One of my more indulgent initial reactions was to wonder how my life had suddenly become trashy.  Trashy, as in the sort of thing that other poor fools normally put up with, but not me, because I'm special.  Over the last few weeks, I've observed how often infidelity is portrayed on the radio and on television.  Now I realize that infidelity is a fascinating topic to so many people, not only because it can be trashy and titillating, but because it actually happens in real life to many people.  That helps me put my self-importance and my pain in perspective.