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My first wife and I divorced in 1989. It was a mildly ugly affair with cheating on her part and nasty retaliation on my part. Part of the problem back then was a back injury of mine that made me not so responsive to a girl with a strong drive. We had no contact at all after that.
Suddenly out of the blue about 3 weeks ago I had an e-mail from classmates.com that someone had sent me an e-mail. I did not recognize the name at first. As you may have guessed, it was my ex. We exchanged pleasantries, did some superficial catching up, and I took the opportunity to apologize for my being an asshole way back when.
She then told me she was undergoing treatment for stage 3 melanoma. Strangely, I have not taken this news very well. Being in the pathology business, I would not bet a paycheck on her 5 year survival. She has two daughters now, both very young.
I have no idea why she has looked me up after all this time and I have not brought it up. Our daily correspondence has taken on a flirty nature, very much like the messaging we did before we first met.
I really have no idea where I am going with this, but it has been weirding me out so badly I just needed to get it off my chest. Needless to say, this would make my current wife extremely unhappy, and there is no one I can talk to about it.
Thank you, anonymous internet posters, for your time.
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