Tag Archives: cheating

When One Betrayal Leads to Another

Posted on November 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Alexey Demidov My Real Memoir She’d given me no reason to think I could win her. Yet I’d pursued her anyway. Dinah was like an exiled queen, chary and aloof, trusting no one. And I was the bastard … Continue reading →

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Dangling by a Thread of Hope

Posted on February 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d just turned twenty-five, and was recovering from multiple goodbyes, while pushing back against that old recurring sense of purposelessness. So I clung to what remained: I still had friends, even if the tide had carried some away. And … Continue reading →

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“Complete” or “Finished”?

Posted on October 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

A linguistics professor was asked to explain the difference between the words complete and finished. “Well,” he explained, when you marry the right woman you are complete. But when you marry the wrong woman you are finished. And,” he added ominously, “if the right … Continue reading →

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“Complete” vs. “Finished”

Posted on May 14, 2019 by mitchteemley

A linguistics professor was asked to explain the difference between the words complete and finished. “Well, when you marry the right woman,” he explained, “you are complete. But, when you marry the wrong woman you are finished. And,” he added … Continue reading →

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