Before I met my husband, I was in a bad relationship with an alcoholic who cheated on me several times. He graduated from college and, of course, broke up with me. I became very independent. Went back to college and vowed to never, ever accept cheating or alcohol in my life again. When I met my husband I was at that "I am woman, hear me roar" phase and more or less told him what I would or would not accept in my life. Played hard*ss for a long time. But one day I just knew that I could trust him. It was a feeling. A feeling that we were both at the same point in our lives. We have been married for 25 years and I have never regretted trusting him. He did tell me that when he first met me he thought that I had a big mouth and an attitude problem
But I needed to be independent and I still am too much at times. I know that if something should happen to my husband I can survive alone. That is my story in a nutshell. Hugs, Marle