與另一位女人約會 that0ther wan y life (第1/7頁)
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After22yearsofmarriage，Ivediscoveredthesecrettokeeingloveandintimacyaliveinmyrelationshiwithmywife，Peggy:Istarteddatinganotherwoman。
ItwasPeggysidea，actually。“Youknowyouloveher，”shesaidoneday，takingmebysurrise。“Lifeistooshort。Youneedtosendtimewiththeeoleyoulove。Yourobablywontbelieveme，butIthinkthatifthetwoofyousendmoretimetogether，itwillmakeuscloser。”
The“otherwoman”mywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother，a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago。Rightafterhisdeath，Imoved2，500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownfamilyandcareer。WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago，IromisedmyselfthatIwouldsendmoretimewithMom。Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids，Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays。
Shewassurrisedandsusicious，then，whenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie。“Whatswrong?”sheasked。Mymotherthinksanythingoutoftheordinarysignalsbadnews。
“Ithoughtitwouldbenicetosendsometimewithyou，”Isaid，“Justthetwoofus。”
“Idlikethatalot，”sherelied。
AsIdrovetoherhouse，Iactuallyhadacaseofredatejitters!Whatwouldwetalkabout?WhatifshedidntliketherestaurantIchose?
WhenIulledintoherdriveway，shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton。Herhairwascurled，andshewassmiling。“ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson，andtheywereallimressed，”shesaidasshegotintomycar。“Theycantwaittohearaboutourevening。”
Wedidntgoanywherefancy，justaneighborhoodlacewherewecouldtalk。Mymotherclutchedmyarm，halfoutofaffectionandhalftohelhernegotiatetherestaurantstes。
