Passive Aggressive
It might have been easier to leave if he'd used his fists. Passive-aggressive abuse is harder to name, harder to prove, and harder to leave. Written April 2013, still processing.
I’ll See Your Divorce and Raise You an Abuser
Two months out of an abusive marriage, living in my brother's spare room, and I can't find a single divorce book that covers what this actually looks like.
A Lame Excuse By Any Other Name, Is Still Lame
When your ex forgets your birthday and somehow makes it your fault, that's not an oversight — it's passive aggression. Recognizing the manipulation is a win.
Recompense of a Liar
He lied to me for 14 years and then expected the truth when it counted. I kept every divorce plan from him because payback is a bitch.
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire…
He admitted to his affair partner that he never told me the truth — not once, not in 14 years. On discovering you've been married to a stranger the entire time.
