3 years ago, I decided to separate from my husband. It was a surprisingly easy decision. I wanted to reclaim my independence; expand my social circles and reconnect with people from the past. I just couldn’t make those things happen while hitched to my hubby. And so I did it. With a few clicks of…
When Hollywood recently released The Other Woman, starring Cameron Diaz, audiences flocked to theaters in droves for the adultery-themed comedy. I know what the film critics have to say about it (think: unimpressed), but I was more interested to hear the opinions of two women who know a thing or two about adultery. Once upon…
Recently I was listening to the radio and heard an interview with the founder of “Ashley Madison,” an online dating site for married individuals. If you haven’t heard of their company before, their tagline is “Life is short. Have an affair.” As I heard this individual being introduced, my jaw dropped open and my thoughts…
It’s hard to stash a shopping bag of secret contents into a closet from the early 1900’s. These closets are sometimes wide but never deep. Stash it low and the bag peeked out from behind disheveled shoes. Stash it high and my six-foot man was sure to be eye-level. I heard footsteps in the hall…
A recent study by The Gallup Poll found that Americans view cheating on your spouse as the most morally reprehensive thing that anyone could do – over abortion, human cloning, suicide, polygamy, and divorce. Divorce, however, was listed as one of the most morally acceptable behaviors, with 68% of responders approving. Although there are no…
