....you and your not reading the story correctly !..lol....
She/they have one child, (grown up, they had young, a 'welcome mistake')...now she approaching the big '40'....
but on a serious note - the con that women fell for, (and men), is quite monumental - and tragic (for many different reasons)...
Big pharma, and the antidepressant/alcohol industry, would obviously disagree with this perspective.
Govmnts would also disagree with me.
.. I mean, the tax collector thugs can maintain their income (protection racket) base, while at the same, reducing the power of each individual producer . (wages lowered, production up, tax revenue increasing)....Talk about divide and conquer ! lol
I re read it all again.
Affairs suck. Tom needs to SEE his wife. But as a man, one can understand the burden to serve his family. When their is children in the factor, for many who end up divorced because of some affair, or because the wife wasn't "happy" or being selfish, it tears apart the family's heart. It's a lose lose. Especially for the man of house.
Anyways,
Aside from that, judging from the last picture, she sees a sexy client or secretary sitting with Tom. Yikes. Lol
You are being very, very, presumptuous, young man !...lol
There is no evidence of any affair, only the internal mental conjectures in Tina's mind....
It's nothing like what your're perceiving/presuming, right now...
part 3 ....coming up soon !...enjoy the journey !
She thought about it. How many more times will she think about it till it becomes fact?
"Affairs suck"
They do.
Not saying that it will end up this way. I wish Tina and Tom fix their shiz. With no affairs as a result. That would be tragic. And all too common in real life.
Hehe. I'll shut up now.
lololol...
...this is a true story, btw...
...two people who very close to me/us - at the time this was 'all going on'.
Truth is stranger than fiction...(and I would defo know... lol)
Regarding the tax issue, my view is that its theft entirely and no one is obligated to pay, but pay we do when sales tax os involved or when tickets are issued, lotteries are won, etc. Getting off the grid is the goal, and is not an easy task. Not everyone has the land to do it. Many are stuck in the apartments with landlords. Paying rent. Rent! The hell with rent!
Birds who build their own nests don't pay rent to other birds, unless they must be confusing the act of being subjugated to a threat of violence(eviction) by the gang of birds(police, court, jail, "govern|ment" etc)
And very correct, it's exactly what that is, a protection racket.
Pay us and we'll protect you from us coming here and taking your shit. Our underlings will take more with the tickets they give while you travel about our streets.