The Other Woman

I can't imagine being "The Other Woman".  Recently three women I know confessed they are having affairs with married men.  I've never understood this.  Friend A is seeing a married man who can't leave his wife because she has cancer.  Friend A has been seeing this man for 20 years!  Okay, Friend B's man can't leave his wife because she will commit suicide.  Afterall, her brother did.  She believes this story going on two yrs.  Friend C?  Well she says she is in it because of the passion which the affair brings.  Friend C and her man work together.  At lunch they dash off to do their affairing for ten years now.

When I asked each one how they spend their holidays, the answer was the same.  Alone.  Then they explain, "But as soon as he can, we meet and have our private holidays".  All three say they like the situation just fine.  Of course, I have to explore further.  I ask do you go to ballgames; do you go on vacations, do you believe the man will leave his wife?  The answers are no from all three women.  I don't believe them when they say they like the situation just fine.

The Friends are single and the men are married.  All three friends drop what they're doing when the men call wanting to meet.  Just the other night Friend B waited in the designated hotel room when Man called cancelling.  His wife wasn't doing well mentally, he was afraid to leave her alone.  But I guess Friend C has it the best.  She sees Man more than his wife with them both working for Shell.  Oh, come to thing of it, two of The Other Women work for Shell, lol.  Both see men who work at Shell.  Makes you wonder.

These women are smart professionals.  But I have read office affairs are numerous.  I met my ex-husband while working with him.  We were both single.  We had to sneak around because it was against company policy to date co-workers.  Uhmmm, now that I think about it, it does create passion.  

It bothers me about my gender not recognizing they're in a no win situation.  Don't they see what they are missing by not having a man around the house.   Let's look at some of what they are missing out on.  It is so much fun Man coming up to you asking you to pull his finger.  That always brings a good laugh.  Hey, how about them sitting on the couch picking their nose while watching the ball game...love that one.  Oh, and I love how Man starts his day...scratching his genitals before his eyes are open.  Whoa, now that I've gone over this, maybe a hotel room everynow and again ain't so bad!!!