But the young woman had had time to think about it. During these long weeks of waiting, a question had come to her: is it really possible to continue to build a life together with someone who needed a scientific analysis to believe me?
His answer was negative. She chose to put an end to their story. Not in a burst of anger, but with a cold and deeply painful lucidity.
What this story says about all of us
The lesson to be learned is not that this man was fundamentally evil.