Originally posted on The Gentlemen's Standard:
It was not that long ago that I would dread accompanying my wife to social gatherings. It was not because I hated her company. It was not because I hated her friends, or because I simply preferred to stay at home. The specific reasoning, rather, was I was…
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A Very Late Happy New Year
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