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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)
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Recommended. Nice format.
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Bozvotros
(785 posts)Funny, you asked that. She is very sensitive about it.
randr
(12,414 posts)Even if she is NOT having an affair, she is emotionally attached and you have been right all along.
rug
(82,333 posts)Bozvotros
(785 posts)bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)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)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)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.
LOL
Guess my advice of running like hell applies though
Bozvotros
(785 posts)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.
nini
(16,672 posts)Squinch
(51,004 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)Nicely done, btw.
MedusaX
(1,129 posts)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.....
Bozvotros
(785 posts)She calls him Pootey sometimes. That doesn't sound Russian to me, though.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)having an affair but doing something illegal to get that money?
Denzil_DC
(7,257 posts)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)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)Might have worked better with the genders reversed, but I thought it was funny.
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