My Sister Married My Ex-Husband – on Their Wedding Day, My Father Took the Mic and Said, ‘There’s Something You All Need to Know About the Groom’

“What?”

I thought I’d heard him wrong.

He said it like he was commenting on the weather, not announcing the end of our marriage.

“We have a good life, I know, it’s just… it feels wrong. Like this isn’t who I really am, or the life I’m meant to lead.”

“I don’t understand. I thought we were happy… Caleb, we’ve been married for four years.”

“I know.”

“We bought a house.”

“Then what the heck are you talking about?”

“It’s like I’m wearing a shirt two sizes too small.” He shrugged.

“Don’t worry — I haven’t cheated on you,” he added, like that was supposed to make this better.

He didn’t have an answer.

Not one that made sense, anyway.

The divorce followed quietly.

Devastatingly.

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