After 50 years of marriage, 75-year-old Rose told her husband, Charles, that she wanted a divorce.
She felt stifled, convinced that he was controlling every part of her life.
Though heartbroken and confused, Charles agreed, unwilling to keep her in a relationship she no longer wanted.
Their lawyer even arranged a final dinner together.
But when Charles dimmed the lights and ordered for her—thinking of her eyesight and health—Rose saw it as another act of control.