Right after our honeymoon ended, my husband said it was time for me to learn “the rules of being a wife.” I calmly changed into my boxing clothes and gloves.

to be happy. During the trip, Derek had criticized my clothes, corrected the way I spoke to waiters, and repeatedly asked about my finances. I kept telling myself he was insecure.

That night, he stood in our bedroom holding his belt and smiling as if our marriage had finally reached the moment he had been waiting for.

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