I Fell for a Man Who Wore an Electronic Ankle Bracelet

Interesting Article on NYTimes today. Worth a read...

Modern Love
I Fell for a Man Who Wore an Electronic Ankle Bracelet
By ASHLEY CROSS
Published: January 14, 2007

FOR nearly three years I dated a guy who had been dismissed from Harvard over accusations of raping another student. I lived with him during a summer of his house arrest for his conviction on sexual assault charges and traveled to be with him during the school year.

Throughout, I strove to create a relationship of hopeful normalcy despite his electronic ankle bracelet, public ridicule and compromised future. Until finally, sadly, our affair ended, though not for reasons you might guess.

We had met at a summer camp where we were both counselors. He was 20, a swim instructor who caught my attention with his blue eyes, swollen lips and penchant for performing silly “Saturday Night Live” routines during the evening skits.

I was a 19-year-old equestrian recuperating from a traumatic break-up with my first love. As such, I wasn’t looking for a new relationship. But I found myself falling for him anyway, and soon we were inseparable, referred to by one annoyed counselor as “an endless J. Crew ad.”

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