My Divorced Neighbor Told Me, 'I'm Going to Take Your Husband, so You'd Better Prepare for Divorce' – I Decided to Teach Her a Lesson in a Way Only Another Woman Could
My Divorced Neighbor Told Me, 'I'm Going to Take Your Husband, so You'd Better Prepare for Divorce' – I Decided to Teach Her a Lesson in a Way Only Another Woman Could After 17 years of marriage, I never expected another woman to sit in my kitchen and calmly tell me she planned to take my husband. When Vanessa stopped hiding what she wanted, I decided arguing with her wouldn't be nearly as effective as letting her think she was winning. My husband, Irvin, and I had been married for 17 years when Vanessa moved into the house next door. She was recently divorced, beautiful, confident, and alone. At first, I felt sorry for her. I baked her a "welcome to the neighborhood" pie. Apple, of course. Vanessa moved into the house next door. I helped her unpack a few boxes, and invited her for coffee because I remembered how miserable moving could be. That was my mistake. Within weeks, Vanessa developed a strange depe...