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Suspecting my partner of having an affair

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Ishtak2000 · 19/12/2018 14:07

We have a very difficult home life due to a number of reasons, part of them being our Aspergers son and the stress his meltdowns cause.
For the past two years I've had to sleep in a different bed as our son insists on sleeping in our room which means I haven't had any intimacy with my partner for a long long time.

Last weekend I got very jealous when she got back from her work do and one of her fishnet hold ups was ripped. I looked in her bag and noticed that she had another pair of fishnet tights in there, which I imagined must be backup for any accidents.

I then quizzed her about male colleagues as on some images they looked very flirty but this was the Christmas do....We had a discussion the next day in the car where she got angry at me for 'snooping' through the glove box and explained that she has no interest in her work colleagues, that they're happily married and she's not interested.

Our relationship has been difficult for years - with a lot of bickering because of the stress and I'd previously accused another colleague of her's of trying it on as I found flirty texts - one of which was around a work weekend away where she was suggesting they share a room. She claimed this was innocent as she sees him like a brother and was insulted I would think otherwise....so there has always been tensions around work coleagues......to the point that she changed all her passwords on facebook and on her phone a few years ago. (She never leaves her phone unattended).

Anyway, we had a big discussion where I explained that I don't want to lose her, that I'll work hard to make our relationship work. That a lot of stress was created by me leaving too much of the childcare and morning preparation to her and me taking her for granted.

I text her messages praising her, told her how much I love her (she never replied to say she loved me) and I'm trying to make things better.

The jealousy doesn't go away though....so I sneaked a look through her work phone which wasn't locked - and had messages on from the christmas party weekend as she had broken her usual phone.

I found 7 calls on the evening of the party to one of her colleagues - and a text telling him she wanted him to stay out. She also text him when she got back (when she went to the bathroom) to text that she wished the night was different and that he should have stayed out.

I also found a text to someone listed as a Dr (she works in the medical profession) the morning after the party where she said...
'Morning Baby, you never text me back yesterday :( xxx'
(my partner is never that friendly in her texts or uses the word Baby)
I found a voicemail from this 'Dr' on her phone from a few months ago in which he left a voicemail calling her 'Babes' and saying that he was waiting for her.

This 'Dr' is someone who worked in her previous team so there may be something innocent there, he might be gay hence her use of the word Baby. I just don't know...

At the moment I'm confused as hell, I'm consumed by jealousy and don't know how to approach her.

We have two children together and have just moved house 6 months ago and there has been a lot of anger towards me over very trivial things, which I'm feeling is due to a number of factors.

Any advice anyone can give me would be much appreciated!!

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Shallowshallow · 19/12/2018 14:22

No child should be insisting anything. He needs to learn to sleep in his own room.

I don't know if she is cheating, but if there is no intimacy she 'may' be looking elsewhere.

You should both commit to therapy. You can't go on like this with all the snooping and accusations. Is it any wonder neither of you are happy.

Everydayisdragging · 19/12/2018 14:23

Ah crap sorry that sounds shit. You might get a lot of responses regarding being controlling, checking her phone etc and you're pushing her away.

But I think, and have found, when you get a gut feeling and explore into it be that checking a phone or whatever you're usually right and had good reason to feel suspicious. I've only had that feeling a handful of times with my ex and every time I went looking I found something innapropriate so bear no notice to those comments if this is the case. If not and you know you are controlling then fair play to her. That being said the jealousy is on you and for you to deal with, only you control how you act but it sounds like you're making a solid effort.

Somethings not right and it sounds like she is up to no good, there's no reason to have texts like that and being cagey with her phone screams guilty conscious (or sick of you checking it..)

Sit down and come clean or you'll never get anywhere and the jealously with ruin your relationship, maybe its salvageable but you'll both have to work on it. Tell her what you've found, how you feel, and ask for her side and an explanation as you can't keep living like this. Dont raise your voice and don't let her escalate things by remaining calm. Phrase things carefully, don't say "you did this you did that" instead explain that when she did that or you found something it made you feel jealous and upset and you're sorry you looked or got angry but are hurt and need her to talk to you.

Good luck

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