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Maybe it was because I was about to turn the same age my mother was when I lost her. Maybe it was because my husband and I were running out of things to say to each other.
But when the online study called âMarriage in the 21st Centuryâ showed up in my inbox, I had no idea it would change my life. It wasnât long before I was assigned both a pseudonym (Wife 22) and a caseworker (Researcher 101).
And, just like that, I found myself answering questions.
Before the study, I was Alice Buckle: wife and mother, drama teacher and Facebook chatter, downloader of memories and Googler of solutions.
But these days, Iâm also Wife 22. And somehow, my correspondence with Researcher 101 has taken an unexpectedly personal turn. Soon, Iâll have to make a decisionâone that will affect my family, my marriage, my whole life. But at the moment, Iâm too busy answering questions.
As it turns out, confession can be a very powerful aphrodisiac.