What would you make of this?

[likeazebra]

Watching TV last night and soulmates were mentioned. DH was on phone as well so a bit distracted, I touched his arm and said "you're my soulmate" he jumped out of his skin then said "you made me jump, my girlfriend is my soulmate"

I asked him what he meant and he started saying "well you're a girl and you're my friend, my best friend"

He has never referred to me as his girlfriend instead introducing me by name, we've been married 20 years so I am clearly his wife not his girlfriend!

Would you think it's a word slip up or that there is more to it?

LTB

Do you think I should be looking into things then?

I should clarify he wasn't talking on the phone just distracted by a game or whatever on it.

Well for a start it just seems a bit odd he'd say girlfriend not wife after so many years ? I wish u well 

Very strange. Has he been behaving oddly in any other ways recently too?

What a weird thing to say!

That does strike me as really odd. I think it's worth pointing out to him again today that you found his comment strange, and asking why he referred to "girlfriend". Any other odd behaviour?

It does seem a bit of a strange thing to say especially as you’ve been his wife for two decades.

What game was it? If he was immersed in something it's quite likely it was a thread in the storyline / game. I find it unlikely this is a real slip-up.

Would he ever usually say 'you're a girl and your my best friend ?' That would be a weird thing in itself for my hubby to say .. only u can really tell if he's acting weird

That lad has a ting on the side, big up the man👊🏻

It was a matching colours type game so nothing that would put words in his head.

I agree it sounds like he must have a girlfriend but why would he say that? I would imagine someone who is cheating would be very careful about what they say and do?

It's very strange. BUT if he did have another significant other, and their existence slipped out, I'd expect it to be that person's name, not "girlfriend"?

what was the tv programme? did he think you were mentioning or asking him something about it? Or that you were testing hime to see if he was listening to you?

On it's own I don't think this is anything at all. He could have just been fantasizing.... Is there anything else that's making you suspicious?