A Divorce Letter
Dear Connie,
I know the counselor said we shouldn't contact each
other during our "cooling off" period, but I couldn't
wait anymore. The day you left, I swore I'd never talk
to you again. But that was just the wounded little boy
in me talking. Still, I never wanted to be the first
one to make contact. In my fantasies, it was always you
who would come crawling back to me. I guess my pride
needed that. But now I see that my pride's cost me a
lot of things. I'm tired of pretending I don't miss you.
I don't care about looking bad anymore. I don't care
who makes the first move as long as one of us does.
Maybe it's time we let our hearts speak as loudly as
our hurt. And this is what my heart says: "There's no
one like you, Connie." I look for you in the eyes and
breasts of every woman I see, but they're not you.
They're not even close. Two weeks ago, I met this girl
at Flamingos and brought her home with me. I don't say
this to hurt you, but just to illustrate the depth of
my desperation.
She was young, maybe 19, with one of those perfect bodies
that only youth and maybe a childhood spent ice skating
can give you. I mean, just a perfect body. Tits like
you wouldn't believe and an *** that just wouldn't quit.
Every man's dream, right? But as I sat on the couch being
blown by this stunner, I thought, look at the stuff we've
made important in our lives. It's all so superficial.
What does a perfect body mean? Does it make her better
in bed? Well, in this case, yes, but you see what I'm
getting at. Does it make her a better person? Does she
have a better heart than my moderately attractive Connie?
I doubt it. And I'd never really thought of that before.
I don't know, maybe I'm just growing up a little. Later,
after I'd tossed her about a half a pint of throat yogurt,
I found myself thinking, "Why do I feel so drained and
empty?" It wasn't just her flawless technique or her
slutty, shameless hunger, but something else. Some nagging
feeling of loss. Why did it feel so incomplete? And then
it hit me. It didn't feel the same because you weren't
there to watch. Do you know what I mean? Nothing feels
the same without you. Connie, I'm just going crazy
without you. And everything I do just reminds me of you.
Do you remember Carol, that single mom we met at the
Holiday Inn lounge last year? Well, she dropped by last
week with a pan of lasagna. She said she figured I wasn't
eating right without a woman around. I didn't know what
she meant till later, but that's not the real story.
Anyway, we had a few glasses of wine and the next thing
you know, we're banging away in our old bedroom. And
this tart's a total monster in the sack. She's giving
me everything, you know, like a real woman does when
she's not hung up about her weight or her career and
whether the kids can hear us. And all of a sudden, she
spots that tilting mirror on your grandmother's old
vanity. So she puts it on the floor and we straddle it,
right, so we can watch ourselves. And it's totally hot,
but it makes me sad, too. Cause I can't help thinking,
"Why didn't Connie ever put the mirror on the floor?
We've had this old vanity for what, 14 years, and we
never used it as a sex toy."
Saturday, your sister drops by with my copy of the
restraining order. I mean, Vicky's just a kid and all,
but she's got a pretty good head on her shoulders and
she's been a real friend to me during this painful time.
She's given me lots of good advice about you and about
women in general. She's pulling for us to get back
together, Connie, she really is. So we're doing Jell-O
shots in a hot bubble bath and talking about happier
times. Here's this teenage girl with the same DNA as
you and all I can do is think of how much she looked
like you when you were 18. And that just about makes
me cry.
Don't you think we could start over? Just wipe out
all the grievances away and start fresh? I think we
can.
If you feel the same please, please, please let me know.
Otherwise, can you let just let me know where you hid
the damn remote?
Love,
Dan.



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