A suspicious wife plotted to uncover the truth about her husband’s strange behaviours and fishy purchases. But what she discovered left her utterly lost for words
A troubled wife is unsure what to do, after an unthinkable encounter with her husband.
The complex situation began to unravel just a few months ago when the 34-year-old noticed her partner engaging in some strange behaviours. Not only was he ‘pulling away’ at home, but also spent an increasing amount of time in the bedroom, always locking the door behind him.
Despite insisting he was merely ‘napping’, the wife was almost certain she could hear voices emanating from the room, fuelling her suspicions that something was amiss. At first, she initially thought he was cheating.
Perhaps with another woman – which would also explain the baby foods and toys she had caught him throwing into their grocery basket. But the reality was far more shocking.
“So today, I went out to the gym as I normally do, but this time I left my phone at home on purpose,” she said, taking anonymously to Reddit. “I drove all the way there, hoping to make him think it was just a normal visit with the timing, and then I came back.
“When I walked in, the TV was on, playing a kid’s cartoon, and I saw my husband sitting on the floor in an adult pull-up, with a pacifier in his mouth.” At that moment, her husband turned around and ‘looked terrified’.
Before he could utter a word, she was out the door. “I first noticed it a few months ago, when we were at the grocery store… He’d go out of his way to get kids meals at restaurants, as well.
“But it wasn’t every day, and it wasn’t a lot, so I figured maybe he was finally giving into what he’d always wanted as a child – he had a rough time growing up, both of his parents were abusive and parentified him. He’s currently in therapy for that.
“I’m at my sister’s house now – I told her that we’d had a fight, but not what it was about.”
Her husband has been frantically calling and texting, asking her to come home but she’s unsure what to do next. She added: “I have texted my husband letting him know that I am going to stay the night at my sister’s house.
“I told him that I’m not upset with him and would like to talk about what I saw, but want to ensure I am in the right headspace to do so – we have both been having a stressful time of things and I want to make sure I am completely calm before meeting with him.”
Unsurprisingly, the anonymous confession has since racked up countless comments on the platform, with many users also suggesting she had done the right thing. Sympathising, one person wrote: “You need to talk to your husband, he has hidden this from you because he felt he couldn’t share this because he would lose you. Obviously he is dealing with something.”
Meanwhile, another added: “You’re not going to get any clarity or closure until you talk to him. Talking to him is the first step.”
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