“My Husband Left for a Two-Year Assignment in Toronto — I Cried as He Boarded the Plane”

“Thank you for letting me hear that,” I told the officer. “But I have no interest in further contact.”

Life moved forward in the best possible way. Ben and I welcomed a daughter, Clara, born on a beautiful autumn day. Holding her in the hospital, looking at her tiny perfect face, I thought about how different my life could have been if I’d stayed with continue reading …