The most wonderful relationship I’ve ever had was with a married man. He was simply amazing but he lied to me. I didn’t know he was married until his ring fell from his wallet when he was paying on a date. The ring landed right at my foot and I picked it up. The waitress was waiting for the money but he was distracted. I picked up the ring and put it in my bra. When we sat in his car I said, “A-huh, explain.”

We had dated for eleven months and all through the eleven months, he was nothing but amazing. I left him. He came begging. My heart was moved but my mind stood still. I let him go, regardless of all the good moments.

I was careful afterwards. I asked the necessary questions before saying yes. The ones that came before him were single but worse. Martin could be gone for two weeks without a call. He was always busy. The relationship lasted for five months. Eric came along. A few months later, we went out together with my friend. While I was busy getting us food to eat, he took my friend’s number. I told my friend to play along. A week or so later, he sent nudes to my friend. We broke up.

I met Dennis, a fifty-year-old married man. He proposed. I said no. He doesn’t want to take a no for an answer so he’s sticking around, doing amazing things for me. Now, I want to date him so bad I’ve started calling him “Babe.” When I finally say yes to him, the blame will be on the heads of all single guys who won’t treat a woman right. You’re single and I’m single, so why will you come for me and treat me this bad?

You’ll go after my friend, don’t you have manners? You’ll call me your girlfriend and still ghost me, don’t you know how to love? Your dad was married to your mom, didn’t you learn a thing or two from him? If you guys treated us right, married men would be despicable, but look at me now. See the direction I’m going all because single men won’t say they love you and mean it. Mtcheew

—Freda

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