THE MARRAIGE LASTED 25 YEARS. THERE WERE OF COURSE GOOD AND BAD TIMES AS IN ANY MARRAIGE. I GUESS I GREW RESTLESS, OR AS MY THEN HUSBAND CALLED ME A "FREE SPIRIT". ANYWAY, THE MARRAIGE ENDED WHEN I STARTED AN AFFAIR WITH A WOMAN 14 YEARS MY JUNIOR. AT THIS POINT PEOPLE WILL SAY WERE YOU CRAZY? WELL YES AND NO. BEING WITH A WOMAN WAS SO DIFFERENT THAN BEING WITH A MAN. AS THE SAYING GOES WOMEN KNOW WHAT WOMEN LIKE. DON'T GET ME WRONG I STILL LOVE THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN AND WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR HIM. THIS NEXT RELATIONSHIP WENT ON FOR 13 YEARS WITH GOOD AND BAD TIMES. A NOTE HERE-I ALSO WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR THIS PERSON AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NO LONGER TOGETHER. THIS RELATIONSHIP WAS FUN YET DISTURBING. THIS WOMAN LIED TO ME FOR EVERY YEAR OF THE 13 WE WERE TOGETHER, HENCE MY NUMBER ONE PET PEEVE IS LIARS. I DON'T KNOW WHY I PUT UP WITH IT FOR SO LONG. I GUESS LOOKING BACK I FELT SHE WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH WITHOUT ME. I FELT SORRY FOR HER. I DON'T KNOW. I STOOD BY HER FOR TWO SERIOUS OPERATIONS TOWARDS THE END OF OUR RELATIONSHIP AND GAVE HER EVERYTHING SHE COULD EVER WANT-NOT ENOUGH I GUESS. WHEN WE KNEW IT WAS OVER I WANTED TO REMAIN FRIENDS SHE OBVIOUSLY DID NOT. SHE SHUNNED EVERY EFFORT I MADE TO REMAIN FRIENDS. UNFORTUNATELY FOR US WE CO-OWNED A HOUSE WHICH MADE LIVING CONDITIONS UNBEARABLE. THEN CAME THE FINAL STRAW SHE TRIED TO STRANGLE ME. AS ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME I COULD KICK ASS WITH THE BEST OF 'EM, HOWEREVER, I COULD NOT PUNCH OR HURT HER. I MANAGED TO WRIGGLE OUT OF HER GRASP. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE MURDEROUS LOOK IN HER EYES AS SHE SQUEEZED HARDER AND HARDER. THIS FROM SOMEONE WHO PROFESSED HER UNDYING LOVE FOR ME AT ONE TIME. WELL PUSH CAME TO SHOVE, THE BILLS WERE ADDING UP AND I WAS DROWNING IN DEBT AND WRECKED WITH ANIEXTY ABOUT ANOTHER FAILED RELATIONSHIP. THIS LED TO THE BANKRUPT PROCEEDINGS. I SHALL CONTINUE IN NEXXT BLOG.