Sometimes it would be months-even a year or more-between episodes, and we would live in peace together. But then it would happen again; the silent phone calls, the too-excused absences, the late nights. Never anything so overt as another woman's perfume, or lipstick on his collar-he had discretion. But I always felt the ghost of the other woman, whoever she was; some faceless, indistinguishable She. I
In "Drums of Autumn" by Diana Gabaldon, the narrator reflects on the ups and downs of a turbulent relationship characterized by long periods of peace interspersed with troubling signs of infidelity. Despite the absence of blatant evidence, such as a woman's perfume or lipstick, the narrator senses a lurking presence, a vague and unidentifiable "other woman," which haunts her thoughts and emotions. This shadowy figure creates an atmosphere of distrust, and...
