What will you do if your husband admitted that they are special friends?

Philippines
January 27, 2010 8:43am CST
The wife suspected her husband to be having a special relationship with a woman friend when she happened to read in his cellphone some exchanges of text messages and even address each other "love." When she confronted them together, they admitted that they are just MU and nothing more. They work in the same office and the boy is the officer. There is no way that they will not talk again after the confrontation, due to the nature of their job. Will you tell your husband to go and leave.
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@myramae19 (667)
• Philippines
27 Jan 10
calling each other love, If I were in that situation, I would tell my husband to just leave his work and find another one. If he really loves me and for the sake of our relationship as a family,then he'll do what I ask him to do. MU? wow..he's a married man, how could he tell his wife that he's having this MU feeling to a girl friend or workmate? they see each other everyday so I don't think so that the man can get rid of the girl, if they are at the same office.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
27 Jan 10
What is MU?
• Philippines
28 Jan 10
MU stands for mutual understanding
@shell2784 (752)
• United States
27 Jan 10
I'd tell my husband to find a new job, or find a new wife. Its nice that he has "friends" at work, but they don't need to go that far. But then again, it depends on his personality, etc. For example - if my husband talked to someone like that, it would be a no brainer. He just doesn't talk to people like that, barely even me! lol On the other hand, say at my job I made a friend who was a guy... and the text messeges were a little flirty, he's probably be ok with it b/c that's just the way I am. I just recently found out that a year or so ago when I was talking to a new friend, my husband got a little worried that him and I would meet up without saying anything or that I was going to leave him for this other guy. He told me that he kept an eye on my phone when I wasn't around, etc and soon realized that he had nothing to worry about. And now he just knows thats me. I don't know what "MU" means tho? It all depends on the wife. If she can accept her husband as having a fun, flirty personality then that's fine - if she's pulling her hair out over all of this and doesn't trust anything anyone is telling her, then I think she needs to give her man the ultimatum.
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• Philippines
28 Jan 10
MU means mutual understanding. The young lady is also married and too young to be the subject's husband's daughter. Actually the wife told his husband to leave their home but her husband doesn't want to and pleaded to give him another chance. He promised that he wouldn't talk to the girl anymore except on official business.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
27 Jan 10
Hi dencher, I really don't know what I would do. Using the word "love" would sure make me more than a little suspicious as to the nature of their relationship. Of course they would not come right out and admit to it when confronted. If something is in fact going on and it sounds it then they will only get sneakier about it. I would not tell my husband to leave his job because well, if there were something going on then it will continue even if they are not working together. I would at the very least have my eyes wide open. If it turned out my suspicions were real then I would just leave. The marriage would be over.
• Philippines
28 Jan 10
She already told her husband to leave but just won't.
@illfavors (590)
• United States
28 Jan 10
It is suspicious, however I have some friends that I grew up with that were always really close to me. So it can be a difficult situation to tell if the relationship is a romantic one, or if they are really good friends. However, when someone says love, that is a strong word, and not to be taken lightly.
@teamrose (1492)
• United States
28 Jan 10
You can't stop your husband from talking to someone. You have to let him know if it is more than he says and the relationship is indeed a relationship, the consequences with the marriage are at risk. Are there problems at home? Do you trust your husband? Trust is everything.
@jennix22 (14)
• Philippines
27 Jan 10
i will try to know the woman first and sense the sincerity of my husband before asking them to do something that would make me feel comfortable with their special friendship. If i found out that they are just flirting with each other i will talk to the girl personally and ask her to stop or leave coz if she will not do this i will ask the HR to give her disciplinary action since my husband is more superior in position. As to my husband, i will see to it that he will make a wise decision and will never wish to lose my trust because i will really send him out of the house and i will make sure i will get all his pay check. I will not ask him to lose leave his job he just need to know that im not comfortable with it and he need to do something. But if its relly as plain friendship as it is then 3 is not a crown and i will be more happy to join them. i promise them that it will be more fun having me around
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• Canada
27 Jan 10
I would not be able to be in a relationship with a man who thinks he can have "special friends" in addition to me. I have a very hard line about cheating and when it comes to being so intimate, even in conversation, as to be calling someone else "love," then I don't feel that person is committed to me. I would not be able to have trust in my partner if I became aware of a situation like that - and without honesty, trust and respect, I don't think a relationship can either exist in the first place or continue.
@patrice7 (1191)
• United States
27 Jan 10
Well, I think that this is apparently a foul to the wife. Depending upon the level of relationship established as well as the number of children involved, the wife should seek counseling immediately so she would know if the relationship with her husband is worth saving or not. A lot of factors need to be determined and when we talk about marriage relationships, it is serious and needs professional advice. The lives of children are involved and it is never a good situation in the family when cheating in either parties occur. So I think counseling is the best way to solve this problem.
@ShelleD (30)
• United States
28 Jan 10
I couldn't be in a relationship where my husband is in a relationship with someone else. To me, if you are having an affair of the heart and mind, you might have just as well had an affair of the physical sense because the trust and respect have been broken. No matter how hard we may try to stay and work things out, it would never be the same. There will always be doubt and there will always be the memory of betrayal.
• Philippines
28 Jan 10
i will talk to him in a nice way. and im gonna say to him to choose between me or the special friends . so if he answered . any answer i will accepted , so they become happy in his life with his new special friend.
@hawwisu (63)
• Nigeria
28 Jan 10
As for me, if i find that my husband is cheating on me i will comfronted him and ask him to leave th woman alone ,if refuses then i will make sure that he suffered for it and for the woman i will make sure that i deal with her bcos is a painful thing two bear. i'm not praying for my husband to do such a thing. is not for somebody to experience such a thing.
• China
28 Jan 10
definitely leave the man. coz trust, which is the base of the relationship, has gone, forever. If still being together, I would suspect everything he does and life will become a torture. Life's short, treat ourselves better.