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I was always on guard and I was always prepared for him to be upset with me. I had lived feeling uneasy and tense for so long.


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I was always on guard and I was always prepared for him to be upset with me. I had lived feeling uneasy and tense for so long.
         



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This page presents the quote "I was always on guard and I was always prepared for him to be upset with me. I had lived feeling uneasy and tense for so long.". Author of this quote is Brenda Perlin, Shattered Reality. This quote is about loss, love, divorce, coming-of-age, marriage, affection,.