One story is about love gone awry. The wife has been caught cheating on her husband with a married man, and she is really not sure that she wants to stop the affair. It drives me crazy when men walk away from their homes in these situations--she is the one who is eating her cake and having it too (there is a pun in here that I will not explain). She should leave. Falling out of love or chasing an ephemeral idea of love is one thing, but don't expect to keep everything you like about your current life. Not okay. I don't like the man in this story, but I like his wife a whole lot less.
One story is about the real issues related with living with someone else--do you love them, or is the sex good and the rest of the relationship drives you a little crazy? There are aspects that I think everyone can relate to, although I went from living with tons of people in college to living with just my spouse, so it actually seemed kind of quiet and easier, so in some ways I don't really relate, but it is a very well told tale.
The other two are more about the beach and bar community that defines the north of Boston coastal towns; the in and out of bed casual relationships that develop in that sort of environment, and how some people really do not quite get to the grown up part of their lives when they live there. This is a quick read with a lot of truths in it and something for everyone to think about.
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