In Love with a Tall Girl

Chapter 1

An Original Story by Julia Miller

My wife of 21 years, Trudy, suddenly announced that she now wanted a divorce. We had twins, George and Sarah; both were now 20 years old and away at college. I don't know why she decided on a divorce. I considered myself in tune with my wife, and I thought we made a great couple.

On Sunday morning, we were both sitting at the breakfast table enjoying a coffee when she broke the news to me. Trudy told me I had to move out of our house, and she would be moving out after the divorce. I had to put the house up for sale and split the money as per the divorce agreement. She handed me the divorce papers she had received from her lawyer, so I knew she had been planning this day for quite some time. Trudy left the kitchen, leaving me sitting there, having not even been able to say one word. I was in shock, and I felt at that moment my entire life with her had just imploded.

I knew one thing about Trudy. Once she had made up her mind, I wasn't about to change it no matter her reasoning. I suddenly was no longer hungry, and after finishing my coffee, I went to shower and got changed. I walked into the office and used the laptop, searching for a divorce lawyer and for a place to live. I found a lawyer and a few rental suite ads and jotted down the information. I called up a few prospective places and planned to visit them later in the day.

On Monday afternoon, I found a lovely two-bedroom condo and paid the deposit by the end of the day. I searched for a mover and contacted them to come the next week to move my things out of the house. I had made an appointment with a lawyer and had a meeting scheduled with him.

Trudy recently had decided to have a separate bedroom and didn't want to sleep with me any longer. When I asked why she told me I snored. Since she had her own bedroom set, I decided to take my bedroom set, along with my clothes and personal items.

We had living room furniture in the living room and a second living room furniture set in the family room. I took the TV screen in the living room, and she could have the one in the family room. I took the living room furniture since it was better suited for an apartment, leaving the family room set for her. We had a small kitchen breakfast table, and I took that, and she could use the dining room set. I also packed up the contents of my office and turned the second bedroom in the condo into my new office.

I was able to have the movers come over on short notice while she was at work and moved out on Wednesday morning. Everything I had wanted from my house was in my new suite by the end of the day. I received an angry phone call from Trudy that night, demanding why I had removed furniture from the house. I told her I wasn't about to buy new furniture and there was plenty left in the home for her to use. Then I just hung up.

I took half of the kitchen contents as well, and there was more than enough for the both of us. I took my bicycle and golf clubs from the garage, as well as my toolkit.

I called up both my son and daughter and put them in a 3-way call, and this was the first either had heard that mom wanted a divorce. Do you mean she hasn't called either of you? I was shocked at this, and I told them I had moved out, and if they wanted any of their things from the house, they might want to go over and get them now.

I had my appointment with the lawyer, and he told me it was a pretty cut and dry divorce. Our children were no longer minors, and my wife, who was working as a Radiologist in the hospital, made more money than I did at my computer consulting company. My lawyer proposed we split our assets evenly. Trudy had a much better retirement plan and more significant savings than I did since she had never spent any of her income on the household, and my income went towards paying the bills. It had also paid for her education so she could become a Radiologist.