Dear Abby,
It has finally happened.
My wife has left me
for another man.
Let me try to explain, what I know is for certain so far. One
day while I was making coffee, in the kitchen, I noticed her cell phone on the
island. The little light was flashing. You know the one that notifies you have
a message. So knowing my wife and her propensity to not check for messages regularly,
I thought it best to do so for her.
That is when I found “them”. What I mean is, hundreds of
photos and text messages about this other guy! I kind of had this suspicion the
last couple of years, like most men; we just bottle it up and pushed it off to
the side. Then I started to notice more frequent calls, mostly video chats.
Even though money has been tight lately, I noticed she was spending money on someone
outside of this household. Strangely, I did not feel the least bit worried, for
I generally trust my wife. This is not the first time this has happened.
38 years ago she was in a relationship with another person,
when I started to court her. I succeeded and we were married almost 33 years
ago. Then sometime around the birth of our second child, it happened. Not just an affair, but a full blown
relationship with the person she had been with before we met. I am certain that
relationship is still ongoing, for I have seen signs of it daily for years.
For you see, that first relationship I mentioned, is with
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Without it, she would not be able to love me
because of my many faults and short comings. To which I am grateful.
As for this new relationship, it is with our grandson, and I
am perfectly fine with that one too.
Sincerely Brad Ogden
