The Wifey Thing
You look like a new person- hi there! Thanks for reading. This site is where I vent about having an invisible disability as well as cancer. Please consider sharing this post because it’s really helpful in my shift to a writing career. Welcome back! Please tell share this post or consider buying me a cup of coffee because it will help me continue to pay bills while I shift to a part time writing career.So I’ve been married before. Way back in 1996. It was one of those “I’m in my 20s making silly mistakes based on the fact that I’ve been told that being married increases my value as a female person, to the point that I think marriage is more important than a fulfilling relationship“ things. That experiment taught me something I have always known but have not really known how to articulate. I’m the one who needs someone who fulfills the role of wife. Allow me a brief sidestory and I’ll come back and explain that statement. My friends are fabulous. I know so many talented, super-intelligent, witty, kind, empathic, female souls who are such great listeners. They are everything I would want in a guy. So a few years ago, I started pretend-proposing to my girlfriends. The meaning behind it is, though I’m not sure I can commit to one man for more than 20 or 30 years, I do know for sure that I can commit to a lifelong friendship with my close girlfriends. And I
