I had been thinking about leaving my husband for quite some time. Our relationship had been going downhill fast over the past couple of months and he must have sensed it. In fact, I know he did. Because he did something so unexpected….Well…let me tell you how my husband prevented our break up by leaving me a series of Romantic Surprises!

About 6 months ago, Tom started a new job that kept him away from home a few nights a week. In the beginning I was fine with it. In fact, I kind of enjoyed having a night to myself every now and then. For girl stuff. You know. I did my nails and watched chic flicks. Read a romance novel every now and then. And it was nice not having to cook dinner on those nights or pick up his socks or get him a beer while he sat there in the recliner watching his ball games.

After the first month, though, I began to get a little bored sitting at home alone all the time. So I joined a book club at the library. Just for something to do. And there was this really nice man there. Now, I know what you’re thinking and NO! I didn’t! But he was so nice and considerate. He carried my books in for me and held the doors, helped me juggle the coffee and finger sandwiches we had at every meeting. And he honestly seemed to WANT to hear my opinion of the books we read. He was sincerely interested in ME!

All of this attention only seemed to magnify some of the shortcomings I was beginning to notice about Tom. We rarely held any kind of a real conversation anymore. And it seemed that I was always doing something for him. Fixing his dinner, doing his laundry, getting him a beer every time someone scored a stupid touchdown. It seemed like he was gone now, more than he was home. And when he was there, he didn’t even seem to notice that I was taking care of everything since he started that new job. I did all the housework and paid all the bills, I kept the budget and even took care of the lawn!

To be continued….

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