my share.
He said I had changed.
I told him I hoped so.
Eventually, we sat down with a marriage counselor.
I went because I wanted to understand whether our relationship could be repaired, not because I believed that keeping the marriage intact was automatically the right outcome.
The counselor asked Richard what he valued about me.
He spoke about my cooking, my dedication to the children, and the way I kept our home organized.
The counselor waited.
“What do you value about Margaret as a person?” she asked.
Richard
