After Drowning, I Woke Up From a Toxic Marriage

Summary

My husband, Gary, managed our marriage with a "KPI Evaluation Sheet."

He claimed that a healthy relationship required rational maintenance.

My best friend was incredibly envious. She said a man who actually planned things out was a hundred times better than those who only talked.

Whenever he brushed a stray lock of hair behind my ear, he would say with deep solemnity, "Ava, my strictness is only because I take our marriage seriously."

That was until my car plunged into the freezing river.