Marriage

My Husband Kept a Life Insurance Policy on Me

The danger of blindly trusting the one we love

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I thought I was stupid. Others said I was just too trusting. A private investigator said I should worry.

Looking back, all three things are correct.

But love convinces you people aren’t often what they are.

I look at the legal documents in front of me. Scribbled in my husband’s handwriting are two lines, “Husband no life insurance. Colleen Term Policy.”

I am still married and several years into a divorce. My husband refuses to hire an attorney. Says he is too broke. He is playing ruthless divorce games. Enough to make me afraid of him at times.

I read and re-read his words. Any residual tears dry to anger. For the first time in several years, I am too furious to be frightened of him. How could I have been so stupid?!

I call the insurance company.

I ask about my husband’s policy. They say they can’t provide me with information…