MY HUSBAND BROUGHT HOME A WOMAN AND CLAIMED SHE’D BE HIS SECOND WIFE – TO HIS SHOCK, I AGREED BUT SET ONE RULE
A week ago, my husband of eight years, Jack, came home with a young woman named Claire and dropped a bombshell: he wanted her to be his second wife.
Yes, you read that right.
I thought it was a joke and even laughed, asking where the hidden camera was. But Jack was dead serious. He launched into a speech about how having a second wife would be “practical.” Claire, he claimed, was a “hardworking woman who could help with cooking, cleaning, and other household tasks.”
“This way, everything runs smoothly, and it’s better than sneaking around with a mistress. At least I’m being honest,” he said.
I stared, waiting for the punchline. There wasn’t one. He actually expected me to applaud his honesty.
Claire tried to look confident but avoided eye contact. Whether she was nervous or ashamed, she was clearly in on it.
At first, I was too stunned to speak. But as Jack rambled about how this was the “best solution” for everyone, an idea popped into my head.
“Alright,” I said, cutting him off. “You can have a second wife—but I’ll set one rule.”
Jack smirked, thinking he had won. “Of course! Anything reasonable.”
I smiled sweetly. “She has to do everything I did… exactly how I did it.”
His smirk faltered. “What do you mean?”
I leaned forward. “Well, since she’s here to ‘help,’ she’ll take over my role completely. That means managing the bills, handling the mortgage, running errands, cleaning the house, cooking three meals a day, and taking care of your sick mother—”
Jack’s eyes widened. “Wait, what?”
I continued, pretending not to notice his panic. “Oh, and don’t forget—she’ll be working full-time, just like I did, while making sure you’re fed, your clothes are ironed, and your life runs smoothly.”
I turned to Claire, who was suddenly looking very, very uneasy. “I hope you’re good at taxes, because those are due next month. And Jack loves homemade meals—he gets cranky if dinner isn’t ready by six.”
She blinked. “I… uh… I thought we’d, um, share the responsibilities?”
I laughed. “Oh, sweetie, no. Jack believes in traditional roles. If he wants to bring in another wife, she’d better be ready to do the work of one.”
Jack gulped. “I mean, we could all pitch in, right?”
I shook my head. “Nope. That’s not how it works. You wanted this arrangement—I’m stepping back.”
Then, with a deliberate calmness, I reached into my purse, pulled out an envelope, and slid it across the table.
“What’s this?” Jack muttered, hesitantly opening it.
“Divorce papers.”
Claire gasped. Jack’s face turned pale.
“If you want Claire to be your wife, she can have the full experience. I’ll be taking my half of everything and leaving you both to it.” I smiled. “Good luck.”
Jack’s mouth opened and closed, speechless for the first time.
Claire? She looked horrified.
“Wait—” she stammered. “You never said anything about bills and cooking and a sick mother! I—I thought I’d just… help around a little…”
I grabbed my suitcase, already packed, and walked out the door.
Jack wanted two wives?
Now he had none.
