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AIBU to ask what you’d do if your DH revealed he was actually an international gun for hire, and not a salesman?

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Hypothesis · 24/07/2026 14:41

I ask you to imagine this. You’ve been with your DH for about ten years. One kid. You have a great income and lifestyle; a beautiful house, nice things, lovely car. It’s primarily funded by DH’s job in international sales. It takes him away from home for weeks, sometimes longer, but the material benefits are tangible and obvious. He also tells you one day that he’ll give it up and you’ll live a comfortable life.

Then the bombshell - you find out the sales job isn’t a sales job. Your DH is actually an international assassin. He has a vague moral code - he only takes out adults, only takes out men, only takes out those he considers are criminal or immoral (in his eyes) - bad guys basically. However, he remains a gun for hire.

AIBU to ask what you’d do?

And yes, I’ve been watching Day of the Jackal.

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MurunBuchstansangursCousinRossiter · 24/07/2026 14:46

As long as it didn’t involve potential danger for me or the kids I wouldn’t care. I’d probably delve deeper into just what constituted “bad people” in his eyes but I’m guessing if it was my husband we probably agree.

AwayWiththeGoblins · 24/07/2026 14:46

I don’t fancy strange, gnome-like, lippy Eddie Redmayne, so not in the market for him, whether he’s flogging high-end computers or offing baddies.

Biggestfallers · 24/07/2026 14:45

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