Hi Anita,

Thank you for reading this and responding, but I have to be honest — your replies haven’t been very helpful so far.

Ann and I are very happy. I’m not sure why you would think otherwise, but trust me, we are. And yes, Ann and I have spoken about this a few times. She has told me that she doesn’t understand why I want to be friends with Stef — and has made it plain that she doesn’t like her — but she says she trusts me and that it’s fine. And if she was really not cool with it, I wouldn’t be on here chatting with you now.

Ask yourself: Why would I spend the time to write this long diatribe if my ultimate goal was to have an affair? I can understand why you would think that’s my motivation, since I have a history with Stef. But that’s not my plan. And honestly, there are much easier ways to have an affair.

Why would I go through the trouble of trying to get the online friendship with Stef back, with Ann’s knowledge, if the ultimate goal was an affair? Sounds pretty dumb, especially since I’ve already learned the hard way that Ann could be reading anything I write. Why would I risk losing everything?

No. This is simple: I don’t want to leave things the way they are. I’m trying to resolve a misunderstanding, nothing more.