The Temptation Triangle
One woman's journey through each side of an extramarital affair, the Lust, the Lovers and the Lies
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I want to share with you my experience from each side of The Temptation Triangle; A wife, whose husband cheated with another woman, The other woman, who cheated with someone else’s husband, And a wife, who cheated on her husband with another man… The world is full of wonderful people and wonderful relationships. It’s not a matter of how many relationships you have but about how you treat your relationships and those in it. Also important is what you learn from your relationships, what you choose to leave behind and what you choose to take with you to your next relationship. I don’t profess to be an expert on this subject but I have lived a fascinating life when it comes to relationships. I hope you enjoy my journey through the three sides of the Temptation Triangle. It was fun to go back and revisit old haunting memories and to learn from my many treasured diary entries. Remember, there is power in a diary... there is power in writing... There is power in YOU! Except from TRIANGLE SIDE 2 (The Other Woman) Monday January 22nd Well I can’t tell you how slow today went by. Spoke to Nick first thing this morning before his f light, gee it’s great to hear his voice. I miss him so much over the weekends. The last two days were tough. But he’s here now. Seeing him in the office was difficult, we had to meet in the stairwell. Then later, I fou nd my man waiting for me... Now it’s my turn. Let’s get down to some sexy business. I really a m the happiest girl in the world. Today he was back in town! He had just arrived at the office. We couldn’t wait. We met in our secret stairwell. We tried to control ourselves. It wasn’t easy. I had been waiting for weeks to see him. It was so good to have him back again. After work I raced to the hotel. I arrived, parked in the underground car park, looked to make sure I didn’t recognise anyone or they didn’t recognise me - I snuck through the back entrance up to room 329, hoping he’d been upgraded to a nice hotel suite, not just a standard room. I had spent a lot of time in this hotel. The door was ajar, he was expecting me. I dumped my bags and stood with a huge smile on my face. Oh, how I had missed him. I watched him lying in the bed, his long toned body, naked, on the crisp white hotel sheets, waiting for me to join him. I knew this was going to be another great night. I’m sad he would be travelling home the next day to his wife. I planned to enjoy all of him, while he was mine. On Tuesday night we went out for dinner. What a nice change. We had eaten many meals in hotel rooms. There’s only so much room service a girl can take. It was nice to be out in public, being free to show how I felt. After dinner we raced back to the hotel room. Nick made the necessary call to Rebecca and she asked if there was anyone else there. She was getting suspicious. Of course Nick denied it. Author’s Learnings: That’s what you do when you are cheating on your partner... You LIE ! And then you LIE some more, until it becomes almost second nature... until it forms a habit. Rebecca’s call made me feel bad. Guilt set in fast. It was awful. I started to think ‘she’s obviously a good person, after all he picked her to be his wife. She was certainly not the ‘wicked witch’. We spent a lot of time talking it out. He told me he loved ME but I couldn’t wait until this situation was resolved and we could be happy without an extra person in our relationship.
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This is the story of one woman who experiences, firsthand, each side of the temptation triangle as - a wife whose husband cheated with another woman, - the other woman who cheated with someone else’s husband, and - a wife who cheated on her husband with another man. Journey with Michelle as she experiences the raw emotion, blissful romance, and broken dreams within these relationships. Share her diary entries as the emotional roller coaster of her triangle reveals the lust, the lovers, and the lies. Find out why Michelle learned to say, “Never say never!” Psychologist Dr. Julie Ford provides affair survival tools that simulate a personal psychology session—tools that can help you work on your relationship by defining each person’s expectations. May all women who find themselves within their own temptation triangle challenge themselves every day until they fulfill their dreams, desires, and destinies.
About the Author
I am qualified to write this book as it has been my life’s experience. I was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, by my beautiful, loving parents. Being the sister in the middle of two brothers, I enjoyed a great Aussie sun-drenched beach life. I witnessed firsthand the joy of parents who remained married for their entire adult lives, and I grew up expecting nothing less for my life also. From the early age of fourteen, I started writing daily in a small locked diary. I captured my life’s events and shared my feelings openly with the blank pages of my tiny books. I mostly wrote about boys back then. I would keep a list in the back of all the spunky boys and would collect movie tickets, cards, and letters and paste them onto the pages. I still continue my diary today; however, the entries are a little more sophisticated, more of a gratitude journal with (thankfully) fewer boys listed in the back! Unfortunately, or fortunately, my life did take a very different path from that of my parents. From heartbreaks and tears to the excitement and thrill of new love, I hope my story will touch you in many ways. My most treasured times are those of big belly laughs with my friends and family.