My Boyfriend Used Our Sex Tape to Keep Me Trapped

I brought a cake to surprise my boyfriend of seven years. Outside his birthday party, I heard my own voice—he was showing his friends our sex tape. Then I watched him kiss another woman. When I ended things, he threatened to send the recordings to my hospital. He thought shame would keep me trapped. Instead, I saved his messages, called a lawyer, and accepted the fellowship I'd delayed for him. Now he's begging me to come home. But I'm building a career in Boston—and getting to know a man who asks before sharing even a photograph.