My wife Becky has been distant recently. Coming home at strange hours. Secretive over her phone. I thought she was cheating on me, but it's worse. So much worse. It all started 6 months ago. I asked why she kept coming home so late. She told me her “company was busier than ever.” I was a little relieved at first. So many companies nowadays are looking for reasons to fire you and replace you with an AI chatbot. At least for now, it looked like her job was safe. For the next few months, she came and went as she pleased. Then came the calls. Her phone kept ringing at all hours of the day. Last week, she was in the shower when her phone rang. I picked it up. No one answered. All I heard was static and the sound of someone breathing down the line. She again denied it. Saying it must have been a cold caller. Even cold callers don’t phone at 1 am. Finally, I had enough. It was time to follow her. Catch her in the act. I had to know what she was doing. This morning I left early. Rented a ...
Me and my boyfriend started dating around 6 months ago. It was the first relationship I’ve ever had. I had never been so happy. It was like we were meant to be. I met him at a coffee shop I frequent. I started noticing him there any time I went. Sometimes I’d catch him staring, and he’d look around all embarrassed whenever I did. I thought it was the cutest thing. After a while, I found myself silently hoping that he’d come over and ask to sit with me. We’d been playing eye-tag for a couple of weeks, smirking and laughing at each other, but neither of us had taken the extra step of introducing ourselves. When he finally did, I felt butterflies start flapping around in my stomach like never before. His smoldering blue eyes, that curly black hair, and his cute little freckles. I’m not afraid to admit that I was smitten. Our relationship grew from there. We were seeing each other every weekend, catching movies, having dinner, playing some mini golf. I knew it was a honeymoon phase. I jus...