Man who cruelly left wife now begs for second chance
DEAR ABBY: I was divorced for 10 years, and am now remarried. Four months after we said “I do,” my first husband left me (on Valentine’s Day!) without a word.
It was out of character for him not to come home, and I was so worried I reported him to the police as a missing person. If that wasn’t enough, he left me owing the power and water bills, and our rent was three months behind.
A few weeks later, he sent me an email. It read: “Don’t bother me. I’m fine. Move on!” I was trying to do exactly that when, a month later, he knocked on my door, asking me to forgive him. I thought I had, but it still bothers me.
My ex is now begging me to give him a second chance. He has changed so much for the good, and he says he has never been with anyone more than two weeks because they can’t live up to me. I have always loved him. He had a drinking problem, but he has been clean and sober now for nine years.
I’m not really happy with my second husband. I haven’t been for a long time, and now I have someone I have always loved who wants me back, and I don’t know what to do. Please help. — CONFOUNDED IN NORTH CAROLINA
DEAR CONFOUNDED: I’m sorry you didn’t describe what has gone wrong in your second marriage because if it’s fixable, you promised to love and honor your current husband until … well, you know the drill. It would be a mistake to throw him aside without first trying to fix the problem.
Your first husband treated you with brutal disregard. If he has changed, he wouldn’t be trying to break up your marriage. Be warned.