I Thought I Was His Girlfriend

But I Was Really His F*ck Buddy

Photo by Oleg Ivanov on Unsplash

When I separated from my ex-husband in 2015, I went wild. I had what I called a very delayed turbulent twenties at the age of 41. I didn’t get to experience that period from age 20 to 29 when you experiment and work out what you want in a partner. I was with my ex from age 20, married at 25 and a mum at 26. For 21 years I was the suburban wife and mum. Looking back, if I had…