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  • Wednesday, June 21, 2006 08:54 AM

    some other alternatives

    several things pop to mind.

    why has he lied to her in the first place?

    what does he think he can hide three legal marriages from his lady?

    she may be pregnant thinking he's the wonderful social guy who'll settle down with her.

    did *she* get pregnant to try to keep him tied down?

    if the baby was an "accident", does she have the right to know that he's lying to her, so she could also choose an abortion in time? knowing that he's a bigtime serial polygamist who lies about his irresponsiblilty might lead her to realize that having his baby was not such a good thing.

    i know many do not approve of abortion, but it should be her choice, if she comes to realize that she has bred on an unsuitable mate.

    after three marriages the guy must be relatively older, at least late twenties, early thirties. he's obviously not very mature, and *quite* selfish. how old and "mature" is the lady/girl?

    whether she finds out or not, inevitably, he will tire of her and move on the next conquest hidden in deceipt.

    moreover, this lady is a person, so what is she going to think of all the family members who participated in this colossal deceipt when the inevitable happens?

    what will she think when they assure her that they were waiting to tell her that they'd take care of the kid knowing that she would find out they all lied?

    the fellow is a jerk not only for living in lies deceipt and fraud, but also for expecting his whole family to live those lies, deceipts and frauds with him.

    there's a level of sociopathy here that needs to be dealt with.

    etc, etc.

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