I Got Trapped in My Husband’s Office Elevator With a Woman I’d Never Met—By the Time the Doors Opened, My Marriage Was Already Over

Being a stay-at-home mom was never part of my original plan.

But after our daughter, Lily, was born, daycare costs made working almost pointless. My husband, Ethan, had recently been promoted at a large financial company downtown, so we agreed I’d stay home for a few years.

It worked.

Mostly.