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Husband & woman from work & therapist

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ThatLilacWriter · 23/09/2025 20:59

name change! I checked my husbands phone for the first time in 12 years. Not saying that like it’s an achievement, just know it’s not ideal and giving context. It was only a quick scan and I found he had a message from a woman from work that was the link and email to a couples therapist.

I showed him straight away and asked for an explanation, and I cannot tell if I’m being paranoid or if this is an odd response.

i said, why has she sent you that and he went on a long winded story about how she’s lost a lot of weight and on a recent work trip was raving about this therapist who helped her with her relationship (but yet she is now single?). I said okay so you were talking about our relationship to someone from work (which I was uncomfortable with but not angry) and he denied and said not at all, that he never discussed us at all, but that she just said apparently this therapist was really good and sent it to him.

writing this down it doesn’t seem such a biggie but I just feel the story doesn’t add up! He even said he’d told her I don’t need a therapist but she sent him a couples therapist anyway. He doesn’t know her well, she’s very attractive and recently single. Am I being crazy?

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moderate · 23/09/2025 21:10

Was the link billed as a "couples therapist" by her in the message, or was it just a link to someone who does couples therapy as well as other types of therapy?

ThatLilacWriter · 23/09/2025 21:10

@Springadorable thank you! I even said if you’re talked about us it’s fine it’s not ideal but I understand, although he says he’s happy overall. But he vehemently denies it and says he would never do such a thing.

I think my gut is telling me he went into deny mode immediately and now he won’t back down, but wondering if there is more to it.

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MumoftwoNC · 23/09/2025 21:10

Maybe he did tell his colleague that he's looking for a couples therapist? I'm not particularly close with the colleagues in my team (for example I cam count on one hand the total number of times I've met with any of them outside work, in six years) and yet, I know about one having troubles in his marriage, I know about the health issues suffered by another colleague's wife, etc.

People sometimes talk to each other about this stuff at work. It doesn't imply particular closeness.

The woman was perhaps chatting about psychology of couples in general, then gave as an example about a good therapist she went to, and then your dh said "oh that does sound good, can you send me the details".

It seems unlikely he's having an affair with her, then why would she help him mend your marriage?

Springadorable · 23/09/2025 21:07

I can't think of a good reason that someone he doesn't really know would randomly send a colleague information on a couple's therapist without prompting.