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My husband was my best friend when I was young and naive. He was my best friend because he didn’t allow me to have friends of my own, or even see my family often. He created my dependence on him. I did not agree with him at all regarding the judgement about my friends. I accepted his decisions because he had taught me that to not accept his decisions led to badness- being screamed at, being called names, and even worse. And lastly, I told my ex husband many many times his behavior was unacceptable. His behavior over the course of our marriage got worse and worse. I asked him to go to counseling when he was physically abusing me. He refused. I told him if his behavior didn’t change I would leave him. He laughed at me, telling me I was too stupid to make it without him. I tried for 7 years to save my marriage, and only gave up when he threatened to kill me and my pets.