佚名/Anonymous
After22yearsofmarriage, I'vediscoveredthesecrettokeepingloveandintimacyaliveinmyrelationshipwithmywife, Peggy:Istarteddatinganotherwoman.
ItwasPeggy'sidea, actually.“Youknowyouloveher,”shesaidoneday, takingmebysurprise.“'tbelieveme, butIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether, itwillmakeuscloser.”
The“otherwoman”mywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother, , Imoved2，, , Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.
Shewassurprisedandsuspicious, then, whenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.“What'swrong?”.
“Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,”Isaid,“Justthetwoofus.”
“I'dlikethatalot,”shereplied.
AsIdrovetoherhouse, Iactuallyhadacaseofpredatejitters!Whatwouldwetalkabout?Whatifshedidn'tliketherestaurantIchose?
WhenIpulledintoherdriveway, , andshewassmiling.“ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson, andtheywereallimpressed,”shesaidasshegotintomycar.“Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening.”
Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy, , halfoutofaffectionandhalftohelphernegotiatetherestaurantsteps.
, justcatchingupwitheachother'.
“I'llgooutwithyouagain,”mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,“butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.”Iagreed.
“Howwasyourdate?”mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.
“Nice……nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,”.
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, ', apartofmyhistory.
, mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.“Ihavesomuchlivingtodo,”shetoldmeonce.“'twanttomissanyofit.”
Likemanybabyboomers, ItendtofillmycalendartothebrimasIstruggletofitfamily, .
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与妻子佩姬结婚22年了，我发现使我们爱情真挚长久的秘诀是：我开始约会“另一位女人”。
