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your once in a lifetime..."
I sighed, having expected Charlie, my twin, to balk at my mention of divorce.
"He's not my soul mate, Charlie. He's changed, and he's become someone I just can't be around."
"Lou, you need to really think about this. You can't just go throwing your marriage out the window without even trying to fix it."
"I have been trying. I've tried everything," I said, exasperated.
"Well, you obviously aren't trying hard enough."
Her words caused me to flinch, searing my heart with their derision. Charlie was my best friend, my twin, my family. How could she not be on my side?
"Have you heard a word I've said over the last two years? He's become emotionally and sexually abusive, and he's been unfaithful! We've talked and talked about it. I've forgiven him only to have him do it again. I've tried to get him to go to counseling but he doesn't even have the balls to show up. I'm done, Charlie, completely done."
"Do you even hear yourself Lou? It isn't like you've got it so bad. Derek loves you and he takes care of you. That's worth something in my book. Just because you're going through a rough patch doesn't mean it's time to throw in the towel. "
I rolled my eyes, thankful that we were talking on the phone and not in person. Charlie and her husband, Aiden, had been married almost as long as Derek and I, and their relationship was anything but perfect. She was the last person I should be taking advice from.
Aiden's gone all the time for work, never calls, comes home in the middle of the night from "meetings", which in my opinion are probably of the indecent variety, rarely spends time with Charlie and their daughter, Margaret, and blows obscene amounts of money on nothing but stuff.
Charlie told me they had to take out a second mortgage on their home, but yet Aiden goes out and buys Armani suits and Tumi luggage that he "needs" for business travel. Not to mention he's obsessed with keeping up with the Jones' and insisted on Margaret attending the most prestigious school in the area, even though there was no way they would even be able to pay off that debt. With two houses, one with a second mortgage, thirty thousand dollars in credit card debt and climbing, two brand new cars, private school tuition, only one income and an unhappy marriage, they were in a lose lose situation.
"Look Charlie, just because you choose to stand by your man, even though you're miserable, doesn't mean I have to do the same. I want more for myself. I want to be happy, and Derek doesn't make me happy."
"I am not miserable!" she said.
I rolled my eyes to myself. She was miserable, that much I knew for sure. In fact, sometimes I thought that Charlie wanted me to stay with Derek just because she wanted me to be unhappy too. Misery loves company, as they say.
**
"I swear Liz, it was like she wanted me to stay married to Derek even though I'm unhappy. What is that all about?"
"Lou, you're doing the right thing. Don't worry about pleasing everyone else. You aren't happy, he's treating you like shit. No one should have to go through what you've been through. You've tried a million times to get him to open up, to talk to you about what's going on, to get him to go to counseling, and nothing's working. I think you're making the right decision by walking away. Nobody likes to throw in the towel, but it's time."
I sighed with relief, feeling lucky to have Liz. Who else would sit and listen to me talk about my problems for hours on end, and encourage me to make the hardest decision of my life? Certainly not my sister.
"Have you told Derek yet?" Liz asked, taking a sip of her wine.
"Not yet. I still need to figure out a few things. I keep waiting for the call from that job I interviewed for in Savannah too. That's really going to be the deciding factor in when I can afford to move out."
Liz reached over and put her hand over mine.
"Don't wait too long Lou, it's only going to make things harder. You know you can always stay with us
I sighed, having expected Charlie, my twin, to balk at my mention of divorce.
"He's not my soul mate, Charlie. He's changed, and he's become someone I just can't be around."
"Lou, you need to really think about this. You can't just go throwing your marriage out the window without even trying to fix it."
"I have been trying. I've tried everything," I said, exasperated.
"Well, you obviously aren't trying hard enough."
Her words caused me to flinch, searing my heart with their derision. Charlie was my best friend, my twin, my family. How could she not be on my side?
"Have you heard a word I've said over the last two years? He's become emotionally and sexually abusive, and he's been unfaithful! We've talked and talked about it. I've forgiven him only to have him do it again. I've tried to get him to go to counseling but he doesn't even have the balls to show up. I'm done, Charlie, completely done."
"Do you even hear yourself Lou? It isn't like you've got it so bad. Derek loves you and he takes care of you. That's worth something in my book. Just because you're going through a rough patch doesn't mean it's time to throw in the towel. "
I rolled my eyes, thankful that we were talking on the phone and not in person. Charlie and her husband, Aiden, had been married almost as long as Derek and I, and their relationship was anything but perfect. She was the last person I should be taking advice from.
Aiden's gone all the time for work, never calls, comes home in the middle of the night from "meetings", which in my opinion are probably of the indecent variety, rarely spends time with Charlie and their daughter, Margaret, and blows obscene amounts of money on nothing but stuff.
Charlie told me they had to take out a second mortgage on their home, but yet Aiden goes out and buys Armani suits and Tumi luggage that he "needs" for business travel. Not to mention he's obsessed with keeping up with the Jones' and insisted on Margaret attending the most prestigious school in the area, even though there was no way they would even be able to pay off that debt. With two houses, one with a second mortgage, thirty thousand dollars in credit card debt and climbing, two brand new cars, private school tuition, only one income and an unhappy marriage, they were in a lose lose situation.
"Look Charlie, just because you choose to stand by your man, even though you're miserable, doesn't mean I have to do the same. I want more for myself. I want to be happy, and Derek doesn't make me happy."
"I am not miserable!" she said.
I rolled my eyes to myself. She was miserable, that much I knew for sure. In fact, sometimes I thought that Charlie wanted me to stay with Derek just because she wanted me to be unhappy too. Misery loves company, as they say.
**
"I swear Liz, it was like she wanted me to stay married to Derek even though I'm unhappy. What is that all about?"
"Lou, you're doing the right thing. Don't worry about pleasing everyone else. You aren't happy, he's treating you like shit. No one should have to go through what you've been through. You've tried a million times to get him to open up, to talk to you about what's going on, to get him to go to counseling, and nothing's working. I think you're making the right decision by walking away. Nobody likes to throw in the towel, but it's time."
I sighed with relief, feeling lucky to have Liz. Who else would sit and listen to me talk about my problems for hours on end, and encourage me to make the hardest decision of my life? Certainly not my sister.
"Have you told Derek yet?" Liz asked, taking a sip of her wine.
"Not yet. I still need to figure out a few things. I keep waiting for the call from that job I interviewed for in Savannah too. That's really going to be the deciding factor in when I can afford to move out."
Liz reached over and put her hand over mine.
"Don't wait too long Lou, it's only going to make things harder. You know you can always stay with us
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