7:38 I am a bad husband. Possibly the worse and still be considered a husband. I should have been dumped long ago. Is that an indictment on me or my wife?
A colleague confided in me. She told me some issues with her husband. They are separated. He comes over on weekends. He doesn’t clean. He doesn’t pick up. He doesn’t help. He watches tv, eats take out and drinks. The neighbors think he is an asshole. Her words. He has another house with his ex-wife. I was sympathetic. I nodded. I gave incredulous looks. She probably thinks I am a nice guy. Or a halfway decent husband.
In my mind I was thinking about my wife. The stories she could tell about me. I can’t even catalog how absurdly bad I am. Cheating. Affairs. Drinking.
I tried to have it all. My wife. My daughter. A safe home. A secure job. Those things require sacrifice. Instead i acted selfish. I didn’t appreciate my marriage. I fell in love with another woman. I thought I could balance them both. I lost them both.
I drink. My make dangerous choices. I use people. I am a taker. If I give pleasure it is happenstance. Not design. I am a bad husband to my wife. I am pretty bad with relationships as a whole.
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