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‘I Can't Stop Thinking About My Husband's Hot Lover’

Stop torturing yourself in silence and start talking about it.

Heather Havrilesky
Jul 21, 2021
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Music, Pink and Blue No. 2 (1918) by Georgia O’Keeffe

Dear Polly,

My husband of six years and I went through a rough patch recently, and we decided to take a separation. We agreed we'd be allowed to date during this, and that we'd come back together in eight months and decide if we still want to be together. 

But I didn't end up dating. I dived into work, …

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