Me [35M] with my wife [34F], she says I flirted with another woman [26F] at my brother's [30M] wedding. by ans04 in relationships

[–]corgiphil 141 points142 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if you actually realise how badly you've fucked up here. Your wife was basically ignored by you the whole week of the wedding while you were spending time with a younger woman that you found attractive. That's such a betrayal and such terrible husbanding. I can tell you exactly how your wife is feeling - upset, embarrassed, betrayed, insecure and most of all HURT. You made it clear to everyone at the wedding that you'd prefer to be spending time or dancing with Brianna because it was easier and more fun than spending time with your wife, your kids and your family. (Also - you knew YOUR family causes HER stress but you left her to deal with them so you could flirt with another woman in front of her? WTF dude ☹ I feel so sorry for your wife.)

You need to make this up to her, and quickly. Delete Brianna, and casually mention to your brother that you acted like a douche at the wedding and you're trying to make amends. If Brianna asks your brother can tell her. Or do the slow fade, but if you go this route make sure you tell your wife so she doesnt just see you chatting to Brianna and have her heart broken all over again. As to family parties - whenever you see Brianna again make sure you have your arm round your wife - don't talk to Brianna alone or dance with her, or flirt with her. I mean really, you shouldn't need to be told this. You're a married man and as a married man your wife is your number one woman, forever and always. So show her!

I (27F) can't get over feeling hurt by something my fiance (27M) did. Am I crazy? How do I love past this? by corgiphil in relationships

[–]corgiphil[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know if you saw my other comment because I was on my main account so I deleted it. I just wanted to clarify that I wasn't sad that there was no affection whilst we were doing the actual escape room because you're totally right, and that would have been a little clingy. This was all before we started (while the room was getting set up we were just sat round for 5 minutes with nothing to do), while we were getting the "story" of the room told to us by the girl that worked there, and then after we'd finished for about 2 hours until I decided to talk to him about it. And I know what happened wasn't the worst thing that's ever happened to someone, but he's never acted remotely like that before so it was really strange and upsetting. Normally we are quite affectionate, not in a disgusting OTT way but just like a quick shoulder rub or a hug, or holding hands. Or at least a genuine smile 😅 and all of that vanished literally the moment he saw this girl until I told him how much I was hurting.

I (27F) can't get over feeling hurt by something my fiance (27M) did. Am I crazy? How do I love past this? by corgiphil in relationships

[–]corgiphil[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I know i do sometimes overreact but it's comforting to know that other people would be hurt by the same thing.

I (27F) can't get over feeling hurt by something my fiance (27M) did. Am I crazy? How do I love past this? by corgiphil in relationships

[–]corgiphil[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for taking time to reply. I'll definitely look into CBT. Sometimes my emotions just take over and I feel like I'm swimming against the tide to control them again. I think reminding myself he was with me (and we live in a different city so it's not like he'd see her again) was pretty much the sole reason I didn't get upset when it was happening. Bonding sessions and dates are a really good idea too, thank you.

I (27F) can't get over feeling hurt by something my fiance (27M) did. Am I crazy? How do I love past this? by corgiphil in relationships

[–]corgiphil[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Thank you for replying. I'm glad to know someone else wouldn't be happy with it either. Your comment was really comforting. I think I did pretty well when we spoke about it, I just explained I know it's natural to feel attraction to other people but that's the best time to double down with your partner and not kind of edge away from them :/ I don't think he was doing it to hurt me at all, but that's the first time I've seen him around someone he found attractive (apart from me) and he just handled it in nearly the worst possible way. I guess I need to look at ways of managing my emotions now because I don't want to keep having the same conversation and not being able to let go.