After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of
keeping alive the spark of love. A little while ago I
had started to go out with another woman. It was
really my wife's idea.
"I know that you love her," she said one day, taking
me by surprise. "But I love YOU," I protested.
"I know, but you also love her."
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was
my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the
demands of my work and my three children had made it
possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I
called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.
"What's wrong, are you well?" she asked. My mother is
the type of woman who suspects that a late night call
or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.
"I thought that it would be pleasant to pass some
time with you," I responded. " Just the two of us."
She thought about it for a moment then said "I would
like that very much."
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her
up I was a
2006-08-04
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