I have almost written this 1,000 times. There have been days that it was going to be the finest love story ever told. There have been months where it would be about the complications of your best friend and ex-lover being 30 years older. There were moments when I was ready to talk about abuse, manipulation, pedophelia, sexual assault, tons of money, and a woman who thought she had it all under control.
Today, i think it’s best to give a real account. We will probably weave amongst all those facets. Some of this is what I thought i knew. Some of this is what I know now, as a 46 year old woman. Some of this can only be guessed at and we can all walk down that road together.
What I can tell you with certainty is that every person in my life has warned me and begged me to get out of this relationship. It has now been 29 years and I am finally ready.
Scarlet Pearl 