An Open and Shut Marriage

[lsanderson]

An Open and Shut Marriage

By COLETTE DeDONATO
Published: February 3, 2008

AT an upscale pub in our small Northwestern town, one of the mothers seated around our table made an indissoluble confession: she told us she had been having a very serious crush on a man who was not her husband. She said the crush bothered her. Besides making her feel guilty, it also made her unsure of the status of her marriage. As she spoke, red blotches formed around her neck. More