The Day I “Cheated”

This happened while Carol and I were dating. I was having trouble finding a job that I didn't detest. I enjoyed anything that kept me involved in the music industry and sometimes I could get work at concerts or festivals, doing set up and tear down and sometimes running errands for the artists. On this …

August Chronology of Jack’s Broken Heart

Okay, one more post before my weekend getaway with Carol. Thanks again to everyone for all of your support. Walking the Journey, thank you so much for your insightful comments, you are amazing! I bounce around the timeline quite a bit in my posts, so I like to occasionally organize my story in as close …

My Incident.

With Carol and kids gone camping, I was desperately alone. On Friday afternoon, I needed to leave the house but I had no plans. I reconnected with an old friend on Facebook, who said we can meet up later. In the meantime, I went out to a local music festival. I really enjoyed the distraction. …

From Dating to Proposing

Carol and I were crazy about each other. We were great friends and when we fell in love, it was intense. The new romantic relationship high I experienced with her was far beyond any previous relationship I had. What a feeling, when you can’t keep your hands off of her, each kiss leaves you stoned, …

How I Met Your Mother part 2

I was never one to hide myself from others. I’ve always believed that if you want to keep something secret, you share it with no one. As soon as one other person knows, everyone else will know in time. That’s why infidelity will never remain a secret. When you commit infidelity, one other person already …

Your Past Will Not Protect You (How I Met Your Mother part 1)

If you think it could never happen to you for whatever reason(s) in your shared history, you’re wrong and you need to continue working hard at keeping the communication open and the relationship interesting. In hindsight, there were warnings, little and big, and there were moments where I could’ve done things differently. Hindsight isn’t very …