Love, Rosie (209 page)

tone.

The
Catholic
church
believes
in
annulments,
UnsureOne,
why

don’t
you
get
one
of
those?

No.

Why
not?
It’s
practically
the
same
thing
only
the
pope
will

give
his,
kind
of,
blessing
to
it.

No.

But
can’t
you
at
least
explain
why?

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Divorced_1:

UnsureOne:

Divorced_1:

Cecelia
Ahern

Because
she
doesn’t
want
to
end
her
marriage,
full
stop.

No
Divorced_1.
I
just
don’t
think
it
would
be
right.
For
the

children.

What’s
so
right
for
the
children
about
your
husband
taking
the

master
bedroom
with
the
TV
and
en-suite,
forcing
you
to
sleep

in
the
spare
room
while
you
stay
at
home
on
the
weekend
and

he
goes
out
on
dates?
Your
kids
will
get
married
thinking

they’re
supposed
to
have
separate
rooms
and
multiple
partners.

LonelyLady:

UnsureOne:

You
let
him
go
out
on
dates
?

Oh
they’re
not
dates,
don’t
pay
any
attention
to
Divorced_1,

she’s
in
one
of
her
moods
tonight.
He
goes
out
on
business

dinners.
I
can’t
very
well
stop
him
from
doing
that
can
I?
And

just
because
his
boss
is
a
woman
I
don’t
think
I
should
worry.

You
wouldn’t
be
at
me
about
this
if
his
boss
was
a
man.

SingleSam:

Wildflower:

LonelyLady:

Yes,
but
UnsureOne,
it
was
his
boss
that
he
was
having
the

affair
with
.
.
.

Ha
ha
ha
ha.

I
can
understand
UnsureOne’s
reasoning.
At
least
she
gets
to

live
with
the
man
she
loves,
sees
him
every
day,
talks
to
him,

knows
where
he
is
and
what
he’s
doing
instead
of
being
alone

all
day,
every
day.
Who
cares
if
he
doesn’t
love
her
back?

UnsureOne:

I’m
not
sure
about
the
part
about
Leonard
not
loving
me
but
I

know
what
you’re
getting
at.
You
should
really
work
things

out
with
Tommy
you
know,
6
months
isn’t
enough
time
to

make
a
marriage
work.

Divorced_1:

UnsureOne,
Tommy
emptied
their
bank
account,
stole
her

engagement
ring,
swiped
the
furniture,
the
TV,
the
CD
player,

all
her
CDs,
clothes,
and
personal
possessions
and
disap-

peared
.
Why
on
earth
should
she
want
him
back
other
than

to
point
him
out
in
a
lineup?

UnsureOne:

Divorced_1:

Wildflower:

Divorced_1:

Because
she
loves
him
and
marriage
is
forever.

But
he
is
a
thief
.
You
ladies
are
nuts.

Well
you
know
they
say
love
is
blind.

And
deaf
and
dumb
in
this
chat
room.

love,
rosie

Buttercup
has
joined
the
room

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Divorced_1:

Buttercup:

Divorced_1:

SingleSam: