Don't Marry Him
In the second year of my divorce battle with Adrian Pierce, the judge awarded him everything.
As I was packing, my daughter pulled an old cell phone out of one of the boxes. "Mommy, look. It still turns on."
I tapped the screen, and an email popped up. It was one I had written to myself 10 years ago.
"Clara, how are you at 28? Did you marry the man you love? Is your baby adorable? He loves kids so much. You two must be so happy together."
Tears splashed onto the screen as I typed back, one sentence at a time.
"I did get married, and we had a daughter. However, I found out he was cheating on me with my best friend, our daughter's godmother, during the third year of our marriage. We spent