Marriage/Relationships

[CharlesHarris]

My own example is too typical. I was married for 20 years, the first ten when times were good, and she could live the fairytale in her imagination, were fine. Then when times got tough, I was out of work for a year, scrimping to get by, the part where it says, "for richer or poorer" became confused.

Her perception was quite different from reality, and suffice to say, my cutting up the credit cards before she run us into financial ruin was the best thing I ever did. As was accepting a new job 1000 km away and sending her home to Mother. I best leave it there, because the rest is easy enough to figure out without saying anything unkind. Sometimes you must let go of the drowning man to save yourself, and I survived.