Anonymous wrote:OO, it sounds like he’s one of these guys who can compartmentalize. He probably was sincere last night in your conversation, but he also was on a path to cheat or behave inappropriately; he pushes the boundaries of what’s appropriate when he has the opportunity. The two are not emotionally exclusive.
He loves you; he wants to be married to you; he’s sincere; he’s not trustworthy.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:One question - why would a bunch of women on an girls' trip WANT to have dinner with your husband. That's just weird. If I had a female friend who was a trainer (or anything - accountant, lawyer, hairdresser) and we were on a girls' trip in Vegas and she said, "let's have dinner with one of my male clients," I would say - "why would I want to do that?" Sounds like a truly awful way to spend a dinner on a girls' trip. No offense to your husband, but this is not what normal women do on girls' trips.
Which means something is going on.
Maybe to have him foot the bill? I left out he’s very handsome and successful. So yeah, who knows her/their intentions. We talked at length last night no one was there , I am confident in that. Started out very heated and got better. His view: the other situations were not affairs, while he thinks I over reacted to the past stuff, he understands. He thought we were beyond this now and didn’t see why it was a big deal. He now understands my feelings on it and the perception if nothing else. We also talked about how odd it is to ask a twenty something group of young women for dinner and drinks when traveling solo and married. Even if completely innocent , it looks bad, is hurtful to me, puts himself in a potentially vulnerable situation, and has set a precedent with this woman that they socialize outside of their professional relationship.
I know you all think I’m a wimp or being played. I do think he was sincere last night. We talked about boundaries moving forward and that If he doesn’t understand why Im feeling this way or why it was wrong and can’t happen again, then we are in a lot of trouble for our future. I don’t know, I believe nothing happened , I even believe she was there on a girls trip , what is concerning is the “ I’ll be there too let’s grab a drink “ mentality on his part. I’ll be watching things closely again. I’m choosing to trust but verify for now.
Anonymous wrote:OP, I’m so sorry that you’re going through this.
Know that he got into an argument, so that he
didn’t have to talk to you tonight because he’s
with the trainer.
Anonymous wrote:One question - why would a bunch of women on an girls' trip WANT to have dinner with your husband. That's just weird. If I had a female friend who was a trainer (or anything - accountant, lawyer, hairdresser) and we were on a girls' trip in Vegas and she said, "let's have dinner with one of my male clients," I would say - "why would I want to do that?" Sounds like a truly awful way to spend a dinner on a girls' trip. No offense to your husband, but this is not what normal women do on girls' trips.
Which means something is going on.
Anonymous wrote:But you ARE a wimp, as you’ve continued to put up with these shenanigans.
Anonymous wrote:Not giving any advice or anything but when it comes to male and female relations their is a big disconnect and it's important for each to better understand common perspective and emotions of each side.
Successful men are driven to have multiple sex partners. They have to battle that natural instinct in order to have a organized and peaceful home life. Under the organized and peaceful home life is a major sexual let down and feeling of inadequacy unless there has been release with a few affairs/hookers or one nighters. Men can love their wives and family more than anything and not be phased by the affair / hookup in the least.
Women usually don't engage in extramarital sex unless it has a highly emotional bond involved. If a woman cheats, it usually means the marriage is already over and she is literally no longer in love with her spouse. A woman carries this outlook and applies it to her cheating spouse because it is the only thing she knows and cannot fathom a mans perspective and hormones.
Not making any recommendations ... But when making decisions that will gravely effect the quality of life and have extensive ramifications it is VERY important to deal with life the way it actually is as opposed to how you believe it should be. Once both partners understand what each other deals with they could actually talk about things that would make them very close and honest.
When you think about it.. The whole "boundaries" and unspoken truths relationships people organize their lives with do not lead to closeness. There is a major wall between most spouses and in many ways the whole thing is just a monetary/management partnership with a good bit of fake posturing.
Anonymous wrote:He happens to be in Vegas at the same time as his trainer? Those are pretty steep odds, and I know when I was in my 20s, I wouldn’t have met up with a married male client while on vacation. I gotta say, it sounds like some sort of cover story.
Did you tell him that you were uncomfortable with the situation?