Unit1PartBText1DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy
Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman
ItwasPeggy'sidea
Onedayshesaidtome,'Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove
Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser
'The'other'womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago
Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer
WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom
Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays
Momwassurprised