Seeing my freshly washed permanent press wadded up in a ball was the final straw. After years of pursuing him, pleasing him, trying to change for him, I realized, this was never going to last. For the past few months my husband had been elusive, passive-aggressive, ignored our 16th anniversary, and slept in the guest bedroom. In an effort to please him, I had been cooking every night and caught up all of the house work and laundry. The final load consisted of my professional work clothes. I must have nicely ironed and hung up 100 articles of his clothing, but when I come home from the grocery store, my clothing is snatched from the dryer and left tangled in a chair. Hopelessly wrinkled!
He walks in through the door without acknowledging me. “Oh honey!” I snarled, “I got your “Fuck You” when I got home, thanks! If you wanted a divorce, but were afraid to ask, I just want you to know that the answer is YES! You are a free man!” After more heated words, he ignores me and hides in his “man cave” in the basement and I go to the bedroom I’ve been sleeping in, alone. My kids are 12 and 14. I don’t want to rock their world. I’ll have to find a way to stay with him for six more years.
I heard about a “dating” site for cheating spouses on the radio. You create a profile and hook up with other married malcontents. It’s fun, anonymous, confidential, and safe. I checked it out for a little voyeuristic fun. After being faithful to one man my whole life, it felt deliciously naughty just to look. Guest profiles are free, so I put one together as though I were really going to do something, then marked it “hidden”. It existed, but no one else could view it. Just me. I could mark it “active” anytime so others could view my preferences, but never did. It’s like wearing slutty lingerie to work. I know it’s there and it gives me a dirty thrill, but no one else can see it. No harm, no foul. Innocent fun, right? My user name was from a song by The Sex Pistols. Appropriate and provocative…..





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Ryan had just witnessed the most awesome scene of his life. Dumbfounded, he walked out of the recording studio both as the two superstars dressed themselves again. He turned off the video function on his Blackberry; for once, the power was in the lowly assitant’s hands. He would have the upper hand now; and he knew exactly how to use it.