life with someone who has nothing going for her,” Richard continued. “I’ve worked hard. I deserve someone who can keep up with me.”
One of the men asked, “Have you met someone else?”
There was a pause.
Richard lowered his voice.
“Not officially. But there are women out there who actually take care of themselves. Women who have careers, who can hold conversations, who understand the world. I don’t want to feel like I’m living with someone who stopped growing thirty years ago.”
My hands began to tremble.
Then he
