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Hearing Voices.(on marriage and being a wife)(Essay)
Byline: Cheryl Strayed
No matter how honest we are with ourselves, or how uninhibited we may seem, there are some truths that remain almost unspeakable.
I got married because I didn't listen, though that's not it precisely. I listened but couldn't speak. I could speak, but couldn't find the words. Found the words, but lost my voice. Couldn't say, "I love you, but I made a mistake when I said yes. I love you, but I was just being my impulsive, passionate self by agreeing to be your wife. I love you, but I can't marry you."
Instead, I put on the big white dress my mother had sewn for me, walked up a path my stepfather had cut into the woods behind ...
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