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Mudassir Ali
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It was my husband’s 40th birthday party. The neighbors helped me plan a surprise party at their house across the cul-de-sac. My husband was close friends with them and had been going out with them often, as well as a group of their friends. I was a little suspicious of a girl that had been in that group as she and my husband often texted. But I figured that as long as I knew about it, it was okay. After all, I had male friends and knew the limitations. Plus my husband had a guilty conscience thanks to his Catholic upbringing—surely he wouldn’t cheat.
So the night of the party comes. All of our friends are mingling and having fun drinking, playing beer pong, etc. The girl comes into the kitchen and I immediately recognize her as the one that my husband had been texting/hanging out with. I live by the motto to keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. So I smile and say, “Hi! You must be ___! I’m Danielle, I’m ____’s wife!” The girl looked at me then quickly averted her eyes from mine. She mumbled a “hi” as she dramatically turned and scurried out of the room. At that moment, I knew. I knew it wasn’t an innocent friendship. I knew there was more going on between them.
The next day I brought it up to my husband. He said that that was odd behavior and that he was not sure why she did it. Two weeks later, he said he wanted a divorce. One month later, he moved in with her. Within a year, they were married. Always listen to your gut.
Little did he know, he did me a huge favor. I’m living my dream life. I moved to the beach (12 hours away from him), got “me” back, and I am living every moment. I play with my dogs without worrying about frustrating him (noise). I take naps when I feel like it without judgement. I’ve met a lot of great people while dating. And my finances are my own (although I wish I could get back all the money I made that he spent—but you win some, you lose some)! Life is great!