”I swallowed. “Oh, cool,” I said. “Open-minded is good, open-minded is really good.”I forced myself to stop blabbering, but his words had af...ected me. Open-minded, open-minded, open-minded... what if he actually was okay with me being trans? The thought sent a ripple through the pent up reservoir of my emotions. A little wave of possibility lapped over my mental barriers, like a small amount of water sloshing over a dam. The overspill leaked through my body and sent a tingle through my skin.If. I understood the situation only after she said that janani’s grandfather became ill and got hospitalised. Janani’s grandparents were living in madurai with her cousin. Janani’s mom said that she and janani’s father might be leaving to madurai tomorrow morning itself. Janani told she will also come. Her mom refused saying “your exams are nearing, you cant come. We ll try to return by next day morning”. I was very happy hearing this news. Her mom went inside the room again calling someone in. How do you respond to a question like that?"Uh," I tried to say with some difficulty, "I'm not sure I understand."It was Sharon's turn to sit forward. She was closest to me and I sort of warily inched back in my chair."Ruth asked if you missed the sex with your girlfriend."Sex? What sex? We'd hardly done it. We'd tried. We both were no longer virgins but, well, it kind of got real complicated real fast and that, unfortunately, was that."I'm not sure I should say anything," I replied. I just want out. I do not demand anything from this marriage. He is rich and has told me that he wants me to claim nothing from this marriage." I did not argue or reason with her at all. My Famous last words were - "Let me know when the divorce papers are drawn, I will sign them. I guess you will be moving out today, I will go out for a while so that you have time to pack."That is how my marriage ended. It is humiliating and disconcerting when a woman chooses her lover her husband and I did.