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Jun 15, 2025
#redditrelationship #aita #redditstories The Affair That Unravelled My Perfect Life | Reddit Stories Welcome to Reddit Unheard Stories, where we delve into the raw, unfiltered experiences of real people. Today, we bring you a story that explores the agonizing journey of suspicion, the power of intuition, and the heart breaking truth of betrayal.
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my story might resonate with others but
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I have some unique details to share and
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I couldn't sleep after the final
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confrontation last night sarah my
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wonderful wife who is 35 and I a
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33-year-old male named Mark were
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approaching our 8th wedding anniversary
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in less than 2 weeks we'd been in a
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blissfully happy relationship for over a
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decade with no major disagreements or
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breakups we'd enjoyed countless laughs
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family trips built our businesses
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together tackled yard projects and were
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parents to two amazing young boys our
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life together had been a true adventure
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here's what's been happening last year
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Sarah interviewed at a well-known
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long-term care facility and was offered
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a top position by her now boss Mr
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thompson she'd been singing his praises
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ever since highlighting his dedication
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to family first his commitment to
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success and his belief in her potential
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to excel at the company however things
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took a strange turn on her first night
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at the job after a few months I began
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feeling increasingly skeptical about
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some unusual occurrences her new job
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involved extracurricular activities like
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golf and fundraisers which was fine but
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some things just felt off while I didn't
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have specific suspicions initially over
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time my intuition started hinting at
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something fishy going on whether it
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involved someone or something else one
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evening in June I found myself filled
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with anxiety fearing that something had
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happened to Sarah while she was out with
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her co-workers after a golf tournament
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or some other event i paced around the
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house consumed with worry she had
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initially told me she'd be back in an
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hour but that hour stretched into two
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then three sarah and I have a practice
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of sharing our iPhone locations as a
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part of our relationship not due to a
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lack of trust but because both of us
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have young children we thought it was
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prudent to keep an eye on each other's
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whereabouts recently I observed her
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location remained static situated beside
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a bustling road attempting to reach her
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via phone I encountered straight to
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voicemail responses concern began to
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mount as I pondered if she had been in
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an accident or some other trouble
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picture this scenario i was at home on
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the verge of contacting the authorities
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as Sarah hadn't returned yet just as I
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was about to initiate the call she
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finally contacted me to convey she was
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on route relief washed over me upon
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hearing from her however she explained
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that her phone had died and she was in a
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co-orker's car without a charger quite
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unusual considering her usual habit of
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checking in with me when staying out
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late it could be attributed to her new
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job and colleagues as she strives to
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integrate
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frankly her explanation didn't quite
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align with my perception of the
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situation
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here's the kicker the location where her
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phone last operated before losing power
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was along the route to the restaurant
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they were supposed to meet at strange
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right this behavior was out of character
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for her fast forward a couple of months
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and Sarah had become obsessed with her
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workouts weight and desires for a larger
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chest her morning bathroom routine had
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extended significantly let me assure you
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Sarah is exceptionally fit far beyond
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the average gymgoer she's stunning i had
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the chance to meet her boss Mr thompson
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once honestly he never once met my gaze
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even when we exchanged handshakes his
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palms were soaked with sweat that
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encounter triggered my intuition
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heightening my suspicions his presence
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was brief and he hardly engaged with
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Sarah or anyone else for that matter the
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lone interaction he had with me involved
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asking about my high school but he
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didn't even bother to look in my
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direction as he uttered the words
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essentially he just grabbed a beer and
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made a swift exit later on the remaining
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coworker decided to invite his
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girlfriend and her daughter over they
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all indulged in a few drinks and Sarah
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managed to persuade them to stay turning
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it into an impromptu dinner party we had
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a great time all enjoying ourselves but
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eventually the guy and his girlfriend
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departed around 71 p.m now things take
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an interesting turn sarah had been
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contemplating going out for drinks with
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a friend to celebrate a birthday but her
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decision was still up in the air as the
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morning raced with her co-workers
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approached she finally made up her mind
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she headed upstairs took her time
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getting ready and when she returned
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downstairs she looked stunning after
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bidding me goodbye with a kiss she
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headed to a bar on the east side of town
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however her behavior seemed unusually
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awkward prompting me to check in and ask
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if she was okay to drive she assured me
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she was fine claiming she had only
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consumed two drinks throughout the day
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and wouldn't stay out too late i think
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she might have even requested that I
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wait up for her though I can't recall
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precisely anyway I decided to put on a
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movie and relax while she was out not
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even an hour had passed and I started
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feeling uneasy about not receiving a
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confirmation of her safe arrival so I
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turned to Apple's location feature to
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check on her what I witnessed left me
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utterly bewildered her location
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indicated she was at work however it
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wasn't her usual workplace it was a
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concealed building across the street
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from her main office oh goodness i
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discovered she's employed at a place she
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never mentioned before it took me some
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time to pinpoint it but once I did there
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was no denying it my mind raced with
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questions like "Did she alter her usual
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route was she making a phone call what's
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the purpose of her being there why did I
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feel uneasy about her boss earlier today
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and why did she suddenly head back out
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that's completely out of character for
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her what on earth is she doing there it
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doesn't add up why she'd drive west and
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park at her workplace when she's
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supposedly meeting a group for drinks on
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the east side of town especially since
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it has nothing to do with her co-workers
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upon her return home shortly after she
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greeted me on the couch with this
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peculiar exaggerated smile that made
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things feel a tad awkward she was gone
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for just an hour at most but I'm still
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struggling to comprehend what's truly
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transpiring
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wow
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my partner kept expressing her love for
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me but then for a brief moment a thought
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crossed my mind could it be possible
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that she was with someone else less than
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10 minutes ago i quickly brushed that
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idea aside convincing myself that she
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was probably in the parking lot to make
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a phone call or something looking back I
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realized it was a foolish belief so the
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first couple of weeks leading into July
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passed without significant incidents and
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I managed to push aside the earlier
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mentioned episode our boys have been
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attending a summer camp conveniently
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situated on the campus where she works
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occasionally there were situations at
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her job that required me to pick up the
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kids or she would ask her colleagues you
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can probably guess who to watch over
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them for a few minutes then something
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unexpected occurred i just discovered
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that her boss Mr thompson has been
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allowing my kids to hang out in his
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office providing them with snacks and
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even allowing them to play on his
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computer can you believe that they've
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actually grown quite familiar with him
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on a brighter note my spouse mentioned
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how much they appreciate the support
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from their new team oh let me share our
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beach trip with you we along with
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Sarah's family dedicated an entire week
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to basking in the sun and riding the
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waves each day was spent lounging on the
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beach and we even took the kids on some
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bike rides it was an absolutely
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delightful time however as soon as we
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returned we were thrust back into
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reality with a hectic work week to make
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matters busier Sarah requested that I
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pick up the kids midweek so she could
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join her co-workers for an outing i was
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taken aback by the whole situation it
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happened to be our eldest child's first
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day of kindergarten and we had just come
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back from our vacation i found it rather
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odd that Sarah would choose a work
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gathering over spending time with her
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son after his inaugural day at school
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when I inquired about it she explained
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that one of her female colleagues was
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going through a difficult divorce and
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wanted to organize a small golf event
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followed by some food and drinks while
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they watched the first preseason
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football game here's what's truly
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peculiar during our beach trip last week
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Sarah's coworker accompanied us and
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booked a hotel room since she lived far
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away sarah mentioned wanting to meet up
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with her before their golf outing
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because of her tough situation doesn't
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that strike you as odd personally I
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found it rather strange but I chose to
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keep my thoughts to myself and agreed to
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pick up our kids to accommodate Sarah
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however the catch is that the after
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school program where I pick up our kids
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is situated at Sarah's workplace while
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it's not a significant hassle for me to
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get them it seemed a bit unusual
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considering their proximity to our home
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meanwhile I work a 40-minute drive away
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from there making it somewhat
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inconvenient for me to leave work early
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during our first week back finally the
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moment arrives my son's first day of
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kindergarten
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in the morning we captured some pictures
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together as we walked our son to school
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sarah seemed rushed because she doesn't
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want to be late for work i even recorded
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the moment with my phone we've eagerly
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awaited this day since preschool ended
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throughout the entire summer however
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something seems a miss sarah is behaving
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oddly unlike her usual self she's
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usually quite enthusiastic about these
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occasions as we watch our son enter his
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classroom I find it challenging to keep
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up with Sarah on our way back home she
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has always been a fast walker but I'm
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surprised she didn't slow down on her
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son's first day of school upon our
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return she hastily hops into her car and
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speeds off to work appearing rather
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anxious
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towards the end of the day I struggle to
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wrap up my work in time to reach my
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kid's location which is a 45minute drive
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away unfortunately there's a temporary
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road closure due to a construction site
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on my route and to compound my
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misfortune the highway is congested with
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heavy traffic i feel as though the
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universe is conspiring to make me tardy
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as I sit in my car stuck in traffic my
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mind begins to race and I can't help but
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wonder why did she request that I pick
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up the kids on our eldest first day of
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school and why is she going out tonight
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instead of being with us doesn't she
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prioritize being there for our son my
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heart begins to race because I now
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realize I'll likely be delayed in
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picking up our kids from the after
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school program i promptly attempt to
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call Sarah to clarify the situation but
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she's not answering her phone she knows
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I'm responsible for picking up the kids
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why would she ignore my calls after all
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we're a team aren't we hold on she's
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heading to a hotel before playing golf
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am I overreacting here
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it certainly feels that way yet no
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there's nothing suspicious happening
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this entire situation is leaving me with
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a peculiar feeling i detest that I'm
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constantly checking her location while
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stuck in traffic so here's the deal
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sarah is supposedly staying at a hotel
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in our city where we both live and work
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but it's farther from the golf course
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than it should be naturally my mind
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begins to race and I'm thinking there's
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no way she's there with her boss Mr
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thompson right but if she is they're
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probably all at the bar having drinks
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wait why are they even at a hotel i
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attempt to call her but she's not
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answering so I reach out to the afterare
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program and learn that she's supposedly
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there with her female coworker
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something doesn't add up I'll tell you
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that the person in charge of the after
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school program reassures me that there's
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no need to panic and assures me that the
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kids will be fine they advise me to take
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my time and make my way over whenever I
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can
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as I approach the highway exit leading
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to Sarah's workplace where the aftercare
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program is located I notice that my GPS
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is guiding me to exit right by the hotel
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where she's supposedly staying quite a
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coincidence I must say so here I am
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driving along the ramp already 10
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minutes late to pick up my kids i know
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I'm acting foolishly attempting to check
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Sarah's location on my phone while
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driving and contemplating whether I
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should just be 5 minutes late picking up
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the kids or not while doing this I
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hastily pull over at a hotel and confirm
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my worst suspicions
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sarah's location starts moving
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indicating her departure due to heavy
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traffic that's 45 minutes away the hotel
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we were staying at and my GPS directing
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me on a particular route to collect our
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kids Sarah passes by in the opposite
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direction as she joins the highway it's
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such a terrible stroke of luck i'm
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freaking out trying to catch a glimpse
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of her car or even her boss's car you
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know the one he drove when he visited my
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place and met me but I can't spot either
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of them i'm so anxious that I'm
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seriously struggling to keep my focus on
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the road and not swerve off the highway
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oh no I can't believe I missed her she
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just walked right past me it's driving
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me insane just thinking about it i'm
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pretty sure she was in that room for at
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least an hour now I'm beginning to feel
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like this is my fault and I'm attempting
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to convince myself that it's not real
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but deep down I know I messed up the
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guilt is really starting to weigh on me
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i feel awful about monitoring her like
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this but I'm attempting to justify it
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due to my overwhelming anxiety what in
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the world is happening to me i arrived
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fashionably late to collect the kids
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still plagued by anxiety over Sarah's
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unresponsiveness but now I'm starting to
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panic because my worst suspicions might
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actually be becoming a reality to add to
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my distress she still hadn't returned my
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calls later after my kids and I were
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already home and having a meal I finally
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received a response from her i think I
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sent her a picture of us hanging out
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without our shirts on her reply was
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simply "Wow I love you guys." Before we
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called it a night I decided to try
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something different and FaceTime her
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with the kids it's not our usual
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practice but I felt it might be a way to
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catch her in the act if she's up to
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something fishy she answers and I can
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see she's at a bar but thankfully her
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boss isn't present perhaps she was
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genuinely telling the truth about being
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at the hotel with her female coworker so
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I was with my kids and one of them
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suddenly asks "Hey where's that guy who
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always gives us snacks when we come to
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the office then the camera pans over and
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we see him smiling and waving at my kids
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we exchanged goodn night wishes and I
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put the kids to bed after what feels
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like an eternity she finally walks
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through the door she expresses gratitude
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that I took care of the kids fed them
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put them to bed and handled everything
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in between she conveys her love for me
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and we share an intimate moment however
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despite all the affection and love I
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can't shake this sense of violation and
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unease the evidence I uncovered was just
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too glaring to ignore fast forward 3
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days later and it's Sunday morning sarah
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and I had planned to take the kids
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hiking for the day as soon as we wake up
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Sarah grabs her phone and starts
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scrolling through it i didn't think much
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of it at the time she then heads out for
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her usual early morning run as I
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descended the stairs I grabbed her iPad
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which both of us use for music oddly it
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had undergone an update the night before
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though I'm uncertain if it's relevant to
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what transpired next just as I was about
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to launch Apple Music to kickstart my
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day with some tunes a notification on my
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iPad seized my attention it was a
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message filled with emojis from Sarah's
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boss Mr thompson the message was
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something like "Hey there good morning
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it's such a beautiful day for a run."
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This was an unprecedented site on my
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iPad almost absent-mindedly I tapped on
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the message revealing a subsequent one
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that showed Sarah had messaged him as
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soon as she woke up panic overcame me
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and I hastily deleted the message in
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hindsight I have no clue what was going
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through my mind at that moment what on
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earth was I thinking well things have
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taken an unexpected turn and I've
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stumbled upon compelling evidence that I
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can't overlook sarah returns from her
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jog and I'm rather upset but I make an
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effort to remain composed and avoid
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outbursts
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instead I recount what the guy wrote to
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me in my own words she appears perplexed
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and uncomfortable with the situation so
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I guide her to the dining room where I
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sit her down and gaze into her eyes from
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just a few inches away "so what's
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happening between you and your boss
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these days?" I asked my voice barely a
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whisper "what?" "Uh nothing he's my boss
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and he's almost 60 years old," she
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replied regarding me with a look of
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disbelief "we have our two adorable boys
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in the other room what's going on?" I
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pressed displaying the text messages on
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the iPad i'm telling you the truth b is
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just a playful nickname we all use and
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we're merely competing on our Apple
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watches i promised him I would go for a
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run i swear there's nothing going on
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between us she insisted as I walked away
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I couldn't help but think that perhaps I
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shouldn't have said anything maybe I
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should have remained silent allowed the
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text messages to continue and waited for
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something that wouldn't deceive me
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nevertheless I'm at a point where I
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simply want her to be honest and
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forthright with me so we head to the
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trail for our hike and things feel
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somewhat awkward particularly with her
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displaying unusual behavior throughout
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eventually we conclude the lengthy and
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quiet hike and the kids end up falling
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asleep on the ride back i opted to
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address the text message she had
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received earlier that morning and
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communicate how much it had been
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bothering me i mean who sends a message
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first thing on a Sunday morning unless
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they have something significant on their
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mind right impressively the moment I
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brought it up she promptly acknowledged
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how troubling the situation appeared i
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could sense that she had been
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contemplating it throughout the day and
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she didn't attempt to refute that fact
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nevertheless she did deny any suspicion
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of wrongdoing
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meanwhile the notion of the hotel
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incident from earlier continued to
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pester me akin to a persistent headache
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later that evening we unccorked a bottle
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of wine and revisited the topic of the
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text message i had hoped that she might
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divulge more details but regrettably she
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persisted in denying any misconduct and
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reassuring me that everything was fine
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fast forward almost 3 weeks later last
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Saturday was quite an eventful day for
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me i woke up with an intense gut feeling
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that Sarah might be involved in an
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affair this occurred on the same day as
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one of my company's most significant
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annual events so needless to say I was
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under a great deal of stress despite
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being engrossed in my work I found it
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impossible to escape my lingering
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thoughts about the hotel incident that
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had troubled me for weeks to compound
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matters Sarah and I used to go to the
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gym together but she now took our kids
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along while I headed to the office i was
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a bundle of nerves as I tried to set up
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for the event and it felt like my
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emotions were reaching a boiling point
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fast forward to last Saturday and I had
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a rather unusual experience i woke up
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with an intense gut feeling that Sarah
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might be involved in an affair this all
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occurred on the same day as one of my
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company's most significant annual events
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so needless to say I was under a great
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deal of stress despite being swamped
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with work I couldn't shake off my
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preoccupation with the lingering hotel
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incident that had been bothering me for
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weeks additionally I had a pending task
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that I had been meaning to address for
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the past 3 weeks so I made the decision
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to call the hotel i fervently hoped that
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the universe might provide me with a
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sign that would confirm Sarah's female
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coworker as the one who had booked the
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hotel room my phone began to ring but I
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hastily disconnected the call after the
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second ring however I soon began to
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question whether I truly desired to
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uncover the truth perhaps it was better
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to remain in the dark after all I had
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work to attend to so I temporarily set
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aside those thoughts meanwhile Sarah was
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at home tending to the children i felt a
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pang of guilt for not hurrying back to
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be with her even though I might have had
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enough time to return before their
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bedtime as the day neared its end an
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unsettling feeling persisted as if
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something were a miss it's Sunday
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morning and we had arranged to visit her
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brother's house to watch football
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regrettably I had to head to work which
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is unusual for weekends to address some
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issues stemming from the previous day's
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event meanwhile she went to the gym with
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the intention of picking me up at my
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workplace so we could head to her
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brother's place together as I began
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packing my belongings her iPad caught my
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eye and although I felt a tinge of guilt
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I also knew that there had been some
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wrongdoing on her part that justified
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what I was about to do she had already
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figured out how to sign out of iCloud
18:45
and disabled text notifications a clear
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indication that she was concealing
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something as I looked at her boss's
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contact card I noticed that she had
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toggled her location sharing on and off
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with him the night before so I decided
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to delve into Sarah's photo stream
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initially everything appeared routine as
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I perused her albums but I stumbled upon
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something intriguing labeled deleted
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photos i had a hunch this would be worth
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investigating and indeed it was among
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the images were pictures of her in her
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underwear taken the day after we
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returned from our beach vacation in the
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morning before she returned to work i
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couldn't help but wonder who she had
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sent them to because I certainly hadn't
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received them it struck me as a
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departure from her usual behavior
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shedding light on the seriousness of
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their relationship then I stumbled upon
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what seemed like an accidental
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screenshot on her phone of a text
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conversation with her boss Mr thompson
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from the day before their hotel stay
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essentially the message revolved around
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their plans to have lunch together but
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it was buried amid a flurry of hard
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emojis
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to make matters worse the boss concluded
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the message with "I've been eagerly
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anticipating seeing you since last
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Friday when you left i'm eagerly
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awaiting your arrival babe i was
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examining Sarah's iPad browse history
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when I stumbled upon a Google search for
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how to say one more day in Spanish she
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conducted this search on the same day
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she sent me those alluring underwear
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pictures just a day before we returned
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to work it made me reminisce about how
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she used to flirt with me when we first
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got together over a decade ago now
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someone else is experiencing that facet
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of her personality i can no longer deny
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it after two months of attempting to
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overlook the glaring reality I am now
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entirely convinced that my life is on
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the brink of a significant
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transformation as planned I head to my
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workplace and she joins me there with
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the children we spend some time together
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but I am still in shock and she can
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discern that something is a miss our
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drive to her brother's place is marked
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by an almost complete absence of
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conversation as I grapple with this
20:37
newfound realization and she sits across
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from me appearing utterly terrified in
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response to my distress i reached out to
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a colleague a man I collaborate with and
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who also happens to be a partner at a
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highly reputable local law firm he
20:50
happens to be one of the most
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accomplished divorce lawyers in the
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state so I thought he might be able to
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offer some guidance i contacted him and
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he promptly returned my call i stepped
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outside and attempted to articulate the
21:02
situation to him although I was
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stammering and overwhelmed
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fortunately he succeeded in soothing my
21:08
anxieties and advised me that the best
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course of action would be to have an
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open and direct conversation with her in
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person regardless of how the situation
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unfolded what truly matters is what's
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written on those cards consequently I
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consulted my lawyer and we made our way
21:22
back home an intense atmosphere of
21:25
tension enveloped us and no words were
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exchanged between us once I'm fairly
21:29
certain the kids are asleep I head to
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the kitchen and wait for her i bring up
21:33
the same inquiry I had posed earlier
21:35
what's happening with our marriage then
21:37
I assert that I have undeniable evidence
21:39
of her involvement with her boss Mr
21:41
thompson making it impossible to deny
21:43
she reacts intensely though not a single
21:46
tear escapes her eyes surprisingly she
21:48
launches into an explanation even before
21:50
confirming anything she begins by
21:52
expressing how distant she has felt from
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me throughout the summer which quite
21:56
frankly isn't surprising the odd
21:58
occurrences began in early June and have
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persisted like clockwork since she began
22:02
working with this individual she admits
22:05
to spending time with him but refuses to
22:06
acknowledge anything more i decide to be
22:09
direct and inquire have you become close
22:11
with him she denies any such thing i
22:15
press further did something physical
22:17
happen between you two she negates this
22:19
as well i repeat the question and she
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eventually admits that they kissed i
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take a moment to digest this revelation
22:26
curiosity leads me to ask where this
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kiss took place she stumbles over her
22:29
words revealing her lack of truthfulness
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she claims it happened after work i
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persist "where exactly?" She struggles
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to answer i inquire further "did you
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book a hotel?" She confirms "was he
22:42
there?" I ask she admits to his presence
22:45
"what about your coworker?" I question
22:47
she denies their presence i then clarify
22:50
so you went to a hotel with your boss
22:52
just to kiss she affirms this but
22:54
insists that nothing more transpired i
22:57
challenge her asking "What else did you
22:59
two do then?" She responds "We talked."
23:02
I point out that adults typically engage
23:04
in more than just conversation when
23:06
going to a hotel and suggests that they
23:08
became intimate she doesn't dispute this
23:10
but maintains that she couldn't bring
23:11
herself to go further we engage in a
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lengthy albeit difficult conversation
23:16
devoid of yelling or shouting throughout
23:18
our discussion she repeatedly states "I
23:20
want you i want this i want us i don't
23:24
know what I was thinking." She confesses
23:26
that although she created some distance
23:28
between us our marriage didn't have any
23:30
significant issues we went on vacations
23:33
maintained a fulfilling intimate life
23:34
raised our children and enjoyed romantic
23:36
dates it took approximately half an hour
23:39
for the full impact of the situation to
23:40
register hitting me with overwhelming
23:42
force to clarify are you wanted me to
23:45
leave my job early to pick up our kids
23:47
from the after school program
23:49
conveniently situated at your workplace
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where you interact with this individual
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this was all to facilitate your early
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departure from work to rendevous at a
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hotel with him and become closer
24:00
moreover this was orchestrated during
24:02
our family vacation where you omitted
24:04
the fact that it was our son's first day
24:05
of kindergarten i distinctly remember
24:07
seeing the text message from Mr thompson
24:09
eagerly awaiting her arrival their
24:12
intimate plans had been in motion for a
24:13
while and I recall discussions about the
24:15
hotel during our vacation
24:18
this was not an impulsive decision this
24:20
conversation is leading nowhere and
24:21
feels like a new form of torment it's
24:23
the last place I want to be at the
24:25
moment eventually we both retire to bed
24:27
but her attempt at affection sends
24:29
shivers down my spine i feel repulsed
24:31
violated and utterly hollow once it
24:34
ceases I spend the following 3 hours in
24:36
a state of wakefulness trapped in a days
24:39
i can't endure it any longer so I turn
24:41
to the internet hoping to find stories
24:42
of couples who have navigated similar
24:44
situations and emerge stronger
24:46
undoubtedly this situation is incredibly
24:48
challenging it's about recognizing that
24:50
returning to the way things were isn't
24:52
possible and that it's time to move
24:54
forward even though relinquishing
24:56
aspects like finances children love and
24:58
memories is agonizing it feels dreadful
25:01
and seemingly hopeless last night sleep
25:03
eluded me and I contemplated the idea of
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divorce my thoughts were in disarray and
25:08
when my partner woke up and inquired
25:09
about my state I was at a loss for words
25:13
subsequently I confronted her about the
25:14
hotel incident confirming my initial gut
25:17
feeling she could no longer deny it and
25:20
her excuse that it just started held no
25:22
validity i directly informed her that I
25:25
was aware of her presence with him at
25:26
that location she admitted to merely
25:28
having a conversation in the car but the
25:31
uncertainty of what truly transpired
25:33
remains this further substantiates that
25:36
there's more to this situation than she
25:37
has disclosed when she stepped into the
25:40
shower my composure unraveled completely
25:42
i'd managed to hold it together
25:43
throughout the night but upon waking I
25:46
succumbed to tears i realized that one
25:49
of my sons was already awake and using
25:50
the restroom in the adjacent room and I
25:53
worried that he might have heard my
25:54
sobbing i crumbled to the floor and wept
25:57
inconsolably right in his presence
26:00
witnessing one of our innocent and
26:01
malleable sons completely oblivious to
26:03
the world shattered me how could someone
26:05
be so thoughtless and self-centered as
26:07
to forget about this precious child
26:09
entrusted to our care subsequently our
26:12
other son entered the room and found his
26:14
father on his knees embracing his
26:16
younger brother while sobbing it was
26:18
astonishing how my life had transformed
26:20
in a mere moment everything had abruptly
26:23
shifted summoning the resolve to leave
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my bed I descended the stairs to prepare
26:27
some coffee my partner remained unaware
26:29
of the turmoil in my mind the previous
26:32
night had been tumultuous filled with
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restless thoughts about whether I could
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overcome what had transpired between us
26:38
it felt as though all the effort we had
26:39
invested in building our life together
26:41
had been in vain in the heat of the
26:43
moment I even uttered the word divorce
26:45
but I was utterly perplexed about how to
26:47
proceed we sat with our children
26:49
attempting to have breakfast and grapple
26:51
with the uncertain future before us the
26:54
atmosphere was undeniably tense i
26:56
accompanied my elder son on his walk to
26:58
school where he had just commenced
27:00
kindergarten 3 weeks earlier this was
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the same day my wife had planned a
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romantic excursion with her boss i had
27:06
to muster a facade of strength and
27:07
stifle my tears observing my little boy
27:10
dart off toward the playground
27:12
frequently glancing back to ensure I was
27:13
still there tugged at my heart he held
27:16
great affection for me and witnessing
27:18
his rapid growth pained me deeply while
27:21
standing there I noticed other parents
27:23
arriving some hand in hand and appearing
27:25
content it was astonishing how
27:27
drastically my life had transformed
27:29
within a mere 12 hours oh I almost
27:32
forgot to mention that Sarah has been
27:33
dealing with this situation for a while
27:34
now though the last hotel incident
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occurred only a few weeks ago she
27:39
informed me that she canled her upcoming
27:40
business trip to California with him the
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one that had been causing me anxiety for
27:44
weeks additionally she's withdrawing
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from a program that required her to
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collaborate closely with him apparently
27:52
they will now occupy opposite sides of
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the building frankly I'm uncertain how
27:56
to interpret all of this here I find
27:59
myself ins snared in this predicament
28:01
the thought of a breakup wounds me more
28:02
deeply than enduring the current
28:04
situation i struggle to focus on
28:06
anything my work suffers and I can't
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even muster the appetite to eat this
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entire journey this unfolding of secrets
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will be chronicled on Wistloom i need to
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