My Husband Had Another Woman Tattooed Over His Heart for 20 Years—He Claimed She Was Imaginary Until I Finally Found Her

On the back, Richard had written just six words: “Forgive me, Rose. She can’t know.”

Twenty years earlier, on our honeymoon, Richard stepped out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist. It was the first time I’d seen him shirtless long enough to notice the tattoo: a portrait of a beautiful young woman, placed directly over his heart.continue reading …