The Other Side of Somebody: The Mask She Wears for Them, the Hell She Keeps for Me

My first marriage started immediately after I finished high school. Although every marriage has its challenges, ours lasted more than forty-three years and only ended when my wife succumbed to small-cell carcinoma. I never made any promises about my plans, but I did tell her I had no intention of remarrying. That was probably the last thing she wanted to hear as she was gradually wasting away.

Sometime after her death, I entered into a long-distance relationship, but it didn't last because w...