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Ben thought Christine was the answer to his prayers. He did not realize she would become the punishment.
What begins as an intense, consuming love slowly mutates into a fourteen-year war of obsession, betrayal, manipulation, and psychological control. Ben lives with borderline personality disorder, carrying an overwhelming fear of abandonment that makes him cling harder each time the relationship begins to fracture. Christine hides behind the quieter mask of covert narcissism, feeding on validation, protecting her image, and twisting every conflict until Ben no longer trusts his own memories, instincts, or emotions.
Together, they create the perfect emotional catastrophe. Every apology conceals another wound. Every reconciliation becomes another trap. Love is used as leverage, silence becomes punishment, and intimacy transforms into a battlefield where affection can disappear without warning.
Christine learns exactly where Ben is most vulnerable. She exploits his fear of being left, keeps him desperate for approval, and slowly digs her claws into his identity. The more he fights to save the relationship, the more of himself he loses.
But Ben is not innocent. His borderline personality disorder fuels emotional extremes, impulsive reactions, desperation, and a dependence on Christine that becomes almost impossible to break. He knows the relationship is destroying him, yet the thought of losing her feels even worse.
Based on the author's fourteen-year relationship, *See You Next Tuesday, Christine!* is a brutal psychological account of borderline personality disorder, covert narcissism, trauma bonding, emotional dependency, betrayal, and the horrifying things two damaged people can do while still calling it love.
There are three sides to every story: his, hers, and the truth neither of them wants exposed.