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My Wife and Her New Boss


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Hello Everyone,

 

Been married a little over 7 years. I started noticing changes in my wife when she started a new job back in June of last year, working late, dressing different, guarding her phone. To make a long story short, my wife now spends more time with her new boss than she does with me. There have been at least 2 different incidents where I caught them doing what I consider to be flirting (she disagrees) and she even gave him a very expensive watch for Christmas.

 

(she's never given me a watch)

 

They text after work and at all hours of the night, I've even caught her texting him when she was supposed to be having a romantic dinner, alone with me. Every time I try to sit her down and have a calm conversation with her about all this, we just end up arguing and I end up on the couch, she thinks I'm overreacting and she even claims that maybe I'm being a little insecure about the fact that she now earns more than me.

 

She says there is nothing going on between them, that she's only trying to make a good impression and I'm being paranoid, she says she loves me and wouldn't be with me if she wanted someone else and I really want to believe her. This weekend they are supposed to go away for a convention and she'll be gone for 2 weeks. I've already told her that I feel uncomfortable about the trip and now she says I'm controlling and she seems determined to go whether I like it or not.

 

I don't know who this person is, but it's not the woman I married, she's turned into some sort of cold-hearted Ice Queen, our sex life is down the drain and she gets irritated easily and picks fights with me about stupid stuff. Despite all of this I still love my wife very much, but I'm beginning to think I can't compete with her new boss, he's 10 years younger than me, single and filthy rich. I'm at a loss for what to do, part of me wants to walk away and another part wants to fight for my marriage, but I don't even know where to start, I've never been in this situation before, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Sorry for what you're going through. She's being very inappropriate, crossing the lines with her boss,

and being very disrespectful to your marriage. I dated a guy who had the same situation, and it never stopped.

He ended up divorcing her. The anger he held still was unhealthy, but if you know you're being cheated

out of what a marriage is supposed to be, it's better to walk away from it and heal, and then start fresh.

You should put your foot down to her. This sounds like it's leading up to an affair.

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Mount a military’s style operation to get the peace of mind you need to have. She will go to great lengths to hide things. Acting insecure is not helping your cause. Tell her you love her and you value the relationship, and if she ever thinks of getting to close to another man to have enough confidence to tell you with enough time to correct things.

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Sorry for what you're going through. She's being very inappropriate, crossing the lines with her boss,

and being very disrespectful to your marriage. I dated a guy who had the same situation, and it never stopped.

He ended up divorcing her. The anger he held still was unhealthy, but if you know you're being cheated

out of what a marriage is supposed to be, it's better to walk away from it and heal, and then start fresh.

You should put your foot down to her. This sounds like it's leading up to an affair.

 

Tried being nice and putting my foot down but we just end up arguing and she always has to have the last word.

I don't understand how someone's entire personality can just change like that almost overnight, she acts like a completely different person.

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Mount a military’s style operation to get the peace of mind you need to have. She will go to great lengths to hide things. Acting insecure is not helping your cause. Tell her you love her and you value the relationship, and if she ever thinks of getting to close to another man to have enough confidence to tell you with enough time to correct things.

 

I wouldn't say I'm being insecure, but she thinks I am, I'm just looking for a little respect from the woman I married.

Military Style Operation? Please elaborate

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Tried being nice and putting my foot down but we just end up arguing and she always has to have the last word.

I don't understand how someone's entire personality can just change like that almost overnight, she acts like a completely different person.

 

Sorry to say this, but her actions and defying you really points to her being deceitful.

She can pull the "you're being controlling of me" card, but you have valid reason to question her actions.

I mean, why does she need to be texting him outside of work? And during her time with you?

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I wouldn't say I'm being insecure, but she thinks I am, I'm just looking for a little respect from the woman I married.

Military Style Operation? Please elaborate

 

I don't find you being insecure either. For every action, there's a reaction.

You are reacting to her actions. Fair enough.

If it were you saying things because she has to work late to keep her job, you'd be in the wrong.

But that isn't the case here.

 

Having dated wealthy men, let me tell you this---it means nothing.

It doesn't mean that man will spend his fortune on her nor give her access to his funds. So don't let the fact that

the man is filthy rich upset you. A woman of value appreciates a hard working man, no matter his income. Money

does not make a person respectful, faithful, loving, attentive, etc. it's easy to flash around the fancy cars, huge

home, expensive dinners and wine, etc, but at the end of the day, it does not mean happiness.

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If she thinks you are insecure is all that matters.!! Act cool as a cucumber and factually... tell her you will have time to catch up with your girlfriends while she is out (jokingly)

 

The friendly coworker, is the number 1 candidate for an affair! Google it.

 

Military style operation... track her location, her messages, her facebook, record her, etc. Use your imagination. Hire a detective... get a friend to spy on her... get a cheap independent person to spy on her. You need to protect your marriage. Play defense and offense.

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Sorry to say this, but her actions and defying you really points to her being deceitful.

She can pull the "you're being controlling of me" card, but you have valid reason to question her actions.

I mean, why does she need to be texting him outside of work? And during her time with you?

 

My thoughts exactly, she claims the text messages are all business related but when I ask to look at them she tells me to hold on for a second and almost all of the messages have been deleted. I tried to grab a peek at her phone once when she went into the shower but she put a passcode on it.

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I don't find you being insecure either. For every action, there's a reaction.

You are reacting to her actions. Fair enough.

If it were you saying things because she has to work late to keep her job, you'd be in the wrong.

But that isn't the case here.

 

Having dated wealthy men, let me tell you this---it means nothing.

It doesn't mean that man will spend his fortune on her nor give her access to his funds. So don't let the fact that

the man is filthy rich upset you. A woman of value appreciates a hard working man, no matter his income. Money

does not make a person respectful, faithful, loving, attentive, etc. it's easy to flash around the fancy cars, huge

home, expensive dinners and wine, etc, but at the end of the day, it does not mean happiness.

 

Thanks I really needed to hear that, at first I really thought she might be attracted to him because he was a better man than me, but I honestly don't think that's the case at all, he's not a better man than me, he just has more money.

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My thoughts exactly, she claims the text messages are all business related but when I ask to look at them she tells me to hold on for a second and almost all of the messages have been deleted. I tried to grab a peek at her phone once when she went into the shower but she put a passcode on it.

 

Sadly all points to an affair. But proof is needed.

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My thoughts exactly, she claims the text messages are all business related but when I ask to look at them she tells me to hold on for a second and almost all of the messages have been deleted. I tried to grab a peek at her phone once when she went into the shower but she put a passcode on it.

 

There's no need to delete anything if it's all business related. Locking the phone is a bad sign, if it wasn't ever locked before.

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Sorry but so many red flags. Defiant with you. Turning this around on you and gaslighting you, as in you are insecure, you are controlling, etc, etc, etc. Guarding her phone and constantly on it - HUGE red flag. Changed behavior, changed personality. Sex life with you dead. Picking fights with you. Buying her boss an expensive watch - who does that? I mean these are all classic signs of cheating.

 

Bottom line OP is that no cheater will ever admit to cheating. Whether she is having an emotional affair or whether this has reached into the physical territory as well, impossible to tell. Certainly there are plenty of opportunities. Do you have access to the phone records? Check just how much they talk. If you can get into her phone, do it. Check credit card statements. Normally I'm against snooping, but you have serious cause to do so. If you need more proof before you make a decision or can live in peace that nothing is happening, hire a PI.

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Thanks I really needed to hear that, at first I really thought she might be attracted to him because he was a better man than me, but I honestly don't think that's the case at all, he's not a better man than me, he just has more money.

 

The glitter and gold gets old pretty fast. Believe me. Who a person is and how they treat you(physically and emotionally, not with material things) matters so much more .

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If she thinks you are insecure is all that matters.!! Act cool as a cucumber and factually... tell her you will have time to catch up with your girlfriends while she is out (jokingly)

 

The friendly coworker, is the number 1 candidate for an affair! Google it.

 

Military style operation... track her location, her messages, her facebook, record her, etc. Use your imagination. Hire a detective... get a friend to spy on her... get a cheap independent person to spy on her. You need to protect your marriage. Play defense and offense.

 

Googled friendly coworker (unbelieveable) all the classic signs are there, God how could be so blind.

I have a buddy of mine who does that kind of work for a living, he's a PI, wow, spying on my wife?

Can you explain to me what I would gain from spying on her? I'm really a newbie to all this, wouldn't that be an admission of insecurity?

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I have a buddy of mine who does that kind of work for a living, he's a PI, wow, spying on my wife?

Can you explain to me what I would gain from spying on her? I'm really a newbie to all this, wouldn't that be an admission of insecurity?

 

You gain certainty. Unless you have bulletproof evidence. She will deny, deflect, and call you names and blame you.

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Sorry but so many red flags. Defiant with you. Turning this around on you and gaslighting you, as in you are insecure, you are controlling, etc, etc, etc. Guarding her phone and constantly on it - HUGE red flag. Changed behavior, changed personality. Sex life with you dead. Picking fights with you. Buying her boss an expensive watch - who does that? I mean these are all classic signs of cheating.

 

Bottom line OP is that no cheater will ever admit to cheating. Whether she is having an emotional affair or whether this has reached into the physical territory as well, impossible to tell. Certainly there are plenty of opportunities. Do you have access to the phone records? Check just how much they talk. If you can get into her phone, do it. Check credit card statements. Normally I'm against snooping, but you have serious cause to do so. If you need more proof before you make a decision or can live in peace that nothing is happening, hire a PI.

 

I can get access to the phone records because I am the primary account holder.

She swears up and down that nothing is going on, but I'm thinking an emotional affair at least.

 

One time a group of us all went out to eat and he sat across from us.

He asked her how her fish tasted and she said "Yummy, you want some?"

And instead of sliding her plate over and letting him take a portion of her fish,

she starts spoon feeding him at least 3 times right in front of me

We had one of our worst arguments ever that night, she thought I blew the whole thing out of proportion.

 

Another time he invited everyone over to his big fancy house for a party

I arrived late and when I went around back I see her boss chasing her around the pool

Then he grabs her by the waist and throws her in fully clothed.

We had another big argument that night, she claimed they had all been drinking and just having a bit of fun

She made me feel like a jealous jerk that night.

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wouldn't that be an admission of insecurity?

Is evidence of realism. You need to deal with reality head on.

 

You are not showing insecurity, you are showing determination on taking you marriage seriously. That is the opposite of insecurity. You are showing you have the guts to go “all in” to protect your family.

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Use your buddy! Catch her and confront her with evidence. Play it cool until then.

If your suspicions are confirmed, she can't deny anything. You need the proof.

As a PI, he can access all emails, call records, texts.

Then decide if you both want to save the marriage.

 

Whoa, this all new to me, never thought of using his services on my own wife,

he's a good family friend, do you think it's wise to use him? wouldn't she recognize him?

I'm sure he wouldn't mind doing this for me, but this is all so crazy, my head is starting to spin just thinking about what I might find.

I feel like I'm in the twilight zone

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You gain certainty. Unless you have bulletproof evidence. She will deny, deflect, and call you names and blame you.

 

I guess you're right, all this sitting around and wondering what's going on is doing me no good.

I want to trust her, but I guess there's nothing wrong with trust but verfiy

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There is another dimension to this. If he her boss, he is in a position of power and he stand to get fired if you do this right. You can get him out of your life really quick! But that is stage 2, now you need to know for sure.

 

Yeah, he's in a position of power all right, he owns the company and she's his assistant

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