"You never attempted to hide from me what you really are," she continued. "And I thank you for that, because I would rather face the brutal truth than be misled for years and then find out someone’s true nature and be blindsided. You spared me that specific pain, though it was lost in the midst of the others you heaped on me. You’ve drowned me in your love daily from the day you gave me that ring, and I’ve grown so used to being without air that I don’t know that I need it anymore."