Gina* has been married to Jim* for nine years now and both of them are working. They have three children all of them are girls. Gina is the typical working mother who comes home tired and snaps at the least provocation. She is know to nag and rant at Jim about anything under the sun.
That gives Jim some reason, or so he said, to look for someone nicer. And he did find one, a pretty, soft-spoken little darling who looks like an angel compared to Gina. They had an illicit relationship and Jim started to drift away not just from Gina but from his children as well. But it seems like Jim is not even trying to be discreet about the whole thing that I started to suspect that he was being deliberate. So, I wasn’t surprised at all when Gina came to me to tell me what she learned.
I assumed that she came to me for advice and I gave her the fairest I could give, to go for what is bearable. I’ve known a lot of people who decided against their hearts’ desires and ended up miserable for the rest of their lives.
One day, Gina kicked Jim out of the house. As I heard, Jim came home with his clothes packed in a bag which was waiting for him at the door of the house. He knocked at the door and tried to reason out with his wife but Gina was disconsolate, so as not to further his embarrassment, Jim picked up the bag and went away.
That night, it rained hard. My kids and I were preparing for bed when someone knocked at the door. It was Gina. She was asking whether I saw Jim or if I know where he is. I said no. She expressed her concern for her husband and was worried that he had nowhere to stay.
The following morning, I learned that Gina found Jim at his friend’s house. She asked him to come and he did. Since then, I never commented on the issue again, ever. Gina decided to keep her husband no matter what, so I guess she had no reason to complain..
*not real names
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