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Feel like I'm going crazy with suspicion

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Paranoiacentral · 30/09/2015 15:09

God I feel sick that I'm even writing this. I've name changed as im a regular poster with a memorable name!
Right, sorry I'm shaking , but I've had to work myself up to even post this let alone deal with might or might not be happening.
I'm suspicious about my husband, this kills me to say, he's a good man, a great man, an equal, a fabulously kind, generous, respectful man and a wonderful father. There is no back story, no history of cheating, no violence, no problems. So far, so sickeningly perfect.
BUT, I just can't shake off the feeling that something is going on. Let me give you the sum total of my suspicions so far;
Refuses to answer any calls from a certain work colleague (let's call her Lucy) in front of me. To the point that on two seperate occasions over the past month she has called whilst I have been in the car with him and he has actually answered with the following lines 'before you say anything Lucy let me just say I am in the car with Paranoiacentral'
Last week she called en route to the airport and he answers with 'sorry i couldn't talk before Lucy i was packing the car up with paranoia and the children, who are all here with me now'.....

He came home with a whacking great diamond ring 6 weeks ago, completely out of the blue. I feel horrible using this accusingly but it's so unlike him.

Now this one really will make me seem crazy.....on a few occasions recently he seems to get teary eyed when we are cuddling/kissing, he'll he onto me so tightly and say 'I love you so much' but then makes a gulping sound right after. Like I said crazy, but new for him. And the gulping is odd, like he's lying or afraid.
That's the sum total of my fears, not much I know, but the big concern, my main fear is the 'feeling' I don't know if it's instinct or what but something is different, something has changed and j can't put my finger on what it is. But it's starting to make me act differently in front of him, it's corrosive and its eating away at me. On holiday I couldn't stand to be around him, though I think I hid it well.
Oh god, I don't know what to do and I need your advice.

OP posts:
thehypocritesoaf · 02/10/2015 10:43

I find it hard to understand why so many people are telling the op that her intuition is unfounded.

The op says that this is the only colleague he does this with, and it started a couple of months ago. He doesn't usually do it. Something about 'Lucy' is giving her goose pimples. I really doubt its because Lucy swears/he has suddenly become very courteous - just with Lucy - or because he has a major health issue that only Lucy is party to.

Paranoiacentral · 02/10/2015 10:43

Bramble. I will ask if it happens again, rather than retrospectively.

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thehypocritesoaf · 02/10/2015 10:46

You might say it to your wife: and your meaning is: don't start nagging about the bathroom/worrying about the kids/doing the sex talk on me? but why would you need to say it to one colleague in particular and not the others?

It IS odd OP.

BramblePie · 02/10/2015 10:49

I just know I would hate the dreaded sick feeling in the pit of your stomach and a conversation could cull this instantly rather than wait until the next time it happens which could be - a week a way, a month, 2 months?
If your husband is innocent and knew you'd been paranoid for months I am sure he will tell you you should have said sooner rather go through this turmoil. And if he has been up to no good then you'll have your answer.

BramblePie · 02/10/2015 10:51

Well maybe she is known for oversharing or something and he is warning her not to share as his wife will hear. But that doesn't necessarily mean an affair.

However, I know I would question it too if I noticed different treatment but I'd probably just ask!

goddessofsmallthings · 02/10/2015 10:51

You've known and loved and lived with your dh for 18 years. You know him better than anyone else and you may even know him better than he knows himeself. Smile

Your intuition isn't wrong and your fears aren't unfounded.

WorzelsCornyBrows · 02/10/2015 11:02

What stands out to me now is that you seem completely unwilling to resolve this and to let it continue.

There are lots of posters here who have told you there could be a multitude of causes for his behaviour, I think this is true. However, the fact that you're not prepared to look at his phone or even ask him straight out suggests you're really convinced it's an affair and you don't want to deal with it. Of course that's fine, this is your life and you must deal with this in whatever way makes you comfortable. But, it doesn't sound like the passing of time is making you feel any better about what's going on. If you allow this mistrust to fester, then whether he's guilty or not, it's going to be difficult for you to find trust again. I really think you need to nip this in the bud and do something.

Paranoiacentral · 02/10/2015 11:05

Worzels, read the full thread.

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loveyoutothemoon · 02/10/2015 11:22

So Paranoia do you think messages have been deleted from before 2 weeks ago?

Paranoiacentral · 02/10/2015 11:24

I have no idea loveyoutothemoon,
They might be there but I don't know how to access them? The message thread stops mid August.

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BojackHorseman · 02/10/2015 11:28

Do you have access to his email account OP? I've told you how to access his text messages if they are automatically backed up.

BramblePie · 02/10/2015 11:34

Did all the other message threads stop then too. From other people mean?

Greengardenpixie · 02/10/2015 11:37

Tbh, apart from a hunch and the way he speaks to you when she calls, i don't really think you have anything to go on. I agree, you have been married for 18 years and know him best. You need to talk to him, not about the possiblity of an affair but about

  1. Why he speaks to you the way he does when Lucy calls. It would annoy the shit out of me. Not only because it sounds like him warning her but how dare he call you that! He makes you look like a paranoid freak in front of a colleague. I would have serious issues with that.
  2. You need to say he has been behaving weirdly and is everything ok?

He may have bought you the ring because he absolutely does love you and wanted to buy it from the jewelers that was memorable to the both of you. Doesn't sound like someone that is having an affair to me tbh.

Paranoiacentral · 02/10/2015 11:38

I didn't look at any messages from other people, I can only access his email from his phone so could potentially look on there if the opportunity arises again.
I will try again tonight.

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loveyoutothemoon · 02/10/2015 11:39

It looks like something has been deleted?

Paranoiacentral · 02/10/2015 11:46

I don't know how that phone works, if you can only view messages from the last 2 weeks or if there is a button to press to view older messages? I have an iPhone so I'm not familiar.

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BramblePie · 02/10/2015 11:50

Id be checking if messages from other people only went back the two weeks as well.

Actually, id just be asking.

LucySnow12 · 02/10/2015 11:59

OP, just Google how to view/recover messages from a Windows phone. Instructions for everything are online. You'll probably find YouTube videos to watch. Even if he deleted messages, they might still be in his trash.

I'd also see if he has WhatsApp on his phone. It's another messaging App that is very popular.

WorzelsCornyBrows · 02/10/2015 12:02

OP, sorry I missed your first update this am. I saw the one where you said you'd confront next time he tells Lucy he's with you and thought that was all you were going to do.

I apologise unreservedly.

Greengardenpixie · 02/10/2015 12:15

OP, why does he call you paranoiacentral anyway?

prettywhiteguitar · 02/10/2015 12:18

I would go to him with everything you've found and say don't bs me and we can discuss this.

If it was me the phone thing would be the final straw and enough to talk to him about it

thehypocritesoaf · 02/10/2015 12:22

Do people not read threads before commenting?

OP, why does he call you paranoiacentral anyway?
He doesn't.

Greengardenpixie · 02/10/2015 13:05

I didnt realise that was her user name! Blush

Greengardenpixie · 02/10/2015 13:06

I thought he was being cheeky!

WorzelsCornyBrows · 02/10/2015 13:16

Thehypocritesoaf - I have rtft and contributed numerous times. I missed one update this morning somehow.