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is he cheating

 
 
Reply Fri 14 Jul, 2017 12:17 pm
My husband goes out of town sometimes. Well when he does he doesn't call or text me very much. Always says he doesn't have good service .. ( but when I look at the phone bill he talks and text everyone but me )
Well the last time he went he left at midnight so traffic wouldn't be so bad on his 12 hour drive. 3 days later ( we barely talked ) I asked why he hadnt called. He said is phone was dead that day.. so I decided to look at the bill online. He was texting a woman ( who was in the same town as he was ) she started texting him the night he left at midnight and they text all day and night for 3 days straight. ( the started texting in Oct 2016 ) but this month it was out of hand. 1074 times in one month . There is only 124 to me.he claims it was just talk and nothing else and doesn't now why it upsets me so bad.but he deleted all their text. After i told him i wanted to see them. He asked me for some pics of his work. ( he's self employees ) cause this guy wanted to see his workmanship. So I sent him 3 pics... he sent them to this woman.. when I asked him why he lied about that he said cause I knew you'd get mad.. he was even texting her the whole time 2 days before he left. I noticed when he came home and was getting out of the shower that he's even shaved down there.. ( something he doesn't do often ) and when I asked he said " I done that a month ago " and he's gonna keep doing it while it's hot . But he hasn't since he came home 1 1/2 months now.
She is married with 3 small kids. We have been married 20 years and with grown kids from other marriages.
She has text him 10 - 15 times since. And he doesn't respond.do you think he's done anything or was it just talk ?? I thought we were happy . We hardly ever fight. Maybe 3 or 4 times in 20 years. He swears he loves me more then anything . But yet if we keep fighting over this he'll leave..
 
jespah
 
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Reply Fri 14 Jul, 2017 01:53 pm
@jennyjay,
You have established the following:
  • He lied about his phone being dead.
  • He communicated with this woman more than he did with you.
  • He communicated with this woman (it seems - not 100% established, but it's a reasonable inference you can draw) at the expense of communicating with you.
  • He lied about what those pictures were for.
  • He deleted the texts.
I won't comment on the shaving thing. For the moment, let's give him a pass on that.

So at this point in time you have caught him red-handed in two lies, plus you have, if nothing else, rather concrete proof that he communicates with someone a lot more than he does with you. Regardless of what the sum and substance is of those conversations (and yes, he is entitled to have friends, even female ones), there are still an awful lot of them. And there are few communications with you.

Even if he is not doing anything, he sure as hell seems to be taking you for granted.

Can you have a reasonable conversation with him about this? Not a screaming fight and not you playing district attorney and presenting him with evidence. He knows what happened.

More like - "I know being on the road isn't easy. Is it burning you out?"
"Are you missing home and your friends?"
"Are you bored?"

And see what he says about those things. He could be going through a midlife crisis.

And get in there as to why it upsets you so much. Not about thinking he is cheating, but that he seems to pay attention to everyone but you. And see what he says about that as well.

Does he apologize? Or does he decide you're being overly sensitive and unreasonable?

And, more importantly, just for you to consider (and you certainly don't have to share this with me. This is more of a thought experiment for you to mull over): how much will your life change if your marriage comes to an end, either over this or anything else? You said your kids are grown and I presume they are gone. Will it bankrupt you? Screw up your retirement? I'm not saying you have to stay married, but as we get older, unfortunately, this becomes even more of a hornet's nest.
PUNKEY
 
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Reply Fri 14 Jul, 2017 04:35 pm
20 years? Have you EVER put your foot down about anything with this man?

1Why cant you go on these trips with him once in a while?

Your man is straying right under your nose and you take his lame excuses.

jennyjay
 
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Reply Fri 14 Jul, 2017 07:46 pm
@jespah,
When I bring it up and ask him questions he gets all defensive and tells me if he Has to fight with me he'll just leave.
Only my kids still live at home. Both are adults they just don't make enough money to move out yet.
At first he was mad at me for checking up on him. But I think now that he realizes how badly this has just me, he has apologized and still calms it was just friend talk. But I still say friends of the opposite sex that are married to other people should not talk all hours of the day and night while they are away from their spouse.
As for how much will it change my life if something happens ? It would be devastating. .. emotionally physically and financially.
We are trying to work things out . But I'm still having such a hard time . He has always been so sweet and loving to me and always put me on a pedestal. (My 1st husband was a cheater) and my current husband said that he'd never do that to me and and ive been a strong confident woman . But since finding this out i am depressed have panic attacks and have home to the Dr for something to help..


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jennyjay
 
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Reply Fri 14 Jul, 2017 07:51 pm
@PUNKEY,
Yes I've invested 20 years with him.
My first husband was a cheater.. and I was certain this one was the one I'd spend my life with. But now I'm lost...
I could go with him . And he asked me to go this time. But I feel it was only cause he knew I couldn't. I work and we have animals that need took care of.
ehBeth
 
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Reply Fri 14 Jul, 2017 09:14 pm
@jennyjay,
You have adult children at home. They can care for the animals.

Ask for vacation time to travel with your husband or take an unpaid leave.

Make him a priority. Give him the opportunity to reciprocate.

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If you're with him for convenience now - financial support for you and your adult children - let him go enjoy his travel and calls and texts.
jennyjay
 
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Reply Fri 14 Jul, 2017 10:46 pm
@ehBeth,
I will go with him from now on. I've always made him a priority..
And I'm not with him for Financial gain for convenience. I am with him for love !! I loved him 20 years ago and I still do.
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