I get nervous sharing things like this because people—especially former friends—love to assign motives for me: “Courtney hates men.” “She’s bitter about marriage.” “She’s cynical.” None of that is true. I can’t control what people assume; I can only be honest. When I first got married and stayed home, women warned me: “Make sure you build a career too. What if you get divorced or widowed?” I brushed it off, thinking planning for the worst meant expecting it. I truly believed it could never happe
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I get nervous sharing things like this because people—especially former friends—love to assign motives for me: “Courtney hates men.” “She’s bitter about marriage.” “She’s cynical.” None of that is true. I can’t control what people assume; I can only be honest. When I first got married and stayed home, women warned me: “Make sure you build a career too. What if you get divorced or widowed?” I brushed it off, thinking planning for the worst meant expecting it. I truly believed it could never happe
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