1. February Sucks for Walter Mitty


    Date: 1/23/2024, Categories: Loving Wives, Author: bybruce1971

    ... pretty resilient, and we eventually got to a place where we all could be in a room together without the monsters from the past rearing their ugly heads.
    
    I never saw any of the other couples after that night. I heard rumors that Dee and Dave had split and Jane and Phil were having problems, but I never bothered to follow up. To be honest, I don't really care.
    
    And so, a year later, I found myself minus a wife, but plus a fat bank account chock full of Mark LaValliere's money--most of which I poured back into my business. I was still the primary caregiver to my kids and--miracle of miracles!--they had moved on fromFrozen. They were now completely enthralled by Wall-E.
    
    It's a good movie. I give it six months before I learn to hate it.
    
    Life has gotten a lot better. While I'm still working through some things from that night, I'm also building up a new group of friends. I can imagine a time in the not-too-distant future when I'll be ready to date again--at least on the nights when Linda has the kids. But not all the scars have healed: I still hate watching the Bills, and have become the only Dolphins fan in my neighborhood. The prejudice is real.
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