"I will keep encouraging my friends and family to continue to hope and fight for this country. I don't know how or when I can greet my husband in the morning with my usual hug when I wrap my arms around his strong shoulders, smell the intoxicating scent of his spicy cologne and smile, knowing we are one. We are now two, and it is agonizing."
"There is simply too much history and love between us to let this election tear us apart. But it will not be easy to repair the damage that has been done. It will take time, patience, and tough, radically truthful conversations. And I know that I am not the only person in this position. Too many of us have found ourselves here and are unsure of how to move forward."
"Instead, I got up and made my own coffee. I put our clothes in the dryer. I let the dog out. I went back upstairs and got dressed for the gym. I did more of the little everyday human things that we're forced to keep doing, even though many of us just want to curl up in a ball and cry."
A woman faces deep marital pain after her husband's visible political support fractures their shared identity. She conveys sensory memories of intimacy alongside anger and disbelief at his choice. She emphasizes the weight of long history and love that motivates a desire to repair the relationship despite profound hurt. She describes the practical steps of daily life maintained amid emotional collapse and identifies time, patience, and radically truthful conversations as necessary for reconciliation. She acknowledges that many others share similar ruptures and expresses commitment to continued hope, resilience, and effort toward healing.
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