7 Reasons I Haven’t Left My Lying, Cheating, Sex-Addicted Husband Despite Everyone’s Advice

I’ll give you a hint: Love isn’t one of them — but neither is money.

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Realizing you’ve made an irreversible, life-altering mistake that could haunt you (and your children) forever summons a high-voltage shock to the system. At least, that was my reaction when my husband’s rampant infidelity and unscrupulous affairs came to light. The only thing more petrifying and anxiety-inducing has been the avalanche of strangers echoing one common sentiment: At this point, it’s my fault for staying.

The worst part about hearing thousands of strangers criticize your decision to prolong a toxic, loveless, dishonest marriage to a wealthy public figure is realizing that they just may be right. I’ll concede that perhaps I should have left long ago. However, there are 7 gravely compelling, highly consequential reasons I haven’t — and no, money isn’t really one of them.

1. Fear of his perilous vengeance to do this

My husband’s favorite phrase in regards to his business adversaries is “to grind them into the ground”. Whenever relaying a high-stakes negotiation (which I not-so-secretly believe is his favorite part of business), he describes the process of making…