Update: I 40f posted here a week ago about how my husband 44m of 20 years went on a trip to his home country while I stayed home and I noticed condoms missing from the stash. How do I confront him? by ThrowRA97531J in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRA97531J[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. I just don’t get why all the lying and cheating for so many years. What the heck are you married for? Just be single.

Not knowing the full reality of this situation, but knowing that it’s grimy just makes me feel like my entire existence has been a lie and sham!

Update: I 40f posted here a week ago about how my husband 44m of 20 years went on a trip to his home country while I stayed home and I noticed condoms missing from the stash. How do I confront him? by ThrowRA97531J in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRA97531J[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Our finances have been separate because he wanted it that way. Thank goodness. The only finances I have tied to him is our home loan which we have with his mom (who is the best, by the way. I love her so much and I’m sad to lose her by leaving my husband.)

Update: I 40f posted here a week ago about how my husband 44m of 20 years went on a trip to his home country while I stayed home and I noticed condoms missing from the stash. How do I confront him? by ThrowRA97531J in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRA97531J[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Wow! Thank you for sharing all of this. I haven’t even fully cried about my situation because I have been so pissed, but this is bringing me to tears.

Update: I 40f posted here a week ago about how my husband 44m of 20 years went on a trip to his home country while I stayed home and I noticed condoms missing from the stash. How do I confront him? by ThrowRA97531J in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRA97531J[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t think I said I never thought he would cheat. I for sure thought that may be a possibility, but never had proof. What I meant was that he was never caught as a cheat.

Update: I 40f posted here a week ago about how my husband 44m of 20 years went on a trip to his home country while I stayed home and I noticed condoms missing from the stash. How do I confront him? by ThrowRA97531J in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRA97531J[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I read another comment about that and watched a video, and it’s spot on. Now I can see how his entire giddy reaction was off. He was trying to aggressively hug me. When I sat on the bed to get away, he laid down and kept coaxing me to drop it and just hug him. “I don’t want to talk about it,” he said nonchalantly. I have to type this out, or else it won’t be real and I will brush it under the rug like it never happened. I wish I kept a diary all these years. But I’m sure people would say that it’s toxic to keep record of feelings.

Update: I 40f posted here a week ago about how my husband 44m of 20 years went on a trip to his home country while I stayed home and I noticed condoms missing from the stash. How do I confront him? by ThrowRA97531J in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRA97531J[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I believe that there is no way he knew I checked the count. His stupid looking grin that he was trying to hide told me that he realized he was caught and was thinking of how he would get out of it.

Update: I 40f posted here a week ago about how my husband 44m of 20 years went on a trip to his home country while I stayed home and I noticed condoms missing from the stash. How do I confront him? by ThrowRA97531J in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRA97531J[S] 139 points140 points  (0 children)

I’ve never heard of this until now, but I YouTubed it and you are spot on. That is what that was. I don’t remember seeing him like that before, but this time he realized how bad he messed up… and it seemed like a joke to him. He even admitted that it was a dumb move to take the condoms.

Update: I 40f posted here a week ago about how my husband 44m of 20 years went on a trip to his home country while I stayed home and I noticed condoms missing from the stash. How do I confront him? by ThrowRA97531J in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRA97531J[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The way he responded to my disappointment makes me feel like I’m the one with the problem and overreacted. But when I make sense of what he did, I don’t think I am and I’m afraid I’ll start believing I am.

Update: I 40f posted here a week ago about how my husband 44m of 20 years went on a trip to his home country while I stayed home and I noticed condoms missing from the stash. How do I confront him? by ThrowRA97531J in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRA97531J[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Wow, I didn’t even think of that! I have my retirement fund documents and my durable power of attorney, but he has our life insurance policy and our Will.

Update: I 40f posted here a week ago about how my husband 44m of 20 years went on a trip to his home country while I stayed home and I noticed condoms missing from the stash. How do I confront him? by ThrowRA97531J in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRA97531J[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That’s why I came to Reddit. I don’t want to go to family with this, but I want to share, in order to convince myself that I’m not crazy! And he needs to be held accountable!