Sharon (she/her)Note: this is a very short version of my current thoughts and feelings.
I've had a great weekend with my partner, absolutely amazing communication, we're closer than ever, about to celebrate 16 years married next month. Why, as soon as he leaves for work, do I feel such #lowselfesteem? I have no reason whatsoever to #worry, yet here I am, worrying. I have spoken to him about it, and he's so understanding and always there for me. I am humbled and so grateful to have a partner like him.
Context: #wasband (ex-husband) #cheated for almost all of 2004 with one person (formerly a very close friend of mine), and we'd barely been married 7 months when it started. Before I learned the truth, I was told I was imagining things, that "he wouldn't do that", that I was #crazy. It's unfair that my partner should have to deal with my past, and I feel a lot of guilt over that.