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tell me to stop being a neurotic cow

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Shimmy21 · 27/10/2004 16:48

First time asking for real help here so be gentle!
My problem is this. Last year my dh who comes from another country and is often very homesick formed a very close internet relationship with a woman from his home town.He ended up meeting up with her and I was pretty unhappy about it because it got to the stage where he ruined a family holiday by constantly texting her all day long - massive rows happened between us. i know that nothing physical went on between them(not least because they had no opportunity) but I do feel that they were pretty much falling in love. Dh says that everything was purely platonic and he is desperate for conversation about his country's politics etc which she can provide and I cant. things died down but recently he has seen her again when visiting his sick father. (She is a doctor and he wanted her advice.) I have told dh how uncomfortable this makes me but he says I am being crazy and paranoid and denying him of a wonderful friend. (just a friend who happens to be prettier, younger, cleverer and better at his language than me!). I have to trust my dh but how the hell do i accept this and stop it eating away inside? I hate that I'm turning into a paranoid snoop

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jojo38 · 27/10/2004 23:31

Can you say in your heart that you honestly trust him?

similar thing happened to me. It broke me eventually. I was right in the end, but it took my marriage break up and the upheaval of my kids for it to come into the daylight.

We had sequential mobile no.s and a joint bill. I opened a bill when ex was working abroad. 165 calls to HER, 7 to her HOME, 11 to work and the others to her mobile. In 4 wks. The bill was astronomical and we were scraping for pennies even then. I confronted him and he says that she needs him (ahhhh) - she was married with twins, her ex adored her. In the end I had enough and I was the one branded a jealous wife who won't let her husband have friends.

Men and women CAN be friends - IMO if they are friends thro being a couple. Ie, the couples are good mates. Other wise its a no no in my book.

I am pleased you are feeling more confident but I certainly would not have said that this was an over reaction on your part.

I hope you find trust again and that you get yourselves back on track, without this interfering person in your lives.

{{{{{hugs}}}}}

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