Keep Moving Forward
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life
By Betsy S. Franz

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
~Epictetus

I was thirty-three years old when I got married for the first time. I grew up with the idea that becoming a wife should be the ultimate goal of every woman, and I felt like a failure that I was still single. So, when I met a man at a local church, I thought he checked off all the right boxes for being a good provider and husband, and I rushed into marriage after knowing him for less than a year.

My husband’s attempts to “modify my behavior” started on our honeymoon. He wanted me to change my hair and the way I dressed, and also get a different job. Basically, he wanted me to change who I was into who he wanted me to be. Since my previous relationships had all failed, I just assumed that something about me was the problem. (Keep reading)