At my father's funeral, an elderly, unknown woman walked into the church wearing a vintage wedding dress. She went straight to the casket, placed her hand on the wood, and whispered: "You finally got to see me in white, Daniel." Then she began to tell a story that would tear my entire family apart. The air in the grand old church was heavy. I, Sarah, sat in the front pew, my hand clutching my mother’s, as we listened to the priest eulogize my father, Daniel. "Fifty years of unwavering partnershi