"He was just 63. I'm 61 years old, and in no way a weak, doddering old man. There may be some 22 year old women who could fight me off, but not many . . ."
HaHa, I laughed reading your response, because I went through something similar when I was in my early 20s and married to my first husband.
He was a good hillbilly boy up here in the hills of Tennessee. His Daddy was one of those old (in his 70s) weak men who was stronger than an ox when he wanted to be and it was convenient. He had molested his daughters and grandaughters. He was the most religious person I've ever known, every time the church doors were open he was in church, always preachin to other people, in your face stuff, etc.
He was also the most evil person I have ever encountered (freewill Baptist). He tried that shit on me but I was young and strong and could run REAL fast.
I tell folks often that back in my younger days I was an Olympic runner, and it's true.
I call it cornfield olympics. I learned to run through the cornfield REALLY fast. And I never got caught.
I finally got fed up, and faced the whole bunch of hypocrits, including the (now )ex husband. I got out.
I don't like hypocrits, I have a lot of experience with them. And, in my experience, people who are overly zealous and religious and pushing it on other people, 10 times out of 10 they have a guilty conscience about something and this is how they think they can make up for it.
I came from a family (my ex's family considered us a bunch of heathens) that happened to enjoy a beer or glass of wine, but my Daddy would never do such a thing. Ex hubby's family believed it was okay to rape your daughters, etc., but drink a beer and you'll go to hell.
There's a lot more of this that goes on than people realize. I was lucky I grew up in a heathen family and got out. His granddaughters (who I still see sometimes) were not so lucky, they all have serious problems thanks to his handiwork.
"He was the most religious person I've ever known, every time the church doors were open he was in church, always preachin to other people, in your face stuff, etc.
He was also the most evil person I have ever encountered "