![]() Think of the children! Due to the limitations of first person, the tensions are higher. You almost want to cheer him on and you certainly don’t want him to get caught. Some men buy chocolate and roses to please their partner. Despite his role as an accomplice, it’s tempting to absolve him. ![]() Written in first-person, “My Lovely Wife” makes it difficult not to get attached to the narrator. Gradually, the picturesque suburban life that this couple has built up is starting to crumble. ![]() The narrator realizes that his wife has been keeping secrets from him. Instead, the autopsy reports that she’s been dead for only a few weeks. She was supposed to be dead for over a year. Who would suspect a duo? But when one of the victims is discovered, something doesn’t add up. It’s a delicious, sexy secret between them. ![]() His wife would capture the aforementioned woman, then murder her. The next day, he lets his wife know if the woman is “right.” If she is, the events progress rapidly. By the end of the hour, he’s invited to spend the night. Their routine is like this: He would meet his women at bars, acting as a non-threatening deaf man. He’s the kind of guy that would have a nice word for everyone. The narrator sounds pretty much like your everyday man. ![]() It’s cheering at the sidelines for each one of his daughter’s soccer game. It’s having a movie night with his family every week. For the narrator of Samantha Downing’s “My Lovely Wife,” it’s stopping at the the EZ-Go gas station two miles from his home to get a cup of coffee. ![]()
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