Dear Prudence: The New Spouses? Scandal

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Dear Prudence The New Spouses' Scandal Dear Prudence advises a man who kissed his wife's ex-husband's new wife—in a live chat at Washingtonpost.com. By Emily Yoffe Posted Monday, Nov 21, 2011, at 08:31 PM ET Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. An edited transcript of this week's chat is below. (Sign up here to get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week. Read Prudie's Slate columns here. Send questions to Prudence at prudence@slate.com.)   Emily Yoffe: Good afternoon, everyone. I hope you're all looking forward to Thanksgiving. My 92-year-old mother-in-law is hosting again. When I asked what I could do, she said, "Nothing." That's what I wanted to hear, and I love her for it! Q. Smother Those Urges: I think I am in love with the least opportune of people: the woman married to my wife's ex-husband. We've kissed, very inappropriately, on one occasion, and I know she regretted it deeply and lives in fear that I'll reveal it to our spouses. Before the kiss, we were good friends, being that our spouses have remained good friends for the betterment of their children, but since it occurred—she kissed me, by the way, but was drunk at the time—we've pretty much stopped spending any time alone. I also love my wife and do not want to leave or hurt her, so I'm wondering if you have any advice about how to smother my feelings for her ex-husband's wife. It's becoming a distraction from my marriage, one I really want to handle and get rid of. A: Think of your infatuation as ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Weigel: How the Bush Tax Cuts Doomed the Supercommittee Why America Is in Decline: It's Not Our Economy. It's Our Political System. Saletan: 12 Ways GOP Candidates Would Like the U.S. To Become a Christian Government	Advertisement
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