Young Love
My husband and I tied the knot at 19 – pretty common in the military world. We knew each other inside out, after dating for several years in our hometown. Sure, he had a bit of a short fuse, but typical for a guy his age. Things started to spin out of control when I got deployed not long after we got hitched.
Some drama queen on the base started a rumor that I was playing the field – totally false. My husband fell hard into substance abuse, turned our home into a wreck, and blew through my savings from deployment. He then bailed, leaving my dogs behind to wreck the house even more. I had to shell out a ton to get them back from the local humane society.
Meanwhile, he was off-base playing house with some local girl until I got back. They had a baby, and then he started tailing and threatening me. Long story short, we called it quits. To add to the fun, his mom turned into a psycho and hassled me for years afterward. All in all, quite the experience, maybe a 4/10.