not automatically undo the damage.
The counselor asked whether I felt respected in the marriage.
I said no.
She asked whether Richard was willing to change the way we shared responsibility and made decisions.
He said he would try.
We agreed on practical changes: a more balanced division of household tasks, greater transparency around finances, and regular conversations about our future.
For a while, things improved.
Richard began helping more with Samuel. He asked about my classes. He even congratulated me when I completed another qualification.
But the deeper question
