AT MY HUSBAND’S BIRTHDAY PARTY, I WALKED OVER TO SIT BESIDE HIM—BUT HE LEANED IN AND WHISPERED, “NOT HERE. SIT WITH THE GUESTS.” I FROZE. THEN HE TURNED TO HIS WELL-DRESSED EX AND SAID, “YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS SEAT.” SHE SAT DOWN AS IF EVERYTHING HAD BEEN ARRANGED IN ADVANCE. HIS FAMILY CHUCKLED. MINE STAYED SILENT. I STOOD UP, SMOOTHED MY DRESS, AND SAID, “OF COURSE. MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.” AND THEN… I DID ONE THING THAT MADE THE ENTIRE PARTY SUDDENLY STOP.
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