Let me just say this: I love my husband. He really is the greatest guy. I mean, there are times when I could just strangle the life out of him, but for the most part, he’s wonderful. The reason I bring it up is because most other women I talk to are having major man troubles. Let me give you some examples of their struggles (which I will break into 2 parts, due to so many juicy details). I guess I’ll change the names of the unfortunate women to save them from embarrassment, but here we go:

Jane & Hubby #1:
Poor Jane is on husband #5, she has truly been unlucky in love. She has a knack for picking the wrong guy and running off the winners. This behavior stems from trouble with her strict parents and marrying young to get out of the house. Maybe most people would learn from that rash decision, but not our Jane. She divorced husband #1 after several rocky years and went on to #2. He wasn’t a bad guy: he worked hard, loved her dearly, and was faithful. He just wasn’t overly affectionate.

Bad Boy:
Jane didn’t like that, she went looking elsewhere and eventually found husband #3. This man was a demon from Hell, I truly believe this. Jane liked the “bad boy” quality. He drove a Harley, had long hair, didn’t listen to authority, etc. The one major problem with bad boys is simple: they are bad! Bad Boy ran off Jane’s child (with husband #2), caused her to lose her job, and sent her into a downward spiral. In the end, it was Bad Boy that walked out (better for Jane in my opinion).

Bruiser:
Now, one would think Jane had learned her lesson at this point in her life, but they would be wrong. Jane starts Internet dating: trouble ensues. There are weeks at a time when no one can find Jane because she has left without so much as a word to see some bum she met online. One day Jane shows up at her child’s home (now grown, with kids of their own) and brings some skinny, nervous, peculiar man saying “Guess what? We got married!” She had known this man for all of 3 weeks. She moved out of state with him, only to return 4 weeks later, bloodied and bruised.

Mr. Perfect… NOT:
She doesn’t stop there. After a nice stint of living alone on a fixed income, Jane decides she doesn’t like struggling to make ends meet. She finds husband #5. An effeminate, helpless, Momma’s boy, who none of us could figure out what she saw in him! He was one of those guys that just makes you sick when they rub her leg and smile saying “That’s my baby!” Gross. She married him quickly, in true Jane style, and the honeymoon didn’t last long. Jane has discovered that Mr. Perfect loves porn and scouring the internet for possible “hook ups”. She has confronted him on several occasions to which he replies, “I’m just having a mid-life crisis.” Keep in mind he’s 54. Unless he makes it to 108, I don’t see this as a mid-life crisis. Jane also learned that he has changed his life insurance policy to make his mother the beneficiary and, should something happen to her, his church (yes, the hypocrite goes to church) as the second beneficiary. Needless to say, Jane is at her wit’s end. Why doesn’t she just leave you ask? Well, the way she’s it, she’s stuck. She doesn’t have a job (thanks to #3) and lives on a meager, Social Security income. She stays because of money.

So that’s Jane’s story. Let me make one thing perfectly clear: I am in NO WAY making fun of her situation. I have spent many hours on the phone with her, trying to help her through her problems and many a night crying over her. I love her dearly, and only want her happiness, but I am at a point where I can’t help anymore. I don’t know what to say, other than “I love you, and I am ALWAYS here for you.” If she ever wants to change things: I am here for her. If she doesn’t, the same applies.

I’ll bring you Part 2:Megan’s story, tomorrow, so stay tuned! If you have any suggestions for Jane, let me know: I’ll pass them along!

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