"I believed that Matt was just some troubled soul, and that I was the only one who could help him. " This is what got me the most. So real and so true. This is the core problem of the emphatic people and makes them such vulnerable and perfect targets. Honey, some sick people are the masters of manipulation so I am sad to hear that it took so long but at the same time I am really glad that eventually you realised what was going on and had so much courage to end it. Thank you for sharing. I hope that such open confession will inspire other people suffering like you did to do the same.