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nadeeno
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College - Junior

In "The Kugelmass Episode," does Daphne suspect her husband of having an affair? Why doesn't he divorce her?

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Posted by nadeeno on Thursday May 15, 2008 at 2:13 PM and tagged with affair, characters, daphne, divorce, kugelmass, the kugelmass episode.

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  1. linda-allen Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    Daphne does ask Kugelmass where he goes all the time and whether he has a "chippie stashed somewhere." However, I don't think she really suspects him of having an affair. He describes them as moping around the house "like two pieces of old furniture." They're so used to each other that she believes all the stories he tells her. Besides, he says at the beginning of the story that she's an oaf.

    He won't divorce her because he knows she'll "take him to the cleaners." He can't afford another divorce, since he's paying alimony and child support to his first wife.

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    Posted by linda-allen on Friday May 16, 2008 at 9:38 PM