My Husband Introduced Another Woman as His “Next Wife.” I Left With One Suitcase—and Made One Call.

“A country girl like you should understand her place. You’d better take good care of him.”

And I had. God help me, I had tried.

Two months after our wedding, at Carol’s suggestion, I quit my job at a nonprofit where I’d been building a career in grant writing. “Why does a woman need to work?” she’d said. “Taking care of your husband and home should continue reading …