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I Want Someone I Can Tell Anything To

My husband and I have been struggling in our relationship. I have developed a crush on two men related to my work. One was a supervisor and the most recent was a customer. It never went any where and I never told them. My husband found out about the first a year later when I had written about him on a different site. I was more upset that he had been basically stalking me online and he was upset that I had had a crush and felt that I didn't want to be in our relationship anymore. I struggle with telling him about how I really feel about anything. I never tell anyone everything and never have. Back to the topic though. My second crush that was on a customer. He's a regular where I work and I think he's cute. I think he tried to ask me out one time but I can't tell if someone is flirting unless they are direct. I laughed and walked away. Later on I thought about the situation and texted a friend about it. My husband looked through my phone and found the messages. He thought I wanted to leave him for this guy. This was several months ago and we still haven't really recovered. He thinks I am emotionally unfaithful and I feel like I have no outlet to express how I feel because he always finds it and gets hurt by it. I have no desire to cheat on my husband. I just have never truly let someone in and I don't know how to break down that barrier I have or if I even want to.
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LookingForIt987 · 51-55, M
I agree with a lot of what @Pinkstarburst said - ideally, a marriage has such a strong foundation that it becomes a safe place for each partner to share their struggles - emotional, mental, whatever. I disagree with her, however, about crushes being a red flag. I think having a crush - at least in the usual sense of the word - is fairly normal in life. At least, as long as you aren't actually acting on them.

The other thing I agree with her on? Therapy would be a wonderful endeavor for both of you. But that said, if he won't go with you you should consider going on your own. Very strongly. A [i]good[/i] therapist is exactly what you said you don't have - an "outlet to express how [you] feel". A good therapist will help you even if he won't go; if he's willing to go, it could very well be what saves your marriage.