A marriage in trouble

Deb was sitting there, deflated, caught in the cross-hairs. Her whole world was the exact opposite of what she thought it was going to be this day. She sat there in silence for a few minutes, not knowing what to do.

Jack started talking. “Yes I’ve been seeing Jennifer, been doing that for months. You’ve been angry, you’ve cut me out, you’ve been impossible to live with, you’ve made it impossible for our kids to function normally. I had to do something, something to get my feet back under me.

“I’ve got it together enough to either go through counseling with you, or divorce court. I want to do the first, but it’s your decision now. I’ve never been able to make you do anything, never been able to make you listen.

“But here, in front of two other people, you’re hearing the truth. Do you know what you want to do? You don’t have to answer now, or even today. I’ll be moving to Terry’s apartment now. Take your time, I’ll tell the kids what’s going on. We need time apart.

Deb realized that if he moved out, it would be for… forever? She was looking at real failure of her life. All the things that Joyce had been telling her over the past year, now she heard. It was now her ox being gored. She couldn’t pretend anymore. She sat there for a couple of minutes when Jennifer asked her what was going on inside.