The Seduction of Almost Having It All

I thought I was finally going to have it all.

A successful husband who said he loved me. A family.

Three homes. First-class travel around the world.

And a three-carat engagement ring we had picked out together.

The only thing left to do was sign the prenup—waiving all my legal rights as a wife.

Looking back now, I can see what kept me there—especially after raising my daughter on my own.

The promise of a better life wasn’t just seductive.

It felt like the reward for all the years of sacrifice and hard work.

So when a man showed up on a white horse with bigger-than-life promises,it was easy to say yes.

What I didn’t realize at the time was that I was still chasing something outside of myself—driven by a pattern that wouldn’t let me slow down long enough to know myself trust myself or heed the red flags I kept seeing.

On May 3rd, I made a promise to stop hiding this story.

A romance that reached its peak atop the Eiffel Tower…and led to its unraveling in the middle of a recovery center in Kentucky for codependency—also known as love addiction.

That’s where the real story began.

If any part of this hits home—if you’ve ever ignored a red flag because you wanted something to work so badly—you’re not alone.

It’s not weakness.

It’s a pattern.

A pattern that can be undone.

If you’re ready to see your own story more clearly, I’d love to offer you a space to talk it through.

Book a free clarity call below.

Let’s untangle what doesn’t fit—and help you name what you actually want.