After 22 years of marriage, I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. I started dating another woman.
One day Peggy said to me, ―Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won't believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.'
The ―other‖ woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father passed away 20 years ago. Right after his death, I move 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career
. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with mom. But with the demand of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.
Mom was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie.
We didn't go anywhere fancy, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. .Since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, I had to read the menu for both of us. ―I used to be the reader when you were little,‖ she said.
―Then it is time for you to relax and let me return the favor,‖ I said.
We had a nice talk over dinner, just catching up on each other's lives. We talked for so long that we missed the movie.
―How was your date?‖ my wife asked when I got home that evening. 'Nice...nicer than I thought it would be,' I said.
Mom and I get out for dinner a couple of times a month. Sometimes we take in a movie, but mostly we talk. Through the talks ,I know what it was like for her to work in a factory during the Second World War. I know how she met my father there, and know how they went through the
difficult times. I can't get enough of these stories. They are important to me, a part of my history. Peggy was right. Dating another woman has help my marriage.
22年的婚姻后,我发现了保持爱的秘密在我和我妻子的关系,佩吉。我开始和另一个女人约会。
一天,佩吉对我说,生活太短,你需要花时间和你爱的人。你可能不会相信我,但我知道你爱她,我想,如果你们两人花更多的时间在一起,它将使我们更加亲密。”
“其他”我妻子鼓励我去约会的女人是我的母亲,一位72岁的寡妇独自一人自20年前我父亲去世了。在他死后,我搬了2500英里外的加州,开始我自己的生活和事业。当我回到我的家乡附近的六年前,我答应自己,我要花些时间同妈妈在一起。但是我的工作和3个孩子的要求,我很少抽时间去看望她除家庭聚会和节假日外。
妈妈很惊讶,怀疑当我打电话并建议我们两个一起出去吃饭和看电影。 我们没有去任何地方,只是一个街区的地方我们可以说话。。因为她的眼睛现在只能看到大致的形状和模糊的影子,我不得不阅读她的菜单。 我曾经是读者你在小的时候,为她说。
那么是时候让你放松,让我的回报,为我说。
我们边吃边谈过得愉快,就迎头赶上在彼此的生命。我们谈了这么长时间,我们错过了电影。
-你的约会怎么样?为那天晚上回家时,妻子问我。 “好?比我想的,”我说。
妈妈和我出去吃饭一个月几次。有时我们看一场电影,但大部分时间都是交谈。通过会谈,我知道就像她在一家工厂工作
第二次世界大战。我知道她遇到了我父亲,知道他们如何经历
困难的时期。我不能得到足够的这些故事。他们对我很重要,是我历史的一部分。 佩吉是正确的。约会另一个女人帮助我的婚姻。
相关推荐：
loading