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Sarah Chamberlain's avatar

Re: the husband - there's a line I learned from an old friend about these kinds of situations: "That sounds like something a divorced man would do."

Lucy Mangan's avatar

That’s genius, and going in the armoury xx

Niffer's avatar

Wow, how intentionally provocative and uncaring of that man. Reminds me of one of my favourite phrases.. when someone shows you what kind of person they are, believe them the first time.

Jacqueline's avatar

Ffs that husband. Why are we not all gay?

Lucy Mangan's avatar

It is THE question

Cathy Blake's avatar

Ha! This made my day!

Alex Rafinski's avatar

I'd like to second your comment about Alice Jolly's book The Matchbox Girl. It is a superb and different read and I kept breaking down when I tried to describe it to my wife afterwards.

Lucy Mangan's avatar

I am having to read in in little bits because it is potent stuff

Jennifer Wilkinson's avatar

You are not wrong 😑

Larissa Hennessy's avatar

If she didn’t leave him( sorry kick him out) it will only keep happening, she seems to think his treatment of her needs is ‘the selfless of him’ let’s all pray!