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Today’s topic: Pregnant mistress Dear Steve, Shirley, Tommy and Carla, I have been a fool for over a year now and I’ve just gotten more foolish. I have been involved with a married man and I knew of his marriage for a while now (I was not aware of it at first.). After finding out he was married, I continued our relationship. As we continued the relationship, my feelings got strong. I kept telling myself to leave him alone, but every time I am upset enough to leave, I chicken out. Now here I am pregnant by him–only a month into the pregnancy. We talked about having an abortion. I just can’t. I had one before and I was so depressed afterward. As I write this letter now, the thought of it brings me to tears. I asked him, “What if I want to keep the baby.” He said nothing. Since asking, we haven’t mentioned anything about the situation. Am I crazy for wanting to keep the baby, knowing that he might not be in my child’s life because of his marriage? P.S. I’m already a single-mother with a 3-year-old little boy.
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