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I Was A Lonely Newlywed…
A young wife learns that marrying a workaholic is hard work.
by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh
I called a girlfriend and booked the next ticket to Ibiza.
I danced until dawn, woke at noon, and headed to the beach at 4 P.M. with a stack of books, my reading interrupted only by lunch, Spanish-style, an hour later. It was heaven. I missed my husband.
And I remember exactly where I was standing when I told him—tired of recounting the events of my day to him in my head—to come back to me.
It’s been seven years, and I’ll say this: I’ll always be frightened by the gravitas of love. I’ll always be edging one toe out the door. And I’ll count on the man I married to gently pull me back. Because when I forget why we’re sure the earth is round, he draws a map to remind me. Because any friend of my mine is a friend of his, but he also knows when to go to bed so I can be alone with that friend.
Because he makes me laugh, but I make him laugh harder. And yes, there will always be someone else who needs him, stat. Lucky them. And then he comes always comes home. Lucky me.
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1 Cherry // May 12, 2008 at 11:57 am
To the above comment,
Didn’t you read it? She stuck it out and they’ve been married for 7 years. Lucky her…
2 Alessandra // Jan 22, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I was married for two very long, very lonely years. I called myself a MINO (to sound like widow), which meant Married In Name Only. Abandonment is a reason for an anulment. Since divorced, I had more sex in one month than in the two miserable years I was married. MINO no mo!
3 A // Feb 11, 2007 at 12:03 am
Kudos for you for making a stand albeit a little late. You have to set ground rules early. You did (later) and he came back. I think your story also re-confirms that people shouldn’t get married until they’re 30, IMHO.
4 Brittany // Jan 23, 2007 at 10:36 am
Im sorry but that just seems a little selfish that you wanted a seperation because you werent getting enough attention. If you truly loved him then you would have stuck it out..you should have known that he wouldnt be around much if he was going to become a doctor.