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My Husband Went To Europe Without Me — And I’m Glad

Bon Voyage.

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Heart Affairs

3 min readApr 26

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Photo by Oziel Gómez on Unsplash

At first, I was resentful — jealous. I wasn’t even sure our relationship would survive this decision.

Then I realized I might be feeling a bit dramatic.

My husband made the choice to travel to Europe without me — to a place I’d always wanted to go…

Michelle Brown

Written by Michelle Brown

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