My Husband of 12 Years Started Locking Himself in the Garage – When I Finally Broke the Lock, I Realized I Never Really Knew Him

For weeks, my husband locked himself in the garage every night after dinner. He said he just needed space. I believed him… until I broke the lock and stepped inside. What I found didn’t just shock me. It made me question whether I ever really knew the man I married.

I met Tom when I was 21 and thought love was something loud. Fireworks, racing hearts, dramatic airport scenes, the typical movie kind of feeling, you know. But he was steady and solid. He was the kind of man who folded his T-shirts the same way every time and double-checked the front door before bed.