Thank you, EnglishGarden and Vale, for your posts. I also CHOSE to believe someone's WORDS over their ACTIONS, and here I am now, trying to pick up the pieces and move on. So many people have said to me, but words are just words and his actions weren't matching up, and they're right. But as Vale said, I wanted to believe those words. And as EG said, going forward, I don't know if I'll ever be able to trust a person's words (and ESPECIALLY the words of an addict!!) over their actions ever again. As LMN said, yes, I learned a valuable lesson in life.....but oh BOY was it a PAINFUL one!!!