6我生命中的另一个女人

6.That“OtherWoman”inMyLifeAfter22yearsofmarriage,Ivediscoveredthesecrettokeepingloveandintimacyaliveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy:Istarteddatinganotherwoman.The“otherwoman”mywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownfamilyandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithMom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethers1andholidays.Shewassurprisedandsuspicious,then,whenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.“Whatswrong?”sheasked.Mymotherthinksanythingoutoftheordinarysignalsbadnews.“Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,”Isaid.“Justthetwoofus.”“Idlikethatalot.”sher