Awhile back I read "Revenge of the Middle Aged Housewife." Those of you whose husband's have left for OW will appreciate it, and even get something positive out of it. (By the way, not to tell too much about the book, but the "revenge" part is a very positive "life well lived").
Even better, the author wrote a sequel from the OW's POV (dreary life as the second wife!!!!). Great book too!!! It's called "Wives Behaving Badly."
There is no arriving, ever. It is all a continual becoming.
ok just ordered it. it is actually called Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman by Elizabeth Buchan. There are several sellers on Amazon that have it for only .01 with 3.99 shipping, it cost me $4.
Hi I have ordered a book from the POV of the other woman. I always wondered who these awful people were. It is called, "Getting Rid of Matthew", by Jane Fallon. The OW in the novel wants to get rid of her marries lover after he finally leaves his wife and kids. She realizes she can no longer be with him after doing that! It is suposed to be funny.
Me:38 H:39 MLC M:10 R:23 years D6 S3 Bomb: Easter, 2007 "Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day."
Cali, I think you'll enjoy the book. I thought is was pretty cathartic. I could relate a lot with the main character Rose, and there were some similarities in my sitch (the H in MLC, maternal and earthy wife, younger and more exciting OW who is more a career climber then family oriented, etc...).
Mkultra, Sounds like an interesting book! I'll have to take a look at that!!!
ERC, you are bad! Hee hee!!!!
I'm in the middle of "Wives behaving Badly," and this morning while I was reading at the gym, the main character (the OW) is being consulted by a friend who wants to leave her husband, and because she herself has been though it all (and ends up making a mess of her life), tells the other character:
"It's very easy to think oneself into rightness. 'Yes,' I used to say to myself, 'Rose is so complacent. She doesn't care about Nathan in the way he needs. She deserves to lose him. A person as careless as Rose doesn't deserve a husband like Nathan.' in the end, I felt it was almost my duty to take Nathan away." "And you succeeded. So?" "You're missing the point, Paige. You can reason yourself in and out of anything. That's the trouble with reason. It's flexible."
There is no arriving, ever. It is all a continual becoming.
ROOT I love it, it is so very true! You can reason yourself in our out of anything. I think as LBS we tend to do that as we GAL to help us and the WAS does the same to make it so they can face themselves in the mirror. Definetily the OP also.
I dont know if u saw my post to u w/ all the questions in CALI"S htread? I wanted to know if u posted is in peircing? How long did it take for your H to return? Did h end it w/ OW? What did he say upon returning? Did he just show up and stayed or did he tell u he was thinking about it. Mine was saying he would 4 the past two months but now has reverted back or not talking about it anymore.
