The wife shut me down immediately with something along the lines of, “I’d rather listen to what the men are talking about.” ...

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A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had not met the colleague or his wife prior to the dinner. The men promised they wouldn’ t talk ...

I should have gotten over this by now, but I fantasize about having left the table in some way. What should I have done? I ...