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Secret Taboo: 17 Extremely Taboo Stories - Smashwords

I ran into an old boyfriend and had lunch with him,” says Joanne L., 29, of Washington State. “Just lunch. I didn’t tell my husband because all we did was have a sandwich, a few beers and catch up. I didn’t feel like dealing with 100 questions.” She says it was fun to catch up with her ex, share pics of their kids, and then go home to her husband and family. “I wasn’t doing anything wrong and we didn’t see each other again, so why throw fuel to the flame.” Her husband took her out to dinner to that night and the intimate meal and talk over candlelight made her realize how much she loves him, drawing a big line between lunch with a friend and date night with her man. I read a blog post about a cult in America, known for exploiting young and vulnerable women, where my uncle’s wife is described as the leader’s ‘favorite girl.’ Nobody in my family knows she was a part of this cult but I did some research into it. Turns out she named her firstborn son after the leader, weird.” For the longest time, I thought I was named after my father. Found out a few years ago that I’m actually named after a stillborn baby that my father had in a previous marriage that was named after him. My mother named me after that baby, against my father’s wishes.”