As a longtime fan of Divorce Court, I've noticed a recurring pattern.
Most marriages end in divorce due to three main reasons:
1. Money
2. Infidelity
3. Lack of sex
If couples can solve this, they've a higher chance of successful union.
About a year after our relationship ended, my ex contacted me and wanted to know if I would like to try again.
The request caught me off guard.
The relationship had ended because she had an affair, and although I had once loved her deeply, that chapter of my life was long behind me.
She seemed surprised that I wasn't interested. In her mind, the fact that I had loved her so much should have been enough reason to try again.
When I reminded her that she had cheated, she defended herself by saying I was never around.
What she conveniently forgot was that I spent most of that relationship working two jobs so she could stay home comfortably.
After a long silence, she asked if I ever missed her or wondered what our future might have looked like together.
I told her the truth, "Every morning, I wake up grateful that you're no longer part of my life."
The silence that followed lasted only a moment before it was replaced by a stream of angry insults.
I laughed, ended the call, and got on with my day.
"Picks"? You clowns have audacity. That's the Director-General of the World Trade Organization and the first woman and African to hold that position that you're talking about, yet you're assuming she would allow herself to be "picked" by a failure who has never headed any executive office.