The Other Female...

in my husband's life has a lot of audacity.

Jeffrey has always had a lot of female friends and associates. He is the favorite sounding board and confidante for women he works with; he grew up with two sisters and his mother as his primary companions, with sometimes his aunt and female cousin thrown in for good measure -- he was often theonly male on their "girl's nights or girl's trips." Quite simply, he has always gotten along well with girls.

Which is probably for the best since it seems he was destined to spend eternity outnumbered. With three daughters and a wife, his past experience is put to use daily.

I am not the type to be too worried about him having lots of female friends. But, all of his other relationships did not prepare me for the blatant situation I am now facing.

Currently, he is being stalked by a female who has made no pretense of hiding her intentions: she is determined to take my husband for herself.

She has told him, and me, how much she loves him. She has made a point of the fact that she is very put out that I am married to him, and that she really does not understand why our current marriage should get in the way of her desire to marry him.

She has informed us that there is no other man on earth who can compare, that she cannot possibly imagine ever being happy anyone else besides Jeffrey.

She has even said that she "hates" me for marrying him and not sharing him with her and that she doesn't know how she will ever have babies of her own if she can't marry him.

She wants all of his attention for herself, and, if I let her have her way, she would be sleeping beside him every night, not me.

Sometimes, I just don't know how to respond to such advances. Normally, I think I would tell the person to grow up, get over it, and leave my husband alone.

But, I don't think telling Electra, oh wait, I mean Maggie, to leave her father alone is appropriate.

I guess I will just have to wait for her to grow up and get over him.