Theresa Rose celebrated her husband’s birthday in 2020 by engaging in a threesome with another woman.

However, just a few weeks later, she left him and filed for divorce.

She said that experiencing the intimate interaction with a woman for the first time was so intense that she realized it was what had been missing from her life.

She is among a growing number of women who leave their husbands for other women, some of whom have been high-profile romances.

Glennon Doyle wrote a best-seller about leaving her husband for a women’s soccer star Abby Wambach, while former “The Real Housewives of Orange County” star Braunwyn Windham-Burke came out as gay in 2020 but remains married to husband Sean Burke.
Raised Catholic in Orange County, California, Rose was taught that “all gays go to hell”.

She spent her early life downplaying crushes on rocker Pink and actresses Megan Fox, Carmen Electra, and Jessica Alba as innocent admiration until she couldn’t deny her true feelings any longer.

After being with that woman, she said to herself, “This is why I’ve been so unhappy in my marriage”.

Her relationship with her husband emotionally felt shallow and lonely compared to her connection with the woman.
According to s**ual fluidity researcher Lisa Diamond, Rose’s delayed awakening to her same-s** inclination is not uncommon.

“Many women have a broader capacity for diverse forms of s**ual desire — for multiple partners, for same-gender partners, etc.

— than they might be aware,” Diamond, a University of Utah psychology and gender studies professor, told The Post.

“As women, we are raised to assume that we are heterosexual, and [are taught to] focus on finding the right male partner,” the analyst added, noting the longstanding societal pressures on women to conform to a more conventional lifestyle.
When straight-identifying women reach a plateau in their marriages, encounter life-changing milestones or illnesses, or become empty-nesters, they are more likely to become more “in touch” with their previously uncharted s**ual curiosities.

“It’s not that these women suddenly become gay or bisexual,” said Diamond.

“They may have always had a capacity for same-gender relationships, but may have never had the opportunity to even ask themselves whether this was a possibility for them.”
Clinical psychologist Sheryl Kingsberg told The Post that there are likely “both psychological and biological underpinnings” in some women that ultimately awaken an inner “shift” toward a desire for same-s** partnership.

However, she notes that research has yet to identify the cause of the s**ual transition.

Many in Rose’s life have not reacted well to her shift.

After she told her husband about her feelings after her experience with the woman, he got really nasty.

He outed her to her very conservative parents, their mutual friends, and their Bible study group.
In the wake of her non-consensual outing, Rose purchased a gun and contemplated suicide due to the ridicule she endured from her loved ones.

But, before carrying out the deed, she met and began dating a woman named Jacqui, whom she credits with saving her life.

They have been going strong for over a year and moved to Portland, Oregon, together to raise Rose’s two young sons.
Meanwhile, Rose has become estranged from her mother and father, who’ve removed her from their will.

But, pangs of familial and religious alienation notwithstanding, Rose is now happily uninhibited and identifies as an atheist, not a Catholic.

She also offers support and encouragement to more than 132,000 late-in-life or “late-blooming” lesbians via TikTok under the handle @Raising2Activists — a username dedicated to her “super supportive” sons, 6 and 8.