My Husband Bullied Me over My ‘Wrinkled Face’ and Gray Hair – He Regretted It Instantly

But then the tone of those updates started to change.

Derek started calling me, and at first, it was about practical things like mail that had come to the house and bills that needed to be handled.

Soon, his calls became different.

“Hey, how are the kids doing?

I miss them.”

“Hey, I was thinking about that lasagna you used to make. Nobody cooks like you.”

And finally, “Hey, Tanya’s kind of a lot to deal with.”

I later found out what was happening.

Apparently, Tanya was exactly what she looked like on Instagram. High-maintenance didn’t even begin to cover it.

She spent hours every day at various salons and spas. She didn’t cook because it might damage her nails. She didn’t clean because chemicals were bad for her skin.

She refused to do laundry because the detergent was “toxic.”

One of Derek’s work friends told me Derek had complained that Tanya treated him like a wallet with arms. All she cared about was whether he could pay for her next cosmetic procedure or her next designer handbag.

I wish I could say I felt sorry for him when I heard all this, but I didn’t feel sorry at all.

I decided to do something just for me. So, I joined a local art class at the community center downtown.

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