by Sylvester Pierpoint (aka John Jeffries)

Created on: June 27, 2008   Last Updated: December 09, 2008

HOW TO CATCH A HUSBAND - The most important thing I learned from my second marriage was if you are lucky enough to find the right person you can be happy and have a wonderful marriage for the rest of your life. It was a strange feeling to be single again and living alone. After my divorce, I swore to myself I would never get married again, and even carefully avoid the possibility of anything getting serious. When I would meet and go out with other women, I'd get the feeling I was cheating on my wife. After almost ten years of marriage and two wonderful children my wife and I decided on divorce.

There was no work in my hometown so I had to travel to another city to find work. Thankfully, with some help from others, I was able to find a job in an advertising typography shop in Atlanta, Georgia and was doing well. My former wife was a wonderful, beautiful woman and a great mother. I had tried very hard for reconciliation, but each of our lifestyles had drifted so far apart there was no possibility. We parted as friends and would get together when I was able to be in town for a visit. Although the marriage failed, the friendship and mutual love for our children continued to bind us together. The children would visit me in Atlanta when they were out of school and other occasions as the situation permitted.

My Uncle Cliff and Aunt Ruby lived in Atlanta and Cliff owned and operated a gas station. I was working at night and would help out at the station during the day and on weekends. Aunt Ruby wanted me to move in with them and I was glad to have a place to live. I was still struggling to try to keep up with child support payments and pay my own rent, so the invitation was greatly appreciated and I moved in.

One of my uncle's best customers, Lee and Irene Brown, had become friends with Cliff because of their long association. Irene had a sister, Irmgard, who had just recently arrived in the States and was living with her and Lee. Uncle Cliff knew about my situation and that I didn't really know any girls in Atlanta and felt he ought to help out, so he invited Lee and Irene for dinner at his house and asked them to bring Irmgard along. They agreed to come and asked Cliff for some details about me so they could make her feel more comfortable meeting me. My Uncle gave them entirely too much information I later found out. I didn't know anything about the arrangements for dinner and had to cancel plans in order to be there. I knew Lee and Irene from seeing them at the station

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