Dear Queenie,
I’ve been going with a married woman for years now. She says she loves me and wants to marry me, but she won’t do anything about getting a divorce. It’s not as if she has kids and I’m not married, so there’s no problem about that kind of thing.
Meanwhile, I’m getting sick of having to worry about people knowing about us, which could really cause problems, especially for her.
Queenie, what do you say?—Getting Impatient
Dear Impatient,
There are other reasons than children for not wanting to end a marriage. Your adulterous paramour may actually be in love with her husband and unwilling to leave him, she may be afraid of damage to her reputation if her adultery becomes public knowledge, there may be financial reasons, and the list goes on and on.
I say you should not waste your life waiting (and hoping) for this clandestine relationship to develop into anything more than it already is.
