My husband received something very strange in the post ...

[OnSilverStars]

In the post today, my husband received a letter. It was hand written with his name and address on the outside. No return info. The writing in the envelope is definitely a woman's

Inside is a copy of an "essay" I googled it and it's by Robert Louise Stevenson. It called "on Marriage"

The gist of it is that marriage has lots of ups and downs and requires communication

There is nothing else. No name, just a folded print out of this essay.

Any explanation, other than my fear? I have no reason other than this to suspect anything.

YABU - don't jump to conclusions

YANBU - he's cheated.

I'm shaking. This feels so surreal. I hope I'm overreacting. He's currently at work.

Ps. We open each other's post. We think nothing of it - usually. It's always junk or bills

I haven’t got a clue what’s going on

Yes!

Not quite p33n beaker MN fodder but what a fantastically funny answer!

I said linked to you OP, not linked to him. Glad this has been resolved for you!

It is really weird. These were written in 1870s & 1880s and obviously, because they are wire-bound are very modern. It is like it is a study book. A resource for students or teachers. Do you know anyone who is (or was) into the classics or studying/studied English Literature or a teacher or a student? Someone from your past or your husband's past?

I don't think there is even a remote chance that this is anything affair-related. I do think there is an unpleasant undercurrent to it. Sent to wind up your husband and/or you in an unpleasant way.

Is there anyone you have inadvertently upset like a neighbour who could fit the profile of a teacher or current or former literature student?

Btw, I agree that you can usually tell a woman's writing (and to a PP who said their FIL had beautiful writing, it is nothing to do with that. My dad's writing was beautiful but I knew it was a man's).

So for those who haven't seen my update.

It was an eye test for work. 🙈🤣

Sent out by a lady who didn't think to include what it was.

I've told my husband my brain jumped to cheating and we laughed.

He though he was being stalked by a serial killer.

It's been a LONG boring year!

Most excitement we've had

Why is everyone saying ha ha been resolved? How do you know it’s an eye test? And why is that funny? I DONT UNDERSTAND!!!

OP you're going to have to explain how you discovered that it's for an eye test from work.

And what kind of eye test works like that?

Oh I see.

Still don’t think it’s funny.

@TorchesTorches

Maybe this is a better eye test than driving to Barnard Castle....

Brilliant!

What a journey - thanks for the update OP, mystery solved!

So glad you are feeling better now. Sometimes weird things just happen.

Oh wow I see it now. It's so obvious now! The ever increasing font size was a real give away. I can't believe we missed it!

We don't actually understand how the eye test works to be honest. He called his family to ask if they had any clue and his dad said it's called a jaeger eye test. Google it. That's what the Js stand for above each paragraph. Looks just like the sheet I got but no LRS haha

It's an eye test from work.

Really

@MrsGrindah

Oh I see.

Still don’t think it’s funny.

It's just funny because it's a relief, no?

Best outcome ever!!

My husband said he was ready for pasting them on the wall and linking things up with red string 😂

Most importantly, the handwriting was a woman's!!!!

No sorry doesn’t tickle me.

WinterIsGone

Most importantly, the handwriting was a woman's!!!! grin

And not in the first flush of youth - over 50, poor old soul.
I mean, so am I but that's different. I've worn well. Ahem.

So did you tell DH about your suspicions, OP?

@MrsGrindah

No sorry doesn’t tickle me.

Ask for your money back.

@LaMarschallin

WinterIsGone

Most importantly, the handwriting was a woman's!!!! grin

And not in the first flush of youth - over 50, poor old soul.
I mean, so am I but that's different. I've worn well. Ahem.

So did you tell DH about your suspicions, OP?

Oh yeah. 😆 He's blaming me being at home all day everyday with our kids making me crazy. fair point.

@OnSilverStars

OMG. IT WAS FOR AN EYE TEST FROM WORK 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

We're going to need more details, you said he's selfemployed and works with family members, if they live in Tyneside surely it would have rung a bell as soon as you saw the post code and even if you didn't click surely he would have done

@MrsGrindah

No sorry doesn’t tickle me.

What's your point here?

He works somewhere different every day. For different companies. In different sites. One of the companies he works for require a yearly eye exam.

Not sure why they've sent it to him. We live no where near Tyneside