'I overheard my husband having phone sex...'

Before you begin to judge, let me tell you that I'm not one of those doubting wives. But I have been overhearing my husband indulge in sexual talk with another woman on his cell phone...

Dear Diana,
Before you begin to judge, let me tell you that I'm not one of those doubting wives. But I have been overhearing my husband indulge in sexual talk with another woman on his cell phone. Of late, he avoids talking on his phone when I am around. He would tell me they were calls from office. Nor did I bother, but I started getting suspicious when in the middle of the night he would lock himself in the other room or in the bathroom and talk. He assumed I was sleeping, but I was not. During one such call recently, I decided to tape his conversation. His cell phone has an inbuilt voice recorder which was recording the call. After he returned to the room and slept, I heard the conversation. I was shocked that my husband was having this sex escapade with this woman. I have no clue who she is. When I confronted him the next morning, he denied it till I made him hear the conversation. He said he had met this woman during one of his office trips. She was single and after a few drinks one thing had led to another. He claims she keeps calling him and is after him. Should I trust him? Is he having an affair?After this incident, we have stopped communicating.
– Priya


Illustration/Amit Bandre

Dear Priya,
You cannot trust your husband. He was well aware what he was getting into and its repercussions. He played along and now that he has been caught red-handed is coming up with excuses. You need to sit down and talk to him. Tell him exactly how you feel and you have a reason to be mad at him. He has been cheating on you. What started off just for kicks is now become serious. Sooner or later he would have been caught. A marriage is based on trust and you can no longer trust him. If he is willing to make amends and you are able to forgive, begin anew. If not, think where you want to be.

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