Nancy looked Paul in the eyes and said, “Fine. If we cannot come to a compromise, I will go. I will mind my own business, and you will never see me again.”

When Paul heard what Nancy said, he was confused. Clark had always been her weakness. “Do you think that you can treat my house as a hotel?” he asked. “You come and go as you please. Obviously, you don’t want to leave.”

Nancy: “You don’t really believe that. Do you? Need I remind you that we are divorced?”

Paul was ...