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The reason I bring this up is because I'm thinking marriage counseling is not the best fit for you."
Jack stood and walked to the office exit. He looked down at Traci. She sat on the floor hugging herself and rocking back and forth as she kept repeating, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
He shook his head at the sorry scene and walked out the door.
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Anonymous10 days agoRe: Imshaken’s comment
I believe that the category is loving wives and therefore it is about unfaithful wives/partners just by definition. Depending on the author or story, sometimes it’s actually welcomed as erotic and for others as the basis of either an emotional trip for revenge, reconciliation, or somewhere in between with high stakes emotionality.
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I suspect you’re right about the cheating. I believe that cheating is more prevalent in men than women, but most of these are self-reporting studies and there are issues with that. But I suspect that the gap will close, though I think the cheating is for different reasons.
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If I’m to speculate, I’d say that LW has the highest male readership proportion of all categories, but romance is probably more female driven. I do believe that both categories appeal to the readership as a whole.
Romance seems to focus of what I am guessing may appeal to women in general (redemption, abandonment, tenderness/care, empathy, emotional/physical safety). As a male, I feel as though I’m being too broad and am happy to be corrected. In contrast, LW often engages with tropes of common male anxieties (paternity, partner sexual gratification, economic standing [wife leaves for rich guy/boss], victimization).
Anonymous13 days agoDelusion versus hypocrisy. Like government trying to control peoples behavior. Your mental cobwebs are far beyond my ruminations. Kudos for thoughtful *.
onecuriousreader18 days agoMore please!!! I really want more of the the counselors perspective, to read about how she failed a marriage in her private life and now in her work life! how she failed herself and her client! and the realizations that go along with that.
