Suburban Goddess

Finally, taking the high road has paid off.

I didn’t want to look like I was ambushing the idiot tonight, so I took a huge leap of faith.

I emailed the girlfriend.

I knew, in my heart, if I could just talk to her, woman-to-woman, that everything would be okay. I laid everything out there. I was honest and open. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life. I waited for hours for a response, and finally, it came.

It was like we could both suddenly breathe. She wasn’t the evil, home-wrecking slut she’d been portrayed as. She seemed honest and open, too. She told me how certain things had gotten twisted, and out of control. How information had been manipulated and blown out of proportion.

She understood that the circumstances of their relationship looked really, really bad. And she admitted that. And that is all I wanted to hear.

Now I can forgive. Now I have closure. Now I can move on and know that this woman has a conscience, and she, too, is a mother. She understands my fear, acknowledged it, and respected it. We have opened the door for communication, which is all I ever wanted. I feel like a monstrous weight has been lifted off my shoulders. The ex might be furious with me for going over his head, but I don’t care.

It was never about him.

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