Gerald Mills, 67, a retired manufacturing-plant manager, has had his share of secrets over the years. He has hidden new hunting and fishing equipment in his truck and gone out for a drink with friends instead of doing errands. Once when his wife was away, he took their young sons out for a lobster dinner and swore them to secrecy. No need to guess how he got caught.
67岁的杰拉尔德•米尔斯退休前是一家制造工厂的经理,他多年来一直保守着他的秘密。他在卡车里藏着新买的打猎和钓鱼用具,出门是和朋友喝酒而不是去办杂事。一次趁妻子外出,他带着年幼的儿子们去吃龙虾大餐,还让他们发誓保守秘密。不用猜,他被逮住了。
Ms. Mills, who went on to write a book about her marriage, 'I Almost Divorced My Husband, But I Went on Strike Instead, ' says she never doubted her decision to keep the long-ago meeting a secret. (The ex-boyfriend was relieved to hear his mother's wishes; he thought she wanted him to keep the business going.) After the ex died about a year ago, Ms. Mills finally told her husband. 'At the time, I would have been angry and thought she was cheating on me and it would have derailed the marriage, ' Mr. Mills says. Instead, 'we went to bed happy.'
谢莉后来写了一本关于她的婚姻的书,名为《我几乎和我丈夫离婚,但最后我罢工了》(I Almost Divorced My Husband, But I Went on Strike Instead)。她说,她从未质疑过自己对很久以前与前男友见面的事守口如瓶的决定。(她的前男友听到他母亲的愿望时松了一口气,他以为母亲希望他把生意做下去。)谢莉的前男友大约一年前去世后,她最终把这事儿告诉了她丈夫。杰拉尔德说:“当时,我以为自己会生气,认为她欺骗我,这会毁掉我们的婚姻。”但事实却是相反的,“我们高高兴兴地上床睡觉去了”。
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