Dear Jack,

The main reason for me sending you this e-mail is to share a special moment that happened while viewing your site. I read your magnificent work called "The Other Woman". While reading this letter, it brought back many painfully familiar memories. I was an addict, I am an addict although I've been clean for 5 years. I too was seduced by this evil woman whom I had met in Chicago, and she took my money, happiness, romance, and most painful, my love away from me. I allowed her to seize control at a moments notice, and allowed her to decide important choices that have affected my life to this day. I'm not writing this to burden you with my story, nor to impose you with pity... I'm writing this to tell you that I too suffered to her whim, and have for the past 5 years, been able to ignore her beck and call.

Your writing has given me another boost of courage to ignore her and a confidence that I need not return to her lies. I could never see myself living in her grasp again, and God willing, I will never have to face that situation. I've saved your letter on my computer. I promise not to publish it in any way, nor send it out to anyone else...but I'd like to keep it and read it whenever I might be in a situation where "she" might be present. While I pray that many more people will read "The Other Woman" and find themselves looking in a mirror saying that's me and realizing that they must divorce "her", I know that some will read this and laugh, and lie to themselves by thinking they can leave "her" any time they want. Your letter is REAL, honest, and all too common in our community. I want to thank you for giving me that mirror and reminding me how ugly "she" really is, and for allowing me to feel the pain... your pain...my ex's pain. I am grateful to you.

Thanks, Eric