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<\/p>\nI knew how much my fianc\u00e9 loved me until he didn\u2019t show up at the altar on our wedding day. A day later, I saw him signing papers in my father\u2019s office without me knowing what it was about.<\/p>\n
Brian and I visited our favorite fine-dining restaurant on the night of our sixth anniversary as a couple. He seemed very nervous, and I kept wondering why. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong, Brian? Are you alright?\u201d I asked him as he shifted in his seat a couple of times while looking behind me.<\/p>\n
He nodded and tried his best to smile. \u201cYeah, of course, I\u2019m okay,\u201d he assured me. \u201cIt\u2019s our anniversary and I couldn\u2019t be happier.\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled at his answer and proceeded to look at the menu. I had memorized the menu from all the times we\u2019d been at the restaurant, but I still looked look over it for old time\u2019s sake. By the time I looked up from the menu, I got the surprise of my life.<\/p>\n
That day, we decided to talk about our lives and what we could do moving forward. We visited Maxine at the hospital and paid for the surgery after getting refunds from our wedding suppliers. Maxine successfully underwent surgery, and she once again became the lively, loving girl we all once knew.<\/p>\n
Three months passed, and Brian and I decided to start a new life together. We moved to a different city to start fresh, and I decided to cut my dad out of my life for good.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI hope you understand why I had to do this, mom,\u201d I said when I told my mom my decision of keeping away from dad. \u201cIt\u2019s for my own good. He was too toxic for me, and I just couldn\u2019t take it.\u201d<\/p>\n
It pained my mom to hear this, but she completely understood where I was coming from. \u201cI will always be here for you, dear,\u201d she assured me. \u201cPlease visit me, and always keep in touch. I can\u2019t bear not seeing you for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n
With my mom\u2019s blessing, Brian and I got married in a simple celebration. Only my mom, his parents, a few of our close friends, and his sister and niece were in attendance.<\/p>\n
Before leaving town, Brian and I mailed the check my dad had issued back to him. Since then, I never heard from him again. After quitting my job at the family company, he blocked my credit cards and any chance of receiving an inheritance.<\/p>\n
With the money I had saved up for years and with Brian\u2019s, too, we were able to buy a small house in the suburbs. I got a job at another company, and together, we worked hard to raise our three children in a loving environment.<\/p>\n
What can we learn from this story?<\/p>\n
Never let money get in the way of your relationship. Jane\u2019s dad thought getting Brian away from her would be as simple as giving her money. However, when Jane found out the truth about what her dad did, she was angrier with him than with Brian, as she knew Brian was in a difficult situation that left him with no choice but to agree to her dad\u2019s wishes.
\nAlways be honest with your spouse and work through life\u2019s challenges together. When Jane found out the truth, all she wanted was for Brian to have told her the truth, to begin with. That way, they could have avoided what happened at the wedding and continued on. Ultimately, they were able to work through their issues and work together to save Maxine and start a new life together without her dad in the picture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"