Another cousin (I have a huge extended family) died a few years ago from cancer of the cervix brought on by a sexually transmitted virus. She had had one husband and was monogamous. Turned out he wasn't. I was as angry at her as I was at him over this one. A simple PAP test would have caught it early and saved her life. Insttead she died a horrible painful death and left behind a retarded son who thrived under her love and care but regressed without her.

Still another cousin left an abusive husband too late. He murdered her and her date with an ice pick and set their bodies on fire. A few weeks later he was shot to death but no one was ever accused. Her child was left in the care of her father's family - a strange bunch at best.

So - if you have found a true and loving partner, treasure him or her. If you are in an abusive relationship, get out. If your relationship is over, have the decency to be honest about it and not risk anyone else's health.

Lecture over,
Auntie SINS