Overt Attraction

Of course, I realized that there were some problems in our marriage - you can't have two people living together, both trying to make careers for themselves, plus the usual chores, plus the stresses of daily intimacy and interaction without having a few difficulties. But I hadn't realized that my wife, Jenny, thought they were so serious, until she suggested that we talk to a marriage counselor. When she first raised the issue, I resisted, protesting that things weren't that bad, but she was pretty adamant about going to a marriage counselor. Since I loved her deeply, I finally agreed, albeit reluctantly.

We arrived at the office of the marriage counselor for the appointment Jenny had made, my last minute try to cancel falling on deaf ears. We were shown into a very feminine office, and that set me on edge a little. I felt that going to a marriage counselor was bad enough, but why did Dr. Chris have to be a woman? I would have preferred a male counselor, thinking that a female was going to give Jenny the benefit of every doubt, but not wanting to upset Jenny, I kept quiet. Dr. Chris walked into the office a moment later, and when I looked at her, I thought this might not be too bad after all…