welcome again, FG; this is the aforetitled Carpeteria speaking. sorry to hear of your failed relationship. i've never been a victim of infidelity, but recently my wife of three years confessed having a strong emotional connection to a fellow student in her grad program after he confessed to her that he loved her. we are working through it and i know for certain that nothing other than words occured between them, but if anything HAD happened, i know it would be very difficult for me to continue on in our marriage. the guy that talked to her is someone who we had all hung out with on a few occasions, and whom i actually got along with, so i was really upset to hear about it. i think his telling my wife about his feelings breaks social boundaries; i don't fault him for his feelings as they are natural, but there is a fine line between being honest with someone and crossing over boundaries the way he did. he was attempting to take advantage of some information my wife had talked with him about in regards to some personal issues we had had; he honestly thought that he would have a chance with her, hoping we would break up. needless to say, i'm not cool with him.

but my wife and i are strong enough to work through the issues, as painful or confusing as they may be. your situation sounds likely more serious, and it's probably best for your own sake of mind that you ended it (and i hope it was done so amicably at the very least, especially for your child's sake). good luck to you and best wishes. i'm sure it is still very difficult for you.

all i know is:

but he's so bite-sized. Spud don't do nobody wrong.

sorry. i thought i was making your dreams come true. i try so hard, and i fail.

don't be bitter, and don't be sad. it's just the natural order of things, as always.

maybe you could photoshop them all together into one big, happy field of dreams.

could Santa actually bring Skippy from Family Ties to your telephone?



the answer to that question is no. christmas pales in comparison.

i suppose it's hard to keep folks at the level of mythical beasts when they call you up for a maximum of thirty seconds and likely bull**** about how awkward it is to be a ninth-tier celebrity making random phone calls to complete strangers for a pre-set amount of time.

i still think you should do it. twenty bucks? hell, make it forty and you've got the man for a whole minute.