I was the business traveler, and my wife at the time cheated on me when I went away. and I only went every so often…

The worst time, funny enough was when we went a on a business trip with another couple spouses came, and while his wife was pregnant and I was pretty sick… those two had a night-uninterruptus.

Business trips where fraught with concern and worry about what was going on at home, Now that I’m single, and I’m going on a business trip this next spring to a conference at Disneyworld no-less. and I’m pretty certain that my biggest excitement is going to the parks.

You have quite a bit of writing talent, but that is true for all of us. If you decide to install the plugin to let commentators edit their comments I will not complain.

Steve – the handsome, but proofreading challenged.

My parents and their dysfunctional have effected my relationships. On the upside, I have never cheated or allowed myself to be the one somebody else is cheating with. I also have zero tolerance for women who shriek or name call during arguments.

Parents do have a tremendous influence on their kids, not just in what they say, but in what they do.

However, it still comes down to choice. If people want to be a certain way badly enough they will pull away from what they learned.

The trust issue is a huge one; however, we have all, at one point or another, out our trust in someone who didn’t deserve it. Then, the bigger thing to look it at is — can we trust ourselves to make good love decisions? Oy vey!

Steve — Do you think you’re dad’s affair had an impact on how you enter and handle relationshiops now? I mean, I guess that could be a motivating factor: I saw the damage, I’ll never do that. Yet, I think the stats show that those whose parents cheated, cheat just like those whose parents divorced, divorce. Nice legacy …

Honey — Oh, yeah; cheating is very easy logistically if not always emotionally.
So, how does Jake feel about your past, uh, transgressions, and why does he trust you now?

Dads — Well, that gets into the question of how often do you have to be around to have a family? The big corp. honchos and lawyers who log 70, 80-hours a week — is that much different?

I’ve asked that question of my friends — could you be in a relationship with someone if his custody schedule and yours gave you juts a few days a month together? Most said no, even if in all other respects he was The One. Interesting …

Edgar — hey, nice to see you here. Well, it’s not like I ever planned not to have a one-nighter; it’s just the guy and I wanted repeat, uh, performances.

And I’m amazed that you’ve never had a one night stand. What were you doing in your 20′s? Oh, that’s right – you married young and had Trent not long after, so you didn’t get to that phase until recently. I guess at our advanced ages (ha!), sex is much more enjoyable if you like the person.

I never traveled extensively for work. I like staying near my kids. I don’t really know how extensive travelers spend their time. I imagine if I was gone 40 weeks a year, I’d want someone to hold. And if that’s the case, why be married.