From: Lovefraud
By pseudonym - "Maura"
Editor’s Note: This story was submitted by the Lovefraud reader whom we’ll call “Maura.”
To me dying in old age should be a serene peaceful experience. A time
when one is surrounded and supported by loving family members and
friends. However, when a sociopath spouse is entered into the mix those
normal expectations can be thrown straight out the window. The sociopath
will hijack the situation and you will be constantly blindsided. The
sociopath will be relentlessness in preventing family and friends from
being at the bedside. Instead of focusing your time and energy on the
patient, it will be continually diverted to dealing with the sociopath’s
latest havoc.
Grieving, widowed dad meets and marries wife number two (W2)
This story begins 17 yrs ago. Our Dad at the age of 64 had been
happily married for the past 42 years when Mum died suddenly. Within six
weeks of Mum’s death our vulnerable grieving father met a 67 year old
woman who had recently moved to into the area from interstate. Dad’s
greatest fear was being alone. In hindsight, we believe this woman had
scoured through the obituaries in the local newspaper to find a suitable
widow then hunted him down. Dad was a sitting duck.
Once she had ascertained that Dad was reasonably wealthy with
prestigious connections he didn’t stand a chance. This woman was
supremely confident, and claimed that she had been a Midwifery lecturer
at a University as well as a trained Grief Counselor. She informed us
that she had divorced her husband years ago because he was bipolar. MORE
