“Approach the bench counselors”.
Sufficiently chastened to watch their words, the lawyers resume their arguments on the cost of infidelity.
Joe’s sniffles waft across the aisle.
Joe hadn’t wanted a divorce when I found out about his affair. Couldn’t I forgive him?
“Infidelity is not a crime! It’s fundamental human nature to be poly-amorous…”, Joe had been persuasive.
“My client, Joe, is heart-broken since he found his wife of 25 years in flagrante delicto with his friend. He seeks divorce and needs to be compensated for his emotional distress…” his lawyer droned.
Heart-broken huh? You shouldn’t have been so damn persuasive Joe!
—end—
This 100 word story was written for the 100 word photo challenge. More details about this challenge can be found at:
https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/20-may-2016/
PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll
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serves him well for being so persuasive
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Yes, it does. Thanks for reading.
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Heartbroken, huh? 🙂
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For real Sandra 🙂
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Ooo what a rat!
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heart-broken rat 🙂
Thanks for reading Laurie.
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What an interesting twist. He played her like a fiddle.
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He played her like a fiddle but played a bad song that left him heart-broken for real.
Thanks for reading Russell.
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Well, he seems a bit of a hypocrite. Hopefully he won’t get a penny…
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I don’t think he will get a penny . The Judge is going to rule: If he convinced his wife that infidelity was harmless then she cannot be held responsible for his broken heart.
Thanks for reading Ali.
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“Hoisted by his own petard”, as they say!
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I think divorce is perfect, hope he will be without penny… polyamory… ha that’s usually only applies to men.
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Women are entering the polyamory space too! Thanks for reading.
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What counts for one doesn’t necessarily count for the other, or so Joe thinks. He deserves the heartbreak. Good story.
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Thank you Gah.
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Dear Ansumani,
Why don’t I feel for Joe. Good job.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You are not meant to feel for Joe. Thank you for reading.
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sadly, nobody wins in this kind of situation.
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The wife , for some reason, feels she has won. Thanks for reading.
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What’s good for the goose, right?
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Exactly right! Thanks for reading!
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Seems he’s looking at things in a different light now. He’s lost his wife and his friend. Maybe he convinced his friend also. Well written, Ansumani —- Suzanne
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He made his own Karma. Thanks Suzanne.
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Hoisted by his own petard!
The sniveling idiot!
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🙂 Thanks for reading.
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