My Husband Came Home at 10 A.M. After Spending the Night Away—For the First Time in 23 Years, I Didn’t Ask Where He’d Been. By Monday, He Realized He Had Lost More Than His Wife’s Trust.

to answer reasonable questions without turning them into arguments.

We talked about my need to stop carrying responsibility for his choices.

And we talked about the possibility that even if we did everything correctly from that point forward, I might still decide I could not continue the marriage.

Daniel listened without interrupting.

At the end of the session, he walked beside me toward the parking lot.

“Claire?”

I turned.

“I know I can’t ask you to promise you’ll stay.”

I nodded.

“But I want you to know that I’m going