Dear Queenie,
My husband is controlling and emotionally abusive and I am going to divorce him.
My problem is that he is very good at putting on a good face in public and everyone thinks what a wonderful husband he is. Little do they know! If I keep quiet about the reasons for the divorce everyone will blame me for leaving such a wonderful husband. If I talk about it openly people will think I am lying about him.
Queenie, how do I make them believe me?—Soon-to-be ex-wife
Dear Wife,
Do you have any close women friends whom you can count on to believe you? If so, tell them in detail about your problems with your husband – preferably the ones with the greatest tendency to gossip. The news will spread and, believe me, more people than you would think will believe it.
