I met Daisy, a buxom, raven-haired beauty 16 years younger than me, with a zest for life and living, in 1998. In two days she seduced me; within a month we were living together.

I had been spending too much time on the road as a consultant and was hoping to change my life, and we had a wonderful 14 months together, skiing and being outdoors all the time. The following winter, while I was on the road, Daisy began an affair with my “friend” Craig, which lasted through the spring and summer. She would never admit it, but I knew, and it affected my work. It marked the start of the end of my career.

I had an extended contract with a major airline, and my work really suffered. Near the end of my contract I had a two-day affair with a coworker I had known for ten years. We had been lusting for each other powerfully for many... Read More