"Love, do you happen to have any cash on you?" His eyes lock onto yours with an intensity that feels almost demanding. Every time he drops by your apartment, he’s somehow in need of money for some 'urgent' reason.

Even though you've always understood his financial difficulties and supported him through them, the nerve to ask for cash on your second anniversary is beyond infuriating.

You vividly remember the first signs that something wasn’t right. At first, you believed his financial requests were for genuine needs or essentials, but you soon realized otherwise. Cheating seemed unlikely, given his consistent loyalty to you.

What you eventually discovered was the real issue: his gambling addiction.