What they don't realize is that it can affect them in so many ways, but the one that will affect them the most forever is causing family problems. Which, in many cases, leads to them losing the most important people in their lives. Not only that, but they will regret everything at some point or think that everything is fine, but in reality it is not. For example, in "Jerry, Molly, and Sam" by Raymond Carver, he mentions how Al (the main character in his short story) was having an "affair" but "didn't want it to continue, and he didn't want to break it up." (16). Additionally, Al already had family problems and he didn't like the fact that the dog was part of their family but he wants to get rid of the animal as quickly as possible. Among other things, when he finally gets rid of the dog, he regrets everything because he sees how upset his children and his wife are. He later informs his wife that “everything will be fine…” (23). This proved that he regretted everything that happened between his family and that he didn't want to lose them. Speaking of not losing family, in the short story "The Swimmer" by John Cheever, it's about a man named Neddy Merrill, who takes one last swim home (which was about eight blocks from its starting point), only to discover that no one lives there anymore. Not only that, but his family left him. In fact, Cheever wrote in the