As the weight of the upcoming divorce bore down on me, I felt a sense of profound loss and bewilderment. My sanctuary, my place, had come to be a battleground of smashed vows and difference of opinions. With each acrimonious exchange, a piece of my heart chipped away. My once-loving better half, now an unfamiliar person, had withdrawn into herself. The flame in her eyes had extinguished, replaced by a cool indifference that sent shivers down my back. The familiar warmth of our home had dissipated, leaving only a suffocating gap in its wake.
