[A_perfect_lady]

Here was a culture in which women seemed to have traditional values, were open to matrimony, and even dreamed of blissful lives in American suburbs.

I got to about here and gave up. He HAD a woman who had traditional values, was open to matrimony, and dreamed of a blissful life in the American suburbs. The first wife, whom he cheated on because he was bored. This guy just seems like an idiot. He had all of it, threw it away, and now thinks his regaining it with a younger Filipina wife is a fascinating enough development to warrant this boring essay.

[Nepeta]

He had all of it, threw it away, and now thinks his regaining it with a younger Filipina wife is a fascinating enough development to warrant this boring essay.

I'm so GLAD I am divorced and not saddled with a delusional slug convinced he is the center of the universe.