The Beginning

Everything Changes

by

Matthew T. Lipson

1.1 The Beginning

Evenings are momentous times.  A lot things happen in the darkened hours.  Children are conceived.  Wars can be won or lost, and bombs of a more personal nature can start a significant change in a person's life.  On this particular evening in June, I was called into the bedroom by my wife.  To say I was surprised by what she said would be untrue.  I had been wondering when the subject of divorce was going to be brought up by either one of us.  To say I was prepared for it would also be untrue.  Commitment to me is sacred.  I flew into a defense mode proclaiming my love to her.  Was what I said untrue?  Not at the time.  Divorce was still not an option.  Now that it was out there, though, I was not ready to acknowledge its reality.  She was ... up to a point.  Even though she was the one asking for the divorce, she did not ask me to leave or was she prepared to leave herself.  Where was this to lead us?  Neither one of us knew.  Nor were we prepared for what was to come next.