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After four years of marriage and five miscarriages, my husband took me to a church to pray for a child. While walking around, I overheard him talking to his friend. His friend said, "I get that you married Vera to get that letter of forgiveness for Cindy. But why cause Vera's miscarriages? You knew how much she wanted that baby." My husband was silent for a long time before saying quietly, "I don't love Vera. I could marry her for Cindy's sake but I'll never let her have my child." My fingers went cold. The cross in my hand fell to the ground. What I thought was love and redemption had been a carefully crafted lie all along.