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I woke up in a hospital room, weak and disoriented after the worst night of my life. When I called my parents and asked for somewhere safe to stay, they coldly said, “You chose to get married. This is your problem now.” I swallowed my tears and whispered, “Fine.” From my hospital bed, I withdrew as guarantor for their new house. Their mortgage approval collapsed, and the $55,000 deposit they had rushed to pay became nonrefundable. But that was only the first signature I planned to erase.