The Affair, part 5
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T
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Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Late summer/fall 1998:That was it, wasn't it? That was my chance to stop things before they progressed. *sigh* I knew that but thought I could control ...
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The Affair, part 4
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T
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Part 1Part 2Part 3Spring/Summer 1998: Somewhere during this time, my husband and I began exploring the idea of an open marriage. Neither my husband nor I had much experience ...
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The Affair, part 3
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T
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Part 1Part 21997: My husband and I fell into a DINKS (dual income, no kids) routine. We luxuriated in our new status as middle income. We spoiled ourselves rotten. I joined t ...
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The Affair, part 2
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T
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This is very uncomfortable for me to relive... but, it has come back into the forefront of my mind and I must process it. Please bear with me.Read Part 1Fall 1996: During this ...
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The Affair, part 1
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T
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This is the first of a 10 part series about the affair I had during my marriage. I realize that this might be uncomfortable for many to read. Perhaps you've been through this ...
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Lover of Lingerie
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T
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I suppose since Rascal and I only see each other twice a month, it is only natural that whatever I'm wearing seems to be practically torn from my body when we're finally alone ...
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Rebelling
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T
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I am a very disciplined person. When my friend Marie and I lived together, she used to make fun of me because I always paid my bills on time (obsessively so) and I would never ...
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Innate
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T
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When you fall in love with someone, you learn what gives them pleasure. Maybe they like to hold hands.... or to always have a heavy arm on your shoulder. Maybe they like gent ...
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When's the wedding?
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T
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There are some people in my life that I won't talk to about Rascal. I won't mention that his children came into town with him this weekend. I won't discuss how his boys adore ...
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Yoga for the Heroes
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T
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All day long I've been sneezing and coughing my head off. I couldn't even take a deep breath without breaking into a full on coughing fit. But the ex offered to take the kids ...
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Aiming for the fairway
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T
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Over the weekend, while Rascal was visiting with his sons, our hamster went missing. The kids, all 4 of them, began the quest to solve the mystery of the missing hamster like ...
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Weird random week
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T
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This week has felt a bit off for some reason. I wonder if Monday night's full moon sent the cosmos into craziness or something. It started off well enough... Monday, I ran i ...
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Embrace your feminine side
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T
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As a single mom, and I'm sure all single parents have noticed this, I definitely get use out of both my feminine side and my masculine side. I have to be mom and dad. I have ...
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Since my divorce...
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T
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I have learned quite a bit about myself. I have accomplished much. I'm not even the same person I was when I was married. I was contacted by someone wanting to hear my post-d ...
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Triggers
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T
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My ex-husband is an alcoholic. Now, he would never admit this, mind you. And I never saw it. I'd never been around it and didn't recognize the signs. When we dated, I loved ...
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Learning to love my ugly
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T
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After writing the tear-laden post last night, Rascal called, as he normally does. I was feeling better, after venting all of those ugly feelings, and he was in a very good mo ...
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Ugly in the Silence
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T
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I can be so ugly at times.*sigh* One of the challenges I've noticed with a long distance relationship is how Rascal and I both react to silence. We text in the mornings or sh ...
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