My husband died last spring following a year-long illness that occurred after I announced I was divorcing him. We were married for 46 years. He had sex for 35 years with someone I knew. I confronted him with my suspicions many times over the years, but he called me crazy. Before he died he asked for my forgiveness and confessed his multiple indiscretions. He liked women who knew me. Why? Because they would never tell; too embarrassing for them. He told me how easy it was to spot a "player" and how that sort of thing went right over my head.
My question is: How do I deal with his long-time mistress? I cannot avoid seeing her and our circle of acquaintances, some of whom know and some of whom refused to believe it. People will ask why I stayed in the marriage when I suspected my husband was having affairs. Wives know, they just can't prioritize it enough when they are dealing with children, moves, jobs, financial stress, illness etc. I am sick of people telling me to take the high road; I wish I had a 4-iron.
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