this man is my hero

Jared and I got in a fight today. And the content or reason is not important, nor is how it resolved other than to say that it is over now.

In the process, though, I found out something that reminded me of why Jared is my hero:

Before my October meeting with the man-who-shall-not-be-named, Jared sent said person a message demanding respect for me during said meeting.

Jared never told me a word about it, until the heat of the moment today, when I accused him of never standing up for me against said individual.

And that specific knowledge goes a long way toward both healing last December, and also making me feel very, very, very safe with my husband. It also rather dramatically explains that while verbal harassment occurred in October, physical boundaries were observed.

I’ve long known that Jared will go to bat, at great length, for me.

But knowing that he warned this particular individual as to protecting my safety, regardless of what actually happened, I am certain went a long way toward ensuring at least physical boundaries were observed.

I love my husband. Emotional and physical safety and protection are just two more reasons why. Indeed, they are the whole reason I chose Jared 22 years ago, when presented between the choice of the two of them.