A Roomful of Yearning & Regret

Writer Wendy Plump wrote a candid, vulnerable article in the NY Times called “A Roomful of Yearning and Regret” (Dec. 9, 2010).

In the article she disclosed that both her & her husband had affairs leading to their divorce. She described how her affair was passionate & steamy as she expected. There was an ego rush of being desired which was mistaken for love, but the relationship didn’t last & her marriage fell apart.

Plump then looked at her parents. She reflects: They have this marriage of 50 years behind them, and it is a monument to success. A few weeks or months…