Monday, July 7, 2008

Meeting Your Man’s Other Woman... And Defeating Her With Your Dignity Intact

Now some of you may be wondering what the title means and what in the world do I mean by defeating the other woman. If you’ve never found yourself to be in the painful situation of having your guy cheat on you, congratulations! You’re one of the lucky few. As for the rest of the women in the world, this probably happened once, or several times. If you’re unlucky enough, you may even know who your guy’s other woman is which can definitely put a face on your already growing disappointment or anger.
The guy stealers maybe called by different derogatory names such as home-wreckers, mistresses, and more. Now some of them know perfectly well that your guy is in a relationship or is married but they carry on with their own selfish reasons. But some of them may not know that your guy is in a relationship or is married. Some of these women are looking for the companionship and the life you have while some are looking for something else. Some of these women are looking for love in the wrong places, some are just looking for trouble. Some may even have the nerve to challenge you to meet with them even after they’ve ruined your home and family. This is the situation my friend found herself in. We'll call her Agie. The truth is, it takes two for a deception to come to fruition and your guy is a part of it. If you are in this situation, the sooner you accept it, the sooner you can move on. Of course this predicament is much tougher for women with kids such as Agie. Let’s call her husband’s mistress Maya.
There are numerous factors why cheating happens and why marriages fail. I won’t try to dive into that now. Maya sent Agie numerous text messages challenging her to meet. This sent shudders down Agie’s spine. You see she had previously read all of Maya’s texts to her husband including the one where Maya describes her figure in inches. We know that a mother’s to do list never ends. It’s very easy for women like Agie to lose herself with the everyday job of being a mom and a wife. After more than a decade of motherhood, her figure wasn’t too good. Needless to say our unmarried-with-two kids Maya retained her youthful figure and was confident enough to challenge Agie.
Agie couldn’t back down. The answer? Shape up.
From that day on Agie made the decision to turn back the clock. To bring back her 18-year old figure. Her college girl glow. Her single girl beauty.
To some, chasing beauty is vanity. But for some, it is a source of strength. A source of confidence. A longing to bring back what you once had and refuse to succumb to depression no matter how hopeless a situation may seem. Every day, Agie’s story is repeated. But it’s not every day that women find inspiration in the life they’re in.
After Agie loses 75 pounds, she will continue onto makeup. She’ll sport beautifully flushed cheeks, healthy smooth skin, a nice neutral shade for her lips, finely lined eyes, stylishly applied eye shadow, all of which will flatter her Asian features. This is way better than attacking the other woman at her game which was cursing and name calling. Agie didn’t go down to that level. She showed great strength when she chose to once again re-build what was crumbling. Her marriage and home.
When the time comes for Agie to meet this other woman, she will be ready with a renewed sense of confidence. All she did was be the woman she was years ago. By doing that, she had kept her dignity intact and improved herself at the same time. No, beauty and makeup are not the answer to our problems, but they can help.

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