“Love is an untamed force,” writes Paulo Coelho. “When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.”
Even when devastating, love can still be funny. A this-is-too-surreal-to-be-real kind of funny. In her new play, My First Ex Husband, Joy Behar delves into the rocky waters of relationships, love, sex and what leads people to get divorced.
After spending hours interviewing an eclectic group of women over the course of twelve years, she found both humor and heart in their true stories. They share devastating, inspiring, poignant and funny reflections about the struggle to leave their marriages and give up what up they know. Even if their relationships are toxic, to begin anew is scary.
The play features candid tales of infidelity, like the husband seeking his wife’s blessing to have sex on the side. One recounted her survivalist ex’s extreme frugality like using Entenmann’s pie plates for hub caps or bringing cats into the house to heat up the place...READ MORE