I was out of my mind in love with my Wife of 26 years. More than in the beginning! I loved her so much that I never cheated on her for real, and I had plenty of chances to cheat. A couple times, I did want to cheat, but I thought of her. She has done nothing to me to warrant such behavior on my part. Why would I betray her? I can't. I didn't want to be that guy that cheated on his Wife. We had been together so long that I thought the danger was past and we would be together for our entire lives. Grow old together. One man, one Wife. How it is supposed to be...So even though I wanted to cheat with a few of these women, I walked away. Shaking one time! Oh my gosh she was beautiful. But I didnt want to be that guy. So I took my self back home where I was safe, lol.
But the world has many other distractions besides lust. That's what happened to my marriage. Materialsm. Shiny things, Cruise ships. I had utter confidence in her fidelity, she never even gave me one reason to be suspicious of her so I was extra good to her in all ways to show my love and appreciation to her. And that way my downfall. I spoiled her too much. She was rasied basically on a farm dirt poor and she knew how to survive on anything. I wanted to lift her up a bit away from that. And I went too far.
When she turned 40 and could see 50 coming real fast...all of a sudden it was, I'm going to wind up in Florida, I'm going to marry a millionaire, I'm tired of being broke Ed...
When I first went into business for myself (us) was in 1994 and the economy was strong and she loved the money. I let her take cruises with her Mama and do things and bounce around the US visiting family and stuff, while I stayed home and held down the fort. Worked. I basically gave her all the money and let her pay the bills. She was my secretary in the office too. She was good at numbers and I even taught her how to do taxes.
But when the economy started it's slow slide downward in the mid to later 90's...money got more tight. I reassured myself that we would be ok because she knew how to live on little already. But she didnt like it I guess. She did almost marry a Millionaire i Florida, but...she through the overconfidence that I provided to her by putting her on a pedestal all those years made her think she was more than she is...and she got too aggressive with the Millionaire about the subject of their getting married so he showed her the door.
Then she was on the phone to me wanting to come home (the divorce was already finalized and complete!) but she only had 3 conditions to come home again.
Take out a big loan and have a giant wedding and lots of pictures.
Fly in her two hoe girlfriends from Flordia who taught her how to pick up men and buy them round trip tickets so they can come to the wedding.
And lastly, A BMW automobile....
When I heard that, I knew it was over for good with that girl. A BMW and a bunch of debt that I would be responsible for? I think I'll pass, lol. As it turned out I got a good deal in the divorce. I told her she could have everything except my guns, my tools and my clothes...but get it in one trip! I wont have a woman dropping by to go shopping in my house, oh I like tat I'll take it...forget that. And needless to say, she came unprepared. So all you she could do was take all the gold and Jade statues and all the most valuable stuff. No furniture, not even any family photos!
And in order for it not to drive me insane that the Love of my Life was divorcing me, I had to do something. So I turned it into a learning experience for myself and figured out where was my mistake? I couldn't have been that bad because she stayed for 26 years. But! If I was that good, she would have stayed...so, what did I do? She told me. I dont make enough money to continue financing her lifestyle. I spoiled her rotton. That's how I figured all this out.
Don't spoil your Wives. Treat them special and love them. Keep the marrige bed pure, but dont use money as a love language! (I feel like an idiot now, lol!)