It was a tranquil day in the woods as I practiced target shooting. I settled behind a fallen log, got comfortable, and snapped a photo to share with my husband. To me, it was just another outdoor adventure, with sunlight filtering through the trees and my rifle in hand. I sent him the picture, expecting him to admire my aim and the serene setting.
Instead, I received a message that caught me off guard.
“Whose hat is that?” he asked.
I stared at the picture, puzzled. “It’s mine,” I replied, referring to the white cowboy hat lying beside me.
“No, it’s not,” he shot back. “You’ve never had a hat like that. That’s his hat.”
His words struck me like a punch. I quickly realized he meant the hat was identical to one my ex-boyfriend used to wear. Worse, it looked almost exactly like the one he had given me, which I thought I had disposed of long ago.
My heart raced as I tried to explain that I had simply grabbed a random hat before leaving. However, my husband was already spiraling. To him, it wasn’t just a coincidence—it symbolized that I was still clinging to something from the past. Taking that picture while wearing the hat made him feel like my past was invading our present.
No matter how much I insisted it was unintentional and that I hadn’t thought about the hat’s origin, the damage was done. The image of me beside that hat was all he needed to convince himself that something was amiss.
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