I’ve Had Four “Marriages”

I decided to leave three of them, all bar the last

The love of my life less than two years before he gave me my marching orders. My photo

March 23… Barb Dalton asks, “Have you ever been given your marching orders? Whether it’s for a marching team or from an irate parent, teacher, or partner, tell us why.”

I was told I had to leave on New Years Day 2018. I had 11 days to find a place to live. To be fair, he helped me pack my 56 boxes of books, and booked a removal truck. Unbeknown to him, I cancelled the truck. I didn’t want to leave. Then he booked another truck. The late notice cost him a lot more dollars than the original truck.

I might have been lulled into lala land, but his elderly mum had just passed away and he had a lot of stress regarding funeral arrangements and her will. I supported him in the fight against against his sister.

I’m just recalling what I did to help him, none of it for any payment. I helped him paint two of his rental houses. He sent me to choose the floral bouquets for the church for his mum’s funeral. He was happy with everything I did for him. He wanted me to give up my full-time job to spend more time with him. I refused. I loved my job and I liked the financial independence it gave me.

I mowed the lawns and tended the gardens. He did the whipper-snippering. I looked after the pool and the house and he looked after his…