She was the most beautiful woman Id ever met. It was after my engagement ended. I never thought anyone would be interested in me. Well she showed up and was everything I had ever dreamed of and treated me so well. It wasn’t long that it became apparent that the only reason she was pretending to like me was because I come from old money and was a promising law student at Stanford. I shouldve felt used but I didnt because I was using her. She was so beautiful and sophisticated that any where we went I heard how lucky of a guy I was. I was using her to pump up my ego and elevate my social status. Well I graduated and got a job at one of the most prestigious law firms making a high salary. I asked her to marry me. I hated her. Every moment and every text would cause extreme anger. But she fit nicely into what was expected of me and my vision of the “perfect wife”. We got married and shortly after I quit my job and joined the US Marines. She stuck around a while . I knew she was cheating, but to the world we were the perfect couple. I couldnt let myself face the fact that we were never meant to be. 2 years after joining the Corps I was deployed. Our vehicle hit an IED. I lost my left leg and part of my left arm and received severe burn wounds. She left me and told me she signed up to be a lawyers wife. Lawyers dont lose limbs. She left me. I sit here drinking myself to sleep tonight. We did it to each other and I cant blame anyone but myself. Doesnt mean I dont feel s*****.
