An innocent Young Woman, who Married an Older Man

When I was working in Silicon Valley, I knew his woman personally.

I was working, in the early Nineties, for Borland Software Company, in Scotts Valley, California - halfway between San Jose, Santa Cruz. It had a beautiful campus, that included a full-size basketball court, and a Olympic-sized swimming pool. And this gal took us running, in the scenic hills around Scotts Valley - every day during lunch break.

This was before Google came along - and Borland offered even better benefits. Unfortunately it did stay in business long, and soon disappeared - along with many other Silicon Valley companies.

We did a lot of talking during these runs - everyone told us about themselves - and she told us about herself. She had married this older man - and discovered, to her surprise, that he had had a number of previous relationships (woman and their children) - that he continued to support. Her relationship was one of many.

She didn't think this was fair - but couldn't think of a way of getting out of it.