My Husband Invited His Ex to Our Housewarming. I Gave Him the Calmest Response of His Life.

thumb tracing circles on my palm.

Later, while we were cleaning up, Jenna cornered me in the kitchen.

“You’re different,” she said. “Lighter somehow. Happier.”

“I am,” I said.

“It’s him, isn’t it? He’s good for you.”

“He’s good to me,” I corrected. “And I’m good to myself now. That’s the actual difference. He just makes that easier instead of harder.”

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