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"A lot of people I know are divorcing these days. I am not in their shoes, so I would never say, &amp;quot;Do or don&amp;#039;t leave.&amp;quot;  I, myself, was in a very unhappy marriage for about two seconds twenty years ago. I was a virginal college kid and simply wasn&amp;#039;t ready to make that commitment, nor was I emotionally or spiritually bolstered enough to look beyond my immediate needs.  I can say this, though: Not a day goes by when I don&amp;#039;t think about that divorce. Being with someone, right or wrong, leaves an imprint on one&amp;#039;s heart and soul. This man is one I will never forget, despite not being ready to live a life with. Divorce is brutal. At forty, though, I am a different person. While at times Rex can drive me nuts, I can honestly say that I am so happy to have him in my life. The devil I know is worse than one I don&amp;#039;t know, and really\u2026 I can&amp;#039;t call a non-spontaneous person &amp;quot;evil&amp;quot;. Rex has his downsides, but so do I. If I had to narrow it down to five reasons to make my current marriage work, it would be: 1.Respect. I know how hard Rex works at his job and for me. Why should someone else benefit from his amazing loyalty? 2.Parenthood. Rex is the father of my kids \u2013 a damn good one at that. I don&amp;#039;t want any other woman raising my kids, nor do I want some other man raising mine. 3.Sex. I simply can&amp;#039;t imagine getting naked for someone else.  4.Laundry. Rex does ALL of it. This alone will keep me hitched for life. 5.Insanity. I&amp;#039;m nuts at times. Rex puts up with that. Which leads me back to #1. I respect him for it. One of my favorite comedians, Sandra Tsing Loh, had a marriage very similar to Rex and mine. She was the outspoken writer who journaled her experiences with fierce honesty. (She is much more successful than I am, but we&amp;#039;re both as nutty.) Her husband was the steady-eddy type. She left him a few years back after having an affair. She wrote about it in this Atlantic piece. In this blog, people (mostly men) skewered her choices. I felt it was a bit unfair. The only thing Loh did, that was different from other affairs, is she was honest enough to admit her transgressions. And let&amp;#039;s face it, while adultery is never good, she didn&amp;#039;t get into some man&amp;#039;s bed alone. It takes two to tango. I&amp;#039;m curious why you would, or would not, divorce your spouse.  As for tonight, I&amp;#039;m shocked my husband isn&amp;#039;t leaving me for having an affair with my computer. It&amp;#039;s time to put this to bed and give my fingers something other than a keypad to run my hands over and over. I know just what that might be. And if you&amp;#039;re thinking what I think you&amp;#039;re thinking, you are correct. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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