The Other Wife

I found "The Other Wife" by Colette to be very interesting and relatable, because in modern times running into someone who you don't expect to see is common, hince the American saying "Its a small world". The story was about a husband and his wife encountering his ex wife at a restuarant, while being led by the maitre d' to a table close to the one his ex wife is sitting at. Throughout the couple's entire evening at the restuarant, the husband's wife is beyond curious to know why he and his ex-wife broke up. After her husband assures her that he just couldnt satisfy her, she becomes even more curious and even envy, because she uses language such as disatified, difficult, and superior to describe the "woman in white". I felt as though through these descriptions, Alice was jealous because she wasn't as idependent as Marc's ex wife, a person who didn't feel the need to induldge Marc during the time that they were married. Alice, on the other hand was "satisfied" as described in the short narrative. This story depicts a very interesting view on what its like to be the woman who seems to have it all, but searching for something she isn't necessarily missing. To me, in the end Alice doesnt seem to be as satisfied as her husband praises her to be. However, overall I really enjoyed the short story and it caused me to ask the question, Is the grass ever greener on the other side? because curiosity seems to always kill the cat.