My Husband and I Divorced After 36 Years – at His Funeral, His Dad Had Too Much to Drink and Said, ‘You Don’t Even Know What He Did for You, Do You?’

I loved you the best way I knew how.

— Troy

I didn’t cry right away.

I loved you the best way I knew how.

I sat there, the paper in my hands, and let the words settle.

He had lied. That part hadn’t changed, but now I understood the shape of it.

If only he’d let me in instead of shutting me out. How different our lives might have been.

I folded the letter and placed it back in the envelope.

Then I sat there for a long time, thinking about the man I’d known and loved all my life and lost twice.

If only he’d let me in instead of shutting me out.

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