My name is Kalpana. I have been married to Ramu for the last 4 years and we have a 2 year old son. I am 28 years of age while Ramu is 35. I have had 2 boyfriends prior to my wedding and I lost my virginity to my second boyfriend when I was 22. My wedding was an arranged one. Ramu was a distant relative of ours and I basically agreed due to his strong financial position and stable job.

My husband Ramu is a loving man and has given me almost everything in life. We were both sexually active with each other but after the birth of my son, Ramu does not show much interest in sex. His job as a senior manager in a large logistics company takes too much of his time and he seems to be too tired whenever he is at home. I have 2 best friends, Shalini and Manju who are married too and I usually spend most of my free times with them. I don't work and we have a maid who looks after the house and our baby. Shalini is 32 years old and faithfully married to Kumar who would be turning 33 soon. Manju is 30 and her husband Ram is 36. Manju has 2 kids and she is both happily and unfaithfully married. I say unfaithfully because she has a younger lover who keeps her sexually satisfied and happy. She is very discreet about her affair and Shalini and I have taken an oath to preserve her secrecy. Despite our different lifestyles, we are actually very close.

During one of our gatherings in a coffee house few months back, I told them both about Ramu's lost sexual appetite and how I was longing for sex. Manju playfully suggested I look for a lover while Shalini told me to have a talk with Ramu. I dismissed Manju's proposal as I have always wanted to be faithful to my husband. I spoke to Ramu the same night and he told me his work is taking too much of his energy and leaving him stressed out. He told me to understand his situation and that he is planning to take a long vacation soon where will be able to rekindle our lost passion. That really made me feel good and I decided to wait.

Ramu planned for a holiday in Japan a couple of months ago and I was so overjoyed and looked forward to it. Much to my disappointment and anger, he had to cancel it just three days before the holiday as some foreign business partners were coming for a visit. He told me to wait for another 4 months and I know I couldn't. I spoke to Manju who again told me to find a lover to keep me sexually satisfied without hoping on my husband. Manju was serious this time and she even suggested introducing one of her lover's friends to me. I was still not ready for an extra marital affair and plainly said no to her. I met Shalini soon after that who told me to spend a weekend with her as her husband was going outstation. They had just moved to a new bungalow and Shalini was afraid to stay all alone. I told this to Ramu who agreed and I took my son along for a weekend with Shalini.

Shalini's father in law who stays in a far away town paid a surprise visit that weekend. He was a widower who often traveled around the country to visit all his 4 sons. I have never seen him before and I was quite surprised that at the age of 59, he was still full of energy and possessed good looks with a strong body. Shalini introduced me to him and I found out among other things that he is a retired army officer which explained his great physique. He was very easy to get along and proved to be very jovial especially with my son. He was very good in talking and the three of us spent almost the whole Saturday evening listening to his army stories.

I couldn't help from thinking about him as I went to bed that night. His body and his boyish looks seemed nice and I found myself attracted to his voice too which sounded strong and commanding. I compared him with my husband and realized Ramu fared badly in almost all departments despite being 24 years younger. Shalini's father in law whom I called Uncle Sham was definitely a better man physically.