Claire would help with cooking, cleaning, and chores, and it was better than sneaking around with a mistress. I stood there, stunned, while Claire avoided my gaze. Then an idea struck me. I smiled and said, “Fine. You can have a second wife—but only if I get a second husband.”
Jack was speechless. When I explained that if he wanted to live in a ‘traditional’ polygamous way, I would have the same right, he tried to argue it was impossible and culturally unacceptable. I reminded him that was selective tradition and refused to back down.
Claire quickly left, and Jack begged me to reconsider. But by then, I had already created a dating profile to find my “second husband,” and I told Jack I was done.
The next morning, Jack admitted it was a terrible idea and wanted to forget the whole thing. But I had made up my mind. I packed my bags, moved out, and filed for divorce. Claire stopped answering his calls, and Jack was left to deal with the fallout of his so-called “practical” plan.