I Felt I Couldn't Lose Anything Else,

I Feel In Some Ways I've Had A Difficult Life. And It Makes Me The Kind Of Writer I Am, In What I Value, What I Respect, What I Hold Dear.

You Did The Best You Could," And She Seemed To Believe I Had. I Said, "i've Just Been Going Through The Motions," Using The Expression My Father Had After He'd Watched My First Tennis Lesson. "sweetie," She Said, "that's What A Lot Of Life Is.

The Only Relationships I Haven't Wrecked Right Away Were The Ones That Wrecked Me Later.

Finally, I Asked How You Got A Boy To Like You Back. She Said, 'just Be Yourself,' As Though I Had Any Idea Who That Might Be.

It Might Sound Ordinary For A Woman To Find Out Her Husband's Cheating On Her, But Not If You're The Woman And It's Your Husband.