Member-only story
Dealing with my Friend’s Ugly Divorce
Divorce can ruin a person
The call came in at 3:30 am on Tuesday morning. Alan Hershkovitz was sound asleep. He reached for the phone and the incessant ringing and mumbled a ‘’Hello.’’
All Alan could hear was sobbing. It sounded like a guy, but through the fog of sleep he wasn’t sure. He lifted his head and looked at his phone number and realized it belonged to his friend Harry Latman. He immediately woke up and a thousand thoughts ran through his mind. Harry wouldn’t have called him so late unless it was a serious situation. Alan was now fully awake.
‘’Harry, Harry, what’s going on? Is there something wrong with Lisa?’’ The crying continued. ‘’Alan, it’s all about Lisa. She came home from a business trip to New York. I had dinner waiting for her. As we were eating she told me she had fallen in love with a guy from her office and wants a divorce. We’ve been married seventeen years and dated for six, I just can’t believe it. Twenty three years of my life gone. What kind of example does that set for my daughter? How long has this been going on? She’s left to be with her boyfriend and will be moving out this week. I thought I knew Lisa but I obviously didn’t. I Love her. How can she just leave me?’’
Alan was stunned and disappointed. He knew that Harry would do anything for his wife, and apparently the…
