I met a man who couldn't get past the fact that I am a woman and not a china doll - to be put on a shelf and left there to be admired. I am a woman, I'm not a mystery.

I knew deep in my heart that one day my husband's evil side would eventually tear us apart. From the first time we met, he was the picture perfect man for me - until his anger got the better of him. He was my dream - but as the years rolled by, I wasn't willing to pay the price for that dream. He gave me many years of happiness, and many years of hurt, but he also gave me the strength to be the woman I am today.