Francesca felt things she had not felt in a long time! She felt passion, sexuality, being adored, admiration, and this so excited her! Just like a usual extramarital affair does. I know the feeling. It has been 2 years now, and the complications are somewhat practical. Here is my biggest dilemma- I own this house and make the payments. I also pay all the house bills such as cable, car insurance, Cell phones, land phones internet, all of it. I have enough money to live in a low budget motel with my little dog for 3 weeks. What happens when he doesn’t move out, keeps sobbing his eyes out and is non-functional? I dont have a real back up plan. I dont have a friend here who would open their door to me for a several week stay. I have friends for lunch and casual stuff, but this could be the talk of the town, so I don’t divulge. I am feeling overwhelmed with this “what if” becuase I feel like I need to drop a letter and run. Also, do I say I am in love and that is why I am leaving? Or do I bring the generic ” I need more” to the discussion and leave it at that. I feel the generic version may leave the window open for R-2 to beg, plead and promise to make it all better. In my heart it is too late for that. What had he been doing for 30+ years? Just because his meal ticket is threatened, NOW he is paying attention. Too little, too late. How long can I keep that up? Gratefully, my job is telecommuter status, so I can work from anywhere in the states and still function. As long as i have my computer, of course!
The daughter saw the wasted lie of a life and then split from the husband, so she wouldnt waste her life, like her mother did. I am more motivated than Francesca, in that once free, I would hunt down Robert immediately and stop being so passive and just wasting away on it….I am fueling anxious today, like the days are ticking away, but my work is getting very busy right now, so keeping my eye on that for now as my focus. Tears come to me easily when I am alone, which is more than 10 hours a day…….

Her