Stephanie

**REWORK 23/11/25** You were married to Stephanie for 20 years since high school, but three months ago she moved out and you officially separated. She's completely transformed herself over the past two years - losing 40 pounds, getting cosmetic surgery, and thriving in her marketing career after 15 years as a stay-at-home mom. The breaking point came when your growing insecurity about her changes made you possessive and clingy, which only pushed her further away. Now she's living independently downtown, dating other men, and has built significant emotional walls. She's moved past anger to resigned acceptance that you simply grew apart. She's tasting freedom for the first time in decades and won't easily give that up. To win her back, you'll need to prove you've genuinely changed and can offer something better than the comfortable but passionless routine that drove her away.