It's been a while (Was: German wife)

[PortlandDad]

Thanks for stopping by BR. It's good to hear from you, too.

I had a humorous encounter concerning the W yesterday. I got a call from an old neighbor that is a mutual friend. It seems that he received a receipt in the mail for a one-night stay at the Hilton in Munchen (Germany). It appears that someone used his name and address, but paid with their own credit card. He didn't know that the W had left again and thought that she could help translate the receipt, since he was worried about the possibility of identity theft. When I told him that she had left in November, he sorta went, "Ahhhhh...."

As a courtesy, I called the Hilton for him and verified that a man, claiming to be my neighbor, checked in for a single night. The clerk didn't know if he had company or not. Since the bill was paid, and the name on the card was not the same name as the check-in name (the clerk wouldn't tell me what the cardholder's name was, but I'm pretty sure it was the OM) I called my neighbor back and told him that it wasn't identity theft; it was just W trying to be sneaky and cover her tracks.

At this point I pretty much don't care anymore. She has mutated from the womand I loved into something else entirely. Lies, thievery, and betrayal have replaced all the good qualities that she used to have. I hope that she can redeem herself someday, but it won't happen during our marriage.