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Bozvotros

(785 posts)
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 04:38 PM Mar 2017

Personal advice needed.

I think my wife may be having an affair or not being fully honest with me. I need your help to figure out whether she is or isn't. Here is the situation......

She has been going over to this guy Ivan's house for years. At first she said she was going there to “network.” I have to admit this paid off and she made out like a bandit over the years. There were a few times we almost went under financially, but Ivan's friends always came through with a great deal for her.

A few years ago she started going over there a lot and would always come home with tons of money. I am talking megabucks. So we were filthy rich on paper but still over leveraged with loans to pay for all our properties. A couple of years ago she said Ivan introduced her to new friends who were going to help us get back in the black so we'd never have to worry again.

And she was right. Things got way better. We made some great deals and made boodles of cash but since then she has changed. She is hypersensitive about any criticism about Ivan or any questions I have. She surrounds herself with friends of Ivan and constantly tells me how nice Ivan is, how strong he is, what a great guy he is and how much she admires him etc. I finally got concerned and then jealous and asked her if she loved him and if they were having an affair. She got all huffy and said “I hardly know him” and “I never even see him when I go there” and stuff like that. I thought that was a little weird. Also, she won't let me touch her cell phone or look at her private bank accounts and she has insisted we file separately on our taxes.

I asked some of her new friends if Ivan was having an affair with her and they all gave me the same song and dance. “They don't know him.” or “Never talk with him.” They tell me to “Stop worrying and enjoy the money.” Meanwhile my wife refuses to talk to me about him anymore but keeps getting calls from him or his friends and I keep finding notes from friends who are talking to Ivan and she keeps doing favors for him. If I ask her anything directly about him, she goes nuts on me and makes outrageous accusations about things I never did. I find I have to argue with her about these accusations about me rather than getting any answers to my questions.

Do you think I have anything to worry about? Or should I just trust her. Thanks in advance.

(Satire alert - think US citizens and Trump/Russia)

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Personal advice needed. (Original Post) Bozvotros Mar 2017 OP
One somewhat personal question: Are your hands somewhat tiny? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #1
No, but hers are.... Bozvotros Mar 2017 #11
Get as much personal and shared property in your own name asap randr Mar 2017 #2
Does she come home smelling of urine? rug Mar 2017 #3
How did you know that? nt Bozvotros Mar 2017 #6
You stole my question! n/t bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #7
So hard to say. Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #4
I can't believe I'm going to answer this nini Mar 2017 #5
Satire alert Bozvotros Mar 2017 #8
dammit nini Mar 2017 #15
It absolutely applies Bozvotros Mar 2017 #16
oh I bet there's all kinds of stuff hidden back there and in the house nini Mar 2017 #19
Heh heh heh... Squinch Mar 2017 #9
Has she accused you of tapping her phone? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #10
Ivan, you say? MedusaX Mar 2017 #12
I am relieved to hear that. Bozvotros Mar 2017 #14
Could it be possible that she is not Doreen Mar 2017 #13
Dear Bozvotros Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #17
Appreciate the advice Bozvotros Mar 2017 #20
Oh, it was pretty damn obvious! Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author Chasstev365 Mar 2017 #18

randr

(12,414 posts)
2. Get as much personal and shared property in your own name asap
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 04:42 PM
Mar 2017

Even if she is NOT having an affair, she is emotionally attached and you have been right all along.

Kimchijeon

(1,606 posts)
4. So hard to say.
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 04:47 PM
Mar 2017

I would try suggesting couples counseling of some sort. Preface it to her in a totally non-accusatory, gentle way, as a way to strengthen your bond.

Might be hard if she takes any questioning as an accusation of some sort. But if possible, the two of you talking with a neutral third party might help.

nini

(16,672 posts)
5. I can't believe I'm going to answer this
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 04:48 PM
Mar 2017

Who cares if she's having an affair? You don't trust her, she isn't honest with you and whatever she's doing it's probably illegal.

Run like hell.

Bozvotros

(785 posts)
8. Satire alert
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 04:52 PM
Mar 2017

This was a metaphor for Trump supporters and Trump. Sorry. Many thanks for the concern though. You are good folks. I am going to edit it with a satire emoticon or notice at the end.

Bozvotros

(785 posts)
16. It absolutely applies
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 05:17 PM
Mar 2017

Thanks for the.......Oh wait. My wife just told me I have to stop posting on Democratic Underground and help her bury something in the back yard. Gotta run. She's already got a big hole back there.

MedusaX

(1,129 posts)
12. Ivan, you say?
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 04:56 PM
Mar 2017

Nothing to worry about...
Everyone knows that "Ivans" are notoriously weak and impotent.....

If, on the other hand, his name were Vlad -

Then most definitely you would need to worry ...
As it has been scientifically proven (by all the best Russian scientists and an alleged American president) that "Vlads" are the strongest, most attractive and amazingly virile males in the entire universe.....

Denzil_DC

(7,257 posts)
17. Dear Bozvotros
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 05:18 PM
Mar 2017

Well, I can see you're in a tight spot.

Once trust is lost in a relationship, it's very had to rebuild it.

What you have to ask yourself is, even if these suspicions are unfounded, is there enough about your wife and any future you two may have together that's worth hanging out for?

Weigh up the pros and cons. Take your time.

Actually, come to think of it, I know your wife.

To hell with all that.

Spend some of that moolah on moving out toot sweet and setting yourself up in a safe house with good security, hire a hotshot divorce lawyer, and take her for every cent.

Plenty more fish in the sea.

Hope that helps.

Denzil the Agony Aunt

Bozvotros

(785 posts)
20. Appreciate the advice
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 07:03 PM
Mar 2017

I was trying to be funny with my post by playing a role similar to the one US citizens find themselves in. We are all "married" to this twisted unfaithful, serially dishonest accidental President who is totally up to no good with the Russians (Ivan). I am having trouble making my sarcasm more obvious, which pretty much makes it lose its humor. But with this loon in the White House we are all losing track of what is real. I'd like to think I could move out if I was in the situation of my original post but I am not sure I could. I haven't even looked into getting a passport yet.

Denzil_DC

(7,257 posts)
21. Oh, it was pretty damn obvious!
Sun Mar 5, 2017, 08:43 PM
Mar 2017

Might have worked better with the genders reversed, but I thought it was funny.

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