"she's going to visit her family...do you want to come for the weekend?" It was a dangerous proposition. He was married. I was still the college student who was trying to figure out my life (little did I know at that time that pursuit would be a lifetime journey). His wife was going to be …
Tag: cheating
it wasn’t a mistake
First, I want to preface that the idea from this blog came from a discussion with my bff. I hadn't thought of things from this perspective until as she was saying something it "clicked" for me. All of a sudden, I get it...and I have her to thank. Now...to be fair, it's one of the …
down in the basement
His wife held parties all the time. All of the "normal" holidays to throw a party with your friends: Memorial Day, 4th of July, Halloween, Christmas, birthdays... but then there were the ones that were a little more random... April Fools Day, Flag Day... really any reason they could find to have people over and …
cheating
Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com I personally think that there are more people that have dealt with infidelity in a relationship than we think. It's "easy" to come out with infidelity when you are the one "wronged" and you choose to end the relationship. But what about those of us who have stayed in …
erin
Erin and I became friends when I trained her at a job that I was leaving. She was a few years younger than me, but she and I seemed to connect on a deeper level than I did with other friends of the time. I was just starting to officially date my hubby. Hubby was …
i had a part too
I was a bitch for a long time after hubbys affair. Years. As I look back on my journals from that time period, it makes me wonder how the hell we are still married. Yes, we love each other now, but I was down right mean to him. Yes, he had an affair. Yes, I …
Mistress
Today's post is a hard one. It’s a story that not many know about me. It’s a story I keep hidden because it comes with lots of judgement. It comes with questions that I’m not ready to answer even decades later. I’m scared to hit “Publish”, but I told myself I was going to be …
Journey to Exist 