After a year of marriage, my husband Jack began critiquing my appearance, dropping hints that I’d look “better” with implants. It all escalated on my birthday when he gave me money with a blunt note: “TIME TO FIX THOSE MOSQUITO BITES.” I pretended gratitude, but inside, I planned sweet revenge.
Over the following weeks, I used the money on a health checkup and began my fitness journey—quietly. On the day of my “surgery,” I left with a smile and returned to changed locks and Jack’s belongings packed by the door. I handed him the leftover cash and told him it was “time to find someone who met his standards.”