The Single Ladies Club

18. Tracy

This week was turning out to be really stressful, a lot of marriages were on the rocks lately and couples needed a lot of therapy. I just don't get why you marry someone you say you love and then, when you guys face a bit of challenge in your marriage which is bound to happen, you're not willing to get through them together, instead, you just look for the easy way out which is divorce. I get women who divorce for genuine reasons like cheating, abuse (physical or emotional), but when it comes to misunderstandings or financial challenges, that is when when you should stick by your spouse, because he or she needs you the most at that period. It's really sad to watch a marriage of two years or five years crumble, all because couples are not willing to stand by each other when challenges come around. Sometimes, I cry and get really emotional because some of these couples came to me, even before getting married, and I witnessed just how in crazy love they were. When I get married, it will be to a very good man, who'll stand by me in good and bad times.

Today, I have an appointment at 3pm with a Ashley Morris, who is a really famous actress and is married to a CNN correspondent, Cory Jackson. They've been married for five long years and are going through a bit of a storm right now. They decided to give therapy a shot, to see if their marriage could be saved.

This isn't the first time I'm meeting a celebrity, I don't know if it's a pattern or something, but most celebrity marriages don't last. Yes, everyone knows that, but I sometimes wonder why? Most of the reasons I've been given are: cheating, sometimes greed, because most people marry celebrities for what they'll gain and let's face it, who doesn't like a little fame?

However, Ashley and Cory are doing really well for themselves, I just can't help but wonder what the problem could be. I hope to get some answers out of them, and I really hope I'd be able to help save their marriage somehow. They are a beautiful couple and I want them to work out.

Time went by really fast and before I knew it, Ashely and Cole were seated on the leather seats in my office. Ashley looked really beautiful in a fitted brown dress, that hugged all her curves. Cory also looked really handsome in his black suit and navy blue tie. They looked so good, you couldn't even tell they were going through some problems in their marriage, unlike my other clients that usually looked stressed and sad. Perhaps, it had to do with Ashley being an actress and she being able to hide her emotions really well.

"Mr and Mrs Jackson, welcome. Shall I get you something to drink?"

"No, we're fine, thank you," Ashley said.

"No, you're fine, speak for yourself, I'm sure I'm able to tell when I'm thirsty or not. Please, I'd like some water, I'm extremely dehydrated, all my energy has being used up in talking some sense into this woman who unfortunately, doesn't listen to a word I say," Cory said. I could tell he was really angry. Here I thought they were really composed.

"Ok, I'll get you some water," I simply said.

Few seconds later, I handed him some water which he hastily drank, he was really thirsty.

"Please, could you explain what exactly the problem is?" I spoke up when Cory was done drinking.

"I'll tell you what the problem is, all she does is work, work and work. She doesn't have time for me, she accuses me of cheating, which I wouldn't deny, not when she doesn't satisfy me, always travelling around the world. We haven't being intimate for the past six months, but my wife happily does it with another man on camera. I didn't even want to come here, I just want a divorce, I can't go on anymore," Cory said. And it was then I noticed the dark circles under his eyes, he was really stressed, no doubt about it. I almost laughed out loud when he said his wife was giving it to someone else on camera, I'm sure he knows it's all acting.