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Dear Sugar Letter #36

Dear Sugar Letter #36

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“Woman Carrying a Burden,” 1916, Eugéne Jules Joseph Laermans.

Dear Sugar,

Fifteen years ago I made a terrible mistake. I had a brief extramarital affair with a neighbor and friend who was also married. Our sexual liaison spanned only a few weeks before we were caught by his wife, who was also my friend. Her response was rightly immediate and explosive. M…

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