He Said His Wife Needed $300,000 — I Said I Was Withdrawing My Money First

made him susceptible — the fear of abandonment, the need to be chosen, the willingness to compromise honesty in order to secure approval from someone who was withholding it on purpose. He talked about it openly, without embarrassment, which was itself evidence of how much he had changed. He had reconnected with old friends, moved into a small apartment continue reading …