Everything That Shine An't Gold

You know, everything that shines ain't gold.  I was pretending to be in love--we were pretending to be happy.  We threw parties, hosted events, smiled for the crowd...but behind those smiles, things were falling apart.  He started going missing, and I kept making excuse after excuse for his behavior.  Before long, I started running from the truth myself.  But all that did was make our problems grow even bigger.  

So let me ask you, listeners--has this ever happened to you? Have you ever tried to make something look perfect when it was far from it? How did you handle it? What did you do? I'd love to hear your story--drop me a DM, a message, or email me.  Let's talk about it.