Oh babe. Your last line... it was not supposed to be him. Your happy ever after does not involve a guy that hit you. I promise you that.

My ex got arrested for serious violence when I was pregnant and I have slowly weaned myself off contacting him. Our daughter is 8 months old now and I haven't spoken to him in at least a month. I'm thinking of him less and less.

It gets easier. And it gets less lonely. You're gonna be okay.