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

Or just the OPs pposts if you really can't be bothered.

Yeah OP has been a good sport keeping us all updated as the saga unfolded. No need to read all the other guff!

Definitely no chance of a sordid affair with someone in a religious cult then :-(

@Raynasmum2015

Erm... maybe because it's a long thread and people haven't got time to sit and read through all 30 pages of it?

Why would you do that when you can just look at the OP's posts?

The clue must be in the essay

Quite ironic how it turned out to be about an eye test when most of the last 2/3 pages have been posts from people who obviously CANT READ

It is unusual. Have you been arguing a lot? If yes, maybe it’s from a concerned neighbour. If not, I’ve no idea. Let us know if you find out.

@LolaB123

It is unusual. Have you been arguing a lot? If yes, maybe it’s from a concerned neighbour. If not, I’ve no idea. Let us know if you find out.

She has

@patchpatch20

The clue must be in the essay

It's in the thread

We got a random hand written Jehovah’s Witnesses letter last week but it included a printed leaflet...

The clue must be in the essay

No, Miss Marple, the content of the essay is totally irrelevant; it's the size of the typeface that matters!

@glammymommy

I'd say it's JW. They do that. Lots of my family in the US have had them.

Why would you say that? When OP has CLEARLY said who it was from

Can you just skip to the OPs updates on the app or is it desktop only? I can't do it on my app but people seem to get quite arsy when someone says they don't want to scroll through 30 pages.

Ah I get it - "it is from the JWs" is the new "cancel the cheque"

I’ve reacently one of these letters from JV. It wasn’t until I was half way through it before I twigged. I felt quite flattered until I realised. It was a beautiful script so could well have been a woman’s hand.

Kind of ironic that a Jehovah's Witness letter intended to bolster a relationship could potentially wreck it!

@mountains76

Kind of ironic that a Jehovah's Witness letter intended to bolster a relationship could potentially wreck it!

Pleased it wasn't anything sinister OP.

But omg all these people wasting their time complaining about you opening his post. Get a grip! And if you quoted the postal services act then you're the worst.

What a sad little life Jane...

Everyone jumping to conclusions. A letter could be someone jealous of you both or someone being stupid. If there was no trust why would he let you open his letters in the first place. How jealousy can ruin a relationship that’s my opinion

I got something similar, it might be a church fanatic, I wouldnt worry too much. I m sure is a neighbour jehova witness crap.

I used to open my ex husbands post, I used to deal with all admin and bills, he wasn’t bothered. He opened my post if I was busy, we had nothing to hide, nothing malicious in it. Neither of us saw it as a big deal.

I don’t open DPs post as he didn’t want me to so I respect that.

What sort of company would do something so utterly stupid? Why?
Why the fuck would anybody think 'I'll send a copy of an obscure text to an employee to test his/her eyesight'?
I mean, really?!
What is one supposed to DO with the fucking thing?
Read it out loud and make side-notes of fuzzy lines or somesuch?
Then report one's failing eyesight to HR? What?
Stupid.

Well I haven't bothered to read the full thread, just the first few from the OP but I think it's probably a jaeger eye test from your husbands workplace. They might need to have him complete an eye test every year or something like that. I'd say that's what it is 😉

@BloggersBlog

Quite ironic how it turned out to be about an eye test when most of the last 2/3 pages have been posts from people who obviously CANT READ

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I agree. It's really not hard to read the OPs posts.

Hey OP, have you considered it might be from the Jehovah Witnesses? And how very dare you assume the gender of the writer 😉😉

Glad it all worked out ok!

@WaltzesWithSnobs

Well I haven't bothered to read the full thread, just the first few from the OP but I think it's probably a jaeger eye test from your husbands workplace. They might need to have him complete an eye test every year or something like that. I'd say that's what it is 😉

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^What is one supposed to DO with the fucking thing?
Read it out loud and make side-notes of fuzzy lines or somesuch?
Then report one's failing eyesight to HR? What?
Stupid.^

Yes, we do need to know this. An optician would ask you the smallest print you can read comfortably, but, in their absence, what is one supposed to do. And having done whatever it is, who would you get back to with the info if they have left no contact. Definitely need a further update from OP on this!