Letter to wife (first draft)


Dear Wife:

As much as I welcome the opportunity to begin dating you again, I'm having misgivings. You told me last Saturday that you were not dating other men. You must understand that, for me, this is a necessary precondition to our dating. I will not live in an open marriage and I will not date you while you are dating other men. These are non-negotiable, unalterable terms; above all, this is a matter of self respect.

To be clear, I'm not giving you an ultimatum; what I'm giving you is time. When you´re ready to faithfully commit to our marriage, we can date, but not before.

As I have told you, many times, what I cherish the most in our relationship is our friendship. If we are going to continue our friendship and build trust between us, we need to be honest with each other.

I have and will continue to respect your decisions in all matters, please give me the same consideration.

your loving husband