Single Again For The First Time 14: My Life As A Woman
This is not about cross-dressing, let me be clear on that.
Instead, this is a more personal story about one of the factors that helped devolve my marriage into the worst period of my life: the video game Second Life. The game was around for at least four years, including the full two-and-a-half years of the marriage itself. Although fascinating and addicting at the time (the details of which I touch on), it was a horrible third party to introduce into a partnership. If there is any advice to be found on this podcast, it is: don’t do this.
To fully appreciate the madness that is Second Life, here is a link to the Facebook page of my former spouse’s favorite haunt in the game: the Duran Duran Universe. A home for disgruntled 40somethings to commiserate and pretend to be 15 again. Considering what my former spouse was up to when she was 15 (a more disturbing hand could not have been dealt to anyone), her flirtation with reliving that period of her life was nothing short of a huge mistake.
But I digress.
Recorded by Chicago playwright Vincent Truman.
