I never thought my marriage would be haunted by the men I once knew. My husband’s retroactive jealousy has become a constant source of tension between us. He’ll ask me about my past, not out of curiosity, but because he’s trying to measure himself against the men I dated before him. It’s strange, this need to compare himself to people who aren’t even a part of our lives anymore.

I try to reassure him, to tell him that he’s the one I love, that those relationships ended for a reason. But it’s like he’s stuck in a loop, unable to believe that he’s enough. His jealousy is turning our marriage into something I barely recognize—something that feels more like a competition than a partnership.

It’s exhausting. I love him, but I’m tired of constantly defending my past, of having to prove that he’s the one I want now. His insecurity is driving a wedge between us, and I don’t know how to fix it. I want to move forward, but his jealousy keeps pulling us back.

I don’t know how much longer I can live like this. If he doesn’t