An incident at work is enough to make Courtney say "I'm never getting married" (that noise you hear is the sound of hundreds of male hearts breaking). Being caught in the middle like that is definitely tough. It can also be one of those not-uncommon situations that people look back on later as a test that helped shape their character in a number of ways.
The commenters on her blog - including Mom! - have written in with some wise advice. I've emailed mine, which included the need to put her situation and future intentions in a printed memo to an appropriate superior. Not only does it cover Courtney in case Ticking Ms. Cheat decides to play "Misery" in retaliation for her non-cooperation, it also lets them prepare for the possibility of Hubby deciding one day that "Happiness is a Warm Gun" and paying the workplace a visit. Wouldn't be the first time ever.
Any other thoughts on this one from our peanut gallery? As for marriage, Caerdroia's Jeff Medcalf had the best response in Courtney's comments section:
"It's not the institution; it's the inmates."
If that happenes to me I wouldn't ever get married either. What a terrible thing to do. If one is not happy they should say something and then say, hey you know what? I thought about cheating on you, that's how upset I was about this, that's usually more than enough to get someone to smarten up. Worked for my best friend's husband.
This is one of the best things I've ever read about marriage (via Real Live Preacher, one of the best blogs out there.)