CHAPTER ONE

In the Beginning
Dear Female Eye Reader, My editor tells me there has been much interest in my story, even before I officially begin to tell it. There has also been a bit of ridicule that I would be so naive as to imagine I could ever find a man who lived up to all of my Ten Commandments of Love and Marriage. I disagree. Before I begin the journey to revisit my exes to see if my Ten Commandments blinded me to a man who was perfect for me, I should at least let you know what they are: 1. He shalt love me as he loves himself. 2. He shalt not kill my dreams. 3. He shalt not steal my confidence. 4. He shalt not covet my attention. 5. He shalt not skip date night. 6. He shalt not complain about me to others. 7. He shalt not lie to me. 8. He shalt not covet porn. 9. He shalt not cheat on me. 10. He shalt honor family above all. You may think these were written by a sixteen year old girl. You would be right. But even at thirty, I believe in them deep in my gut. I’m not even going to correct shalt to shall here, because that sixteen year old girl thought shalt was strong enough to convey just how unbreakable these commandments should be. Are they too harsh? Revisit my exes with me and let your gut be the judge. Cordially, Diana Hudson aka Queen of the Lists
CHAPTER TWO

List Not, Lest You Fall Thirty. I turned thirty at 4:06 a.m. Awake. Alone. When I was twenty-one, I thought thirty would come in with a clap of thunder. Or at least with a surprise party thrown by my handsome and successful husband and attended by a hundred of my closest friends. That had been my goal, my dream, my vision--number one on my to do list. I sat up in the dark and double checked the date on my cell phone. Yep. Awake and alone at thirty. Sounded like the title