It was so sad to read, Kevin. How horribly she was treating you — that was absolutely awful. Poking you? That type of thing is well-known abuse. Making fun of your friend’s speech? Trying to harm you in your chair and make you do unsafe things? Once again, so very, very glad to hear that you are in a real relationship now that is happy and fulfilling — more than well-deserved. It’s hard enough for us women to express these things, as we usually encounter little sympathy. But for a man, I think it took tremendous courage for you to describe what happened and your recovery.