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My husband has a theory.
His theory, why we’re fighting, is because I’m a difficult woman. That whatever rage he has is warranted because I’m no walk in the park.
I tell him he has never been married to another woman, so he has no point of reference. That despite how he feels, I am actually quite normal.
This conversation, of course, is happening the night after my first therapy session. The one I booked to show just how invested I was in saving our relationship. The one, he thinks, proves his point of my insanity.
The first appointment is the intake session. First question: If you had to summarize it, what’s the core problem that brought you here today?
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