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He told me that his ex-wife had gotten involved with her boss
at work and that they eventually ended up getting married. He also
shared that he and his wife tried to live together while working out
their divorce, and that there was a physical confrontation in which he
pushed her down and began to choke her. She then issued a
restraining order against him. Because I wasn’t sure what “normal”
was as far as male relationships were concerned, I dismissed it as just
the sort of thing that happens between two people who are going
through a divorce while trying to live together. He shared with me
that he had been battling depression since coming home. He claimed
he truly loved his wife and that she was a wonderful person. He
couldn’t understand why she got involved with someone else. There
was a sadness about Fred that made me feel sorry for him, as he
seemed to be a nice guy.

He told me that he was a Christian. When he was 19, a friend
had taken him to a Billy Graham evangelical movie at a local theatre
and he had accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. He stood very
firmly on his faith. It seemed very important to him, even though he
didn’t read the Bible, attend church or pray; the usual things I thought
religious people did. He was a curiosity to me in that regard. I told
him that I was an agnostic. It didn’t seem to be an issue for him. And
his Jesus didn’t matter much to me, either.

Since I had been going through one of my “off again” times
with my “sometimes boyfriend”, I was ripe to find a new beau. We
were both on the rebound. I was approaching thirty years of age, and
anxiously looking to settle down and begin a family. Fred did not like
being alone, and was looking for a steady companion he could depend
on being there for him. It was interesting that before Fred’s dad had
passed away, he had told Fred about me and that he thought I might
be someone he should get to know. I had liked his dad when he was
one of my clients. It was like getting his stamp of approval
posthumously.
We began dating intensely right away. On our first night
together, his mom actually passed away. So, our relationship started