Following my wife's tragic, unexpected early death, I was left with lots of good memories and a heap of her things to get rid of. Jane was an inveterate shopper and lots of her clothes were brand new or only worn a few times, Seeing unworn dresses and shoes reminded me of the fragility of life. She had expected to wear them and suddenly a blob hit her heart and she was no more.
The British Heart Foundation charity shop advertised a free house clearance service. She would have wanted her things to go to such a worthy cause. I wanted as few things as possible to remind me of her.
It was while I was clearing away her things that I noticed a red A4 ring binder. As I had spent a whole day sorting out her stuff, I prepared myself a cup of coffee and sat down to examine the contents of the ring binder.
The most relevant comments were
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Friday 2 Jan 1980
Saw in the New Year with Hubby and lots of our friends. Got very drunk going from one New Year party to the next. Spent rest of the day feeling groggy and a bit depressed. Hubby bored my friends as usual. I tried to avoid him as much as possible.
Old Father Time is one year nearer calling me to the great divide 'twixt life and any afterlife.
Once again I thought about Steve. I loved Steve. But love wasn't sufficient for our relationship to survive. Unlike with hubby, sex was there on tap all day, every day and in lots of different ways. Steve and I were always up for it.
So was Hubby when we first started dating. Nowadays Hubby has to be in the mood. He wasn't in the mood again last night. I think that Hubby only got me because I was on the rebound. Perhaps I should have waited.
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Sunday 1 Feb 1981
Sixth anniversary of breaking up with Steve. I wish I hadn't found out that he was having an affair with Gillian. Then I wouldn't have given him the "her or me" ultimatum. Then he wouldn't have packed his bags. Then we wouldn't have divorced.
In retrospect, I would have preferred to let him shag Gillian and that we remained married.
I was painfully lonely for months after we split. Sex dominated my thoughts, in the streets, on the bus and in the supermarket I looked lustily at men. I hoped that one would chat me up.
I tried masturbating thinking of a man I had seen in the street. But that then morphed into Steve and Gillian having sex. That killed my libido.
I couldn't even wank because I was still in love with Steve.
Hubby still fancies me. I suppose I love him. Sex doesn't have the sparkle that a wife expects. Sex with Steve was something special.
Don't know if Hubby will give me sex tonight.
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Friday 27 Feb 1981
My work colleague, Irene, has lots of one-night stands. The people in the office call her "Good night Irene" for obvious reasons.
She says that sex without any emotional involvement is true sexual liberation. She says that even true love should not preclude having other partners. She wanted me to persuade my husband to let me have an open relationship. I told Irene that those sort of arrangements never work.
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Wed 3 May 1981
Irene was drunk and gave me a deep, passionate kiss. The kiss was still on my mind as I got ready for bed. Hubby was asleep so I started stroking my clit. I masturbated myself to sleep thinking of Irene.
I decided to put an end to this before we went too far.
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Sat 6 May 1981
Irene and I had a long talk. Somehow we started kissing more passionately than that first time. I was kissing her and enthusiastically fondling her breasts from outside her clothing. Irene slid her hand inside my sweater. I wanted her but felt guilty about being unfaithful. But guilt didn't stop me enjoying Irene's love making. Time didn't allow us to go all the way.
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Sun 7 May 1981
Made up some bullshit story so I could see Irene. She undid my blouse and took off my bra and played with my nipples. I really loved them being played with. Irene wants us to go slow because she wants the excitement of waiting. I just want her to fuck me. She wants to fuck me in my bed. It's downright dangerous since Hubby will find out.
We kissed for ages.
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Mon 8 May 1981
I phoned Irene and we discussed places where she could fuck me and we might be caught. It was an enormous turn on. We had a list of 8 places, including in an airport car park.
That night I made myself orgasm while Hubby slept.
I wanted lesbian sex. Irene could satisfy my sexual craving without making an emotional commitment. I couldn't. I wanted both Hubby and Irene emotionally. I wanted Hubby to accept Irene and my co-partner.
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Wed 10 May 1981
Hubby kissed me for no particular reason. He ran his hand up my leg several times and felt my breasts. Then his hands felt the top of my legs and between them, His prick entered my wet womanly cavity. He really fucked my cunt. Afterwards I played with his nice, hairy chest.
Hubby knows that something is wrong and that was his attempt to make our marriage work. He was still semi-erect, his cock looked lovely. It felt good having been fucked. He played with my pubic mound. It was a rare return to what marital fucking should be.
But even then I thought about Irene fucking me. I asked Hubby if I would watch me wank myself to another orgasm. he likes watching me self pleasure. It was the first time that I wanked in front of my husband while thinking of Irene.
I had my second orgasm of the night and I kissed Hubby. It was marvellous. I tried not to think of Irene.
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Thu 11 May 1981