He’s Pretty Sure His Wife Isn’t Romantically Involved With Her Male Coworker, But Finds It Odd How Often They Text
When your partner has a close friend of the opposite gender, there’s a chance you may have a bit of anxiety over the status of their relationship, especially when they spend a lot of time together.
One man is pretty sure his wife isn’t romantically involved with her male coworker, but he’s a little skeptical of all the time they spend together.
He’s 43 years old, and his wife is 38. A new guy started working at her office a few months ago, and he was happy to hear that they got along really well.
“She’s had problems in previous workplaces with getting treated really poorly,” he explained.
“So I’m really happy for her having someone she gets on with. I’ve become a bit weirded out recently, though, and I don’t know if it’s just me.”
He noticed that she started texting her coworker all the time. His wife has shown him some of the messages on her phone before, and he knows they’re not romantic, but he still finds it odd how frequently they text.
Even if they’re on a family outing with their kids, she’ll take photos and send them to her coworker.
The other night, something happened that made him skeptical.
He and his wife met up with her coworker and his wife at a concert. Her coworker also brought his daughter along. The entire night, his wife was talking to her coworker. At one point, her coworker moved seats so he could be further away from his wife and kids and closer to her.
fizkes – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Although he’s a relatively quiet guy who isn’t very chatty, he couldn’t help but feel ignored as his wife talked to her coworker through the entire show.
After the concert, he talked with his wife and told her to think about how she would feel if the roles were reversed, and he spent a lot of his time texting and talking with one of his female coworkers.
His wife said she understood and that if she were in his shoes, she’d feel uncomfortable. However, she explained that she saw her coworker more like a ‘gay best friend,’ which didn’t make much sense to him because the guy is married to a woman.
Regardless, his wife seemed slightly disappointed as she told him she wouldn’t text her coworker as much anymore.
Now, he’s starting to feel bad for what he asked of his wife.
“I’m now feeling guilty about it, and I started playing it down to me being needy and wanting her attention more,” he said.
“I struggle with confidence and anxiety issues. I don’t know if I should have brought the subject up.”
Was he right to express his discomfort with his wife, or should he have left it alone?
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