He's telling friends he thinks we'll reunite

[MarieC]

Hi, Allen. Somehow I missed this note on exposing.

Yes, I suspected immediately and my suspicions were proven right. I've lived in this tiny town since 1995 and am one of the few Americans here who speak German, so am known to the locals, who are very kind to me. I hope this isn't TMI, but I found out for sure the last time I slept with him, when I got the STD from him (and his behavior in bed changed dramatically for the worse - he was rough and ... awful - the worst [and last] sex of our whole marriage.) He also had a hickey on his neck, which he blamed on a chain we'd gotten for our wedding so many years ago. I bit my tongue, but took a picture of it, which I've been tempted to send him with a comment about "for your and Bimbo's scrapbook."

Soon thereafter, neighbors, taxi drivers, and shopkeepers started asking what my husband was doing with the "stupid cow" from the beer restaurant. (She's not much loved here.) I had to keep my mouth shut until he signed the post-nup, or I was afraid he would make off with half of my hard-earned retirement and savings, as he was entitled to under German (no fault) divorce. THAT was hard, but once he signed, I told his parents and all of our mutual friends. He had lied to his boss and told her that it was a mutual decision but I straightened her out, too. He's really lost the respect of the US/UK community here,most of whom also work for the military, who have seen him with her, too, as I am well liked. His employees have been telling me that they thought he was better than this. So did I. I just try not to contribute to the goissip and say that I'm not happy with the way things worked out but it was his decision and I have to get on with my life. It's not easy but I think I have to resist publicly trashing him (though I am sometimes tempted to) or it will surely get back to him - and part of me thinks he really is in turmoil - or should go to Hollywood, where he would surely be up for best actor in no time at all, because when he does his remorseful act, it really seems real.