“I don’t believe someone with your professional background could have been in an abusive marriage for 15 years.”
I had just met the person sharing this abrupt assessment at the first function I attended after ending my marriage. I had not confided in them about the relationship; they had heard this from others. I wish I’d been sufficiently emboldened at the time to re-educate them but I wasn’t. Instead, I felt small and ashamed, and mumbled something about it not making sense.
