Yet, when I left my abusive ex-husband -- an Ivy League Wall Street trader who kept three loaded guns in our house -- I had no one toaccompanymeto family court to get my temporary restraining order made permanent, and no one to help me begin divorce proceedings.
During my time there, friends would often invite metoaccompany them on half- or all-day excursions specifically to visit a Costco store, sometimes driving an hour or more just to get there.