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I would have been less heartbroken if he had just cheated on me with another woman

Instead of his addiction tendencies.

It would have been less of a betrayal.
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I’m so sorry.

I think there are times when the hurt runs so deep, a person returns to their most familiar coping mechanisms. Even when destructive, they still provide a form of comfort, a way to protect themselves and escape the reality of what’s happening.