You know, but you can’t prove it
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That was a situation my friend had for a while several years ago. She knew something in her soul but couldn’t prove it so she had to let it fester.
She and her husband owned a business together. There was a woman in their office who seemed to be openly flirting with her husband. My friend would see her in his office more frequently than she thought needed to happen. The woman in question worked for my friend. When he would get up and go to the kitchen for coffee, it seemed that the flirter needed coffee at the same time. They’d have staff get-togethers at their house and when her husband went outside with the smokers, the flirter would be right there next to him. We were really close friends and I’d often get invited to join them all. It was fun playing pool, watching tv and just having great conversation. I have to admit that I thought it looked a bit funny as well.
One day she when had had enough she asked her assistant if she thought there was anything going on between her husband and the woman and her assistant told her that she couldn’t believe it but she thought it looked a bit too cozy too. Then my friend asked her housekeeper if she thought it seemed odd. (She cleaned their office as well.) The housekeeper thought the woman was looking for more than she bargained for but couldn’t believe that he would ever be interested.
My friend asked her husband if there was anything going on between him and the woman at the office because now it wasn’t just her that thought it looked suspicious. He said she was seeing something that wasn’t there and for her not to worry. Okay, she let it rest and then one day she just felt fed up with the whole thing and accused him of having an affair. He was so angry he picked up a vase and smashed it on the floor and said, “I told you there’s nothing going on and I’m sick of being accused like this,” and stormed off. She cleaned up the glass and started feeling guilty for starting a fight for nothing.
Move ahead 3 years.
They had had an affair and it lasted for 5 years. It was ugly when she found out the truth. She knew but she just couldn’t prove it. What an awful spot to be in.
I don’t know where my friend got the strength to forgive him and move on, but she did. The woman no longer works for them and they moved their business to another city. I miss the opportunity to catch up with her often but she seems happy and says that as long as he continues to be nice to her and doesn’t appear to be misbehaving, she’ll stay with him. I wish them both luck.