Tonight's assignment.

Our divorced neighbor came over. She was talking to my wife about "hooking up" with guy tonight who is sort of a "boy toy" to her. Anyway, the talking started to bug me because she kept talking about how hot this guy was etc. Anyway, I started to get really irritated with the conversation. In the past I used to have fun talking to this woman about sex but now it's just irritating because I can see how "needy" she really is. At any rate, I decided that I had had enough and left the kitchen. BTW. This in itself is a 180 because I'm typically the one who keeps talking to her while my W gets irritated. They are still downstairs talking.

So my assignment is to hang on to myself while I disclose the fact that this woman's gushing over a guy (and his body and his sexual moves) was making me feel a little irritated due to the issues we are working on. I don't think it's wrong to mention that (while I should be strong and immune) it was making me feel off awkward. I mean seriously, I don't want to suppress feelings and I don't think there is anything too wrong with leaving the room and finding a quiet place to read.

We'll see if it has any effect. The trick is keeping my mind soothed, and myself validated, and maintaining my "center".


Anywhere is walking distance if you have the time -Steven Wright