One Luxury Vacation Showed Me the Truth About My Marriage I’d Been Too Afraid to See

But perfection has a way of hiding the cracks we refuse to see.

The Moment Everything Shifted

Halfway through our trip, my body betrayed me — at least that’s how I felt then. I got my period unexpectedly, and the pain came sharp and sudden. The heat, the exhaustion, and the dull ache in my stomach made it hard to move.

That afternoon, I asked if we could skip the excursions we’d planned — just stay in, order room service, maybe watch a movie. I wanted rest and comfort. I wanted compassion.

He looked up from his phone and sighed.

“You ruined our holiday,” he said flatly.

The words hit harder than the pain itself.

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