Per several news outlets (sorry, have read so many, can't pull up
which one), FD himself referred to MT when speaking to JD, and used that term. Merriam-Webster says it is a "lover". "Specifically
: an illicit or secret lover..."
Using that term sounds "foreign" and "exotic" -- and -- of the 5 children old enough to perhaps search for the meaning -- FD may have thought that it would be more difficult for young ears to guess its spelling than, say, the term "mistress". Still -- it was a direct "hit" on JD's heart. An intentionally
painful hit, surpassed only by FD's wanting MT to co-habit the family residence.
No wonder Jennifer left
with the children. MOO
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