Dear Annie: So I’m pretty sure I know what the right answer is and you’ll be shaking your head at my letter; however, I feel like I’m on this adrenaline rush.
I am married and have been together with my wife for 13 years. We have a good relationship aside from some family issues on my end.
I made a new friend, a parent at my daughter’s school. I handle pickup, and after school, all the kids go to the park. Well, “Maria” sat with me one day and then for the last month or two, we’ve pretty much waited for each other, walked up to the pickup area and just talked. She’s not my type. She’s a smoker, a heavy drinker and swears a lot, but I am just so fascinated! She’s cool to talk to, and I’m just so zoned out when we are together.
But there’s more. We hung out. She met me at a halfway point, hopped in my car and we went to a brewery for a couple drinks. That’s it. But it was just so much fun. She joked about having a couple shots together one day. I went to pick up dinner one night and texted her saying, “Hey, want some pizza? You got the shots?” I hurried to her place, and I swear she was wearing a lingerie robe nightie. (She said she would be dressing comfortably being at home.) She even said we will have sex someday and could right now. We didn’t, but it didn’t bother me one bit. We had a couple shots and I left, but I am just so smitten. My hope was since our kids are best friends, we can keep in touch.
I know I’m playing with fire, and I am on this high. I guess I am hoping for some logical right answer. — Wandering Mind