“Can I talk to you for a moment?” Jennifer asked. She was standing in the doorway of my office.
“Is it about work?” I asked. She’s not supposed to talk to me about work without her manager.
“It’s personal,” she said.
“Come in,”
I don’t know her very well. She says hello when she comes into the office. We see each other at company functions. We’ve chit chat about clothes, hair, and evening plans. She’s extended several invitations to join her after hours that I did not accept. At the last function she introduced me to her fiancé who I found to be quite charming. She showed me her beautiful ring. They’re been together over three years. It was clear that Jennifer was smitten. It was nice to see two people so in love.
She sat down across from me and took a deep breath.
I stared at her and waited.
She started to cry.
Should I hug her? I had no idea. Like I said, I don’t know her well enough to know how to respond.
“John is married,” She said.
“Who is John?” I asked.
“My fiancé, I introduced you to him last month at the restaurant.”
“Ok,” I said. I was confused.
“Why are you telling me this?”
“I don’t know. I consider you as a friend. You’re always nice to me. I think you’re a really nice person,”
“Thank you,” I said.
Should I hug her now? I wondered.
She was still crying. I stared at her.
“We’ve been together for three years. I thought that we were going to get married I really did. I love him so much. But he broke up with me this morning. He said that I’m putting too much pressure on him,”
“How can you be engaged to a married man?” I asked.
LOL. I ask profound questions, don’t I?
“He asked me to marry him?”
“What’s wrong with that picture?” I asked.
“He said that he was going to leave her,”
“How long ago was that?”
“When we met, over three years ago," She said. I am such a fool,” She dropped her face in the palm of her hands and cried. And no, I did not hug her.
“What am I going to do?” She looked up and asked after several minutes.
I see terror on her pretty face. I see hurt. I see desperation. I see so much that I couldn’t feel.
“You’re going to move on,” I said simply. I didn’t understand how such a bright, educated, intelligent woman, could accept an engagement ring from a married man. I also know that intelligence has nothing to do with it. It was something deeper and more complex.
I didn’t understand her tears. And I didn’t quite understand the hurt. How do you become serious about a married man and not expect hurt?
How can you remain three years after he tells you that he’s going to divorce his wife and not see the lie?
What exactly are you entitled to? Time that can be snatched away in an instant because he or she who is entitled has decided that she wants it?
There is so much I didn’t understand.
I never speak for anyone. I will never say something is right or wrong for anyone, I can only say what is wrong or right for me. Not everything is black or white, but for me some things are. Dating a married man is one of those black and white things.
If you lie to me, the lie will destroy us.
I may feel for you, but if you’re not free to love me the way I deserve, we're done.
I will most certainly not accept an engagement ring from a married man? If that’s not the deepest bowl of bullshit that can be served, I don’t know what is.
If you’re not happy in your marriage and you REALLY want to get out, get out. And we’ll talk when your plate is clean.
If you say your marriage is over. Prove it. I don’t want promises. I want specifics. When will you ask for divorce? When will you file the papers? When? When? When? If you don’t do it when you say, you will, it’s done. Excuses are meaningless. I want results. You will not waste my time.
Why wouldn't I sleep with a married man?
1. I believe in the sanctity of marriage. I believe in commitment. I believe in honesty. I believe in loyalty. And if I were married, I would not want another woman sleeping with my man.
2. I will not settle for second place. Never. Not for one minute. It’s all or nothing. The last time your cock is fucked and sucked, it has to be by me. Every intimate, pleasurable touch that thrills you must come from my fingertips. Every gasp that escapes you has to be me taking your breath away. Every drip of cum you spill must be caught by my lips or my cunt. The bed you sleep in must be mine. Mine. Mine. Your nights, weekends, holidays mine. It cannot be any other way. I’m a possessive woman.
3. I wouldn’t know how to go to sleep knowing that the man I love is with another woman. I would go insane. I would lose myself. I would feel like shit. I would feel compromised. Reduced. My god, the suffering. I wouldn’t do that to myself.
“Let it go,” I said to Jennifer. I got out of my chair and was perched on the edge of the table before her. I touched her small shoulder. She felt so fragile shaking under the onslaught of unending tears. Let it go. That may very well be the hardest thing to do.
I was sorry for her pain but not for her. Getting involve with a married man was her decision. Staying was her decision and she must accept responsibility. She needed this. I’ve known many women who fall in love with married men. And sometimes—most times, it’s the men who set them free when miraculously the relationship with their significant other gets better and they can no longer have you in their lives. You no longer serve their purpose. Sad isn’t it?
Sad for your big, beautiful heart.
Your great, amazing mind.
Your luscious, delightful body.
Sad for the years that you can never get back.
Sad for the life you could've had, if only you'd let it go.
Let it go…
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