Wow - how unbearably horrible!!!!!! I can't even begin to imagine how that felt! Well - I've certainly experienced deep betrayal and violation plus deception, control etc. - but not in this specific way.

I can sure relate to that feeling of having been too trusting - and struggling to forgive yourself. I'm still working on that one myself.

Thank you for sharing this. Hopefully, it will reach the right pairs of eyeballs that need to see your message!