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Chapter 11
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“I see.” Once again Tina twisted the knife in Bette’s heart admitting that she could freely confide her feelings and struggles to this man that she’s known for months and be understood yet she avoided even talking to Bette.
Tina continued with her explanation. “After Josh maybe I should have gone into solitude but I still had this desire to prove something to myself. I was determined to have sex with a man. I’m sure I could’ve found many that were willing but few would have been as scrupulous as Henry.”
“How many failed attempts did you have until you settled on ‘scrupulous’ Henry?”
“Don’t be that way Bette. You’re the one that wanted to hear this.” Tina admonished her ex.
“I know but you’re telling it like I’m not affected. It’s not easy for me to have you tell me that not having sex with Josh drove you into the arms of another man and further away from me.”
“I had already betrayed our love Bette. I couldn’t come back to you.”
“And now you just don’t want to.” Bette had pretty much resigned herself to this conclusion when Tina hadn’t made any moves to get in touch with her but now there was no doubt. It was truly over. The marriage was ended, and Tina had moved on with someone new.
“I don’t want to hurt you any more than I already have Bette. I can’t tell you how sorry I am for how I’ve behaved. You’ve been so gracious throughout all of this. I almost wish you would yell and scream instead of being so calm.”
“Would it make you feel any better? Because that’s not how I want to be Tina. I’m hurt and I’m angry. I feel betrayed. I probably will go home and scream and yell and throw things. My heart is broken. I’m grieving over losing you. I regret that I didn’t make you feel safe; that you couldn’t trust me or confide in me about your struggles. I love you Tina but the trust has been broken and you’re right there is no coming back from that, but there doesn’t have to be any acrimony between us. I hope we still feel enough love and respect for one another that we can be civil.”
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Hi Bat, so sad. And Tina still doesn’t have her answers, but Bette, started realizing it was also her mistake, she shouldn’t push her partner out. When I read how Tina was afraid of Bette reactions, for not coming home, and many others things, I realized, that Tina felt and indeed she was belittle in their relationship, she made Bette the center of her life, and she was submissive probably without wanting it (which is understandable). As Bette recalled, Tina is different now, “like the Tina that Bette had fallen in love with so many years ago”; that implies a lot, their relationship, at least during the last months, wasn’t healthy. Let’s see if Tina finds her answers and decide what to do; and let’s hope that Bette changes her dictatorial alpha attitude, no to bring Tina back, but to not make the same mistake again. I want to know what will happen; I know you won’t post for some days; I’ll wait anxiously for your next update. Thanks for this chapter
Really don’t like this Tina. She really has been extremely selfish. Thanks
Just can not believe that this is the end for them. I realize that no situation is infallible nor any two people but really not even trying to work out any differences of opinion and try to rekindle their love, I just can’t believe this has happened. Sure hope you can turn this thing around, BAT. I believe Tina should at least give some thought to a life with Bette and having the child they wanted but, even as I write this, I know having and bringing a child into a rocky marriage is not an answer, in fact, that would only serve to make a break even worse. Don’t know what the answer should be but dang, please make them consider alternatives since Tina really is not sure. Henry, yuck. Bette also needs to consider how her aloofness didn’t serve the marriage well at all and thinking selfishly that her opinion was the only one that mattered. If her head hsd been screwed on right she would not have lived her life in that manner. Thanks for posting. Hope you have a good week.
TINA may have been a little harsh but to have BETTE tell her to explore her feelings was harsher.BETTE being the only woman to be intimate with TINA imo threw her to the wolves.TINA needed someone to help her get back on track and if HENRY has given her confidence,,security,a shoulder to cry on ,and most importantly a feeling of self-worth that she surely felt lacking from BETTE then let the marriage end but a lesson was learned i hope by both of them,don’t presume to know what,how or why your partner feels the way they do just listen closely to what is NOT being said.BETTE realizes now but a little to late.Shame is as powerful as love and like the song”LOVE SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT YOU HOME” ,SHAME does the opposite,it keeps you away.THANKS ps.
Bette and Tina’s relationship had been rocky for quiet some time in this story. Tina and Bette agree that they will start to arrange their lives so they can have a baby. By agreement Tina quits her job and starts to prepare her body for the pregnancy. Bette assuming the financial burden increases her workload. Tina feels ignored but does nothing to bring Bette’s attention back to the relationship. In fact she spurns Bette’s attempts to make personal time to be with Tina. She insist on keeping her workout schedule when Bette surprises her with an early day home. She makes no attempt to get Bette to dedicate a specific amount of time each week to just them with no interruptions or friends or cell phone calls. She stops calling Bette at while she as at work just to keep the lines of communication open. She complains silently that the only time they have sex is for insemination purposes. Then she’s angry when the donor’s sperm in non-viable. And when Bette comes up with a donor, she rejects him and really cannot explain why. She says she non qualified to raise a bi-racial child. Considering her spouse is a bi-racial woman, that seems a bit flimsy to me. Anyway, it really seems to me that Tina is deep down not wanting a child or at least not wanting a child with Bette. At no point in this story do I see Tina as being ready to do what it takes to have a successful relationship. As she and Bette drift apart, she sees the signs but is not willing to put any effort into reversing course. Bette makes several attempts and is rebuffed each time by Tina – too tired, we don’t have time, lets talk later, I’m not ready to talk yet. Never once does she look at the situation from Bette’s point of view until they get to the settlement table. Bette is a very head strong person. But if Tina asked for some time and some effort to communicate, I believe she would have put forth the effort.
It appears to me that Tina’s tears are caused by her embarrassment that she only considered herself and not the relationship in the end. But if you look back on this story, everything she did never considered the relationship. She allowed Bette to fill her time with work. She avoided all opportunities to communicate and reconnect. And whether consciously or not, she looked for the path that would break them apart: a sexual relationship with a man. But even this, I think Bette would have taken her back if she expressed a sincere desire to give their relationship a chance. I have read this chapter twice. Not one statement does Tina indicate that there will ever be an “us” for Tina and Bette. Perhaps Tina does feel their relationship was not on equal footing. But with just a bit of assertiveness and communication, Bette would bend to her needs and wishes. Tina cannot get what she does not ask for. Tina simply never ask and therefore breaks the relationship without ever trying to get the changes she needs or wants. She turns to Henry instead.
Bette give Tina an opportunity to flush out what she wants with a caveat that sex with Josh would break the marriage. So if Tina was determined to have sex with a man, she knew the possibility was strong that it would break the marriage. Obviously having sex with a man (almost any man), was more important than her marriage. Bette wasn’t even out of town when she began her pursuit. Tina held all the cards and did not have the wherewithal to communicate this to Bette until Bette forced her into a conversation. If Bette had never seen that laptop, would this breakup have ever occurred? I think the answer is yes. Relationships do not work on automatic. It takes time, effort, communication, being connected, understanding, sacrifice and holding each other accountable for their crap. Bette fell short on her end too. But at least Bette made some effort to give the relationship a chance. Bette was put into a position of ending it officially when Tina showed no interest in the relationship at all. This is just heart breaking.
Thank you for this wonderful story…..I know its not the typical TiBette drama. But it is so well written and so emotional, I give it a five star rating.