.

Patricia Rosa
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Published in
4 min readSep 12, 2023

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Photo by Sivani Bandaru on Unsplash

Recently, a writer shared that his ex-wife had died. We’re confused by the mixed emotions of losing someone we shared our lives with but don’t love any longer. Although there were times in the marriage that you think you’d be grateful if they died, you don’t really mean it.

What are you hiding?

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Patricia Rosa
ILLUMINATION

Blending boomer work ethics in an online world. Editor of The Workplace Journal and the Pet Cafe