Wife Asked Me to Take Another Woman Out

[591 words] EDITOR’S NOTE: This article appeared as a guest editorial in the April 2013 edition of Bulletin Digest, when Charles Beebe was still the editor and publisher. His original editor’s note read, “This man did, I didn’t. I have regretted that I didn’t many times. However, I did spend most of one day with my mother in the hospital, prior to her death. Just the two of us. We talked about everything…her courtship with Daddy, the night I was born, places we lived, all the children. All day we talked, remembered, laughed, prayed. Mama died in 1993. She was a wonderful lady. Heaven awaits the faithful!” After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said. I love you, but I know this other woman loves you too, and she would love to spend some time with you.”…