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We'd been married for 23 years,
with three marvelous children.
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And as soon as my youngest
left to go to college...
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I took a job in an arts foundation.
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I met a woman there...
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secretary in the grants office.
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We became fast friends, and...
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before long,
I fell in love with her.
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Hmm. This came as quite a shock,
as you might imagine.
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The more I tried to ignore it...
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the more... powerful it became.
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You have no idea...
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what it's like
to have your own thoughts...
:43:04
turn against you like that.
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I couldn't talk to anyone
about my situation...
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so I found other ways to cope.
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Uh, I took up drinking.
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Eventually, my husband left me.
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Even my children fell away.
:43:33
I came very close to... ending it all.
:43:41
It's just another reminder
of how little...
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things have changed in our society.
:43:46
What are you talking about?
Things have gotten much better.
:43:52
Oh? What happened?
:43:55
Why, you did, of course.
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After I read your book, I realized...