Wednesday night, I decided to talk to my wife about our current state of affairs. I went to my daughter’s room so she can read one of her new books to me, put her to sleep then met my wife on the couch to talk around 9pm.
I waited for a bit then I started by apologizing for overreacting Saturday morning:
Wife: “It’s ok, I’ve never seen you so worked up over nothing. Angie was at the bar and clearly had too much to drink. We were the only ones in the bar she knew, we couldn’t just let her stagger out of the bar alone after making that scene.”
Me: “I know, you did the right thing. I think the problem is that I haven’t been fully forthcoming about my time with Angie. I know we agreed a long time ago to not share details but I think I may have been sending signals to Angie that we’re more than just buddies.”
(my wife readjusted her position. I couldn’t tell if it was to brace for a punch or to throw one)
Wife: “What does that mean…exactly?”
Me: “I don’t think there’s one distinct incident but the combination of everything may have given the wrong impression. My concern was that she would overreact and potentially do something stupid or even try to hurt someone.”
Wife: “Why didn’t you tell me this and when did you start feeling the need to hide things from me? I don’t even feel like we’re married any more. Why bother”
I try to start explaining myself but my wife clearly doesn’t want to hear anything I have to say. She gets up from the couch and leaves the room. The next time I see her she’s dressed and walking out the door.
Damn.
Thursday morning I took my daughter to school and received a text from my wife that afternoon that I should plan on picking her up as well. My wife said she needed some time away to figure things out. This morning was the first time I saw her since Wednesday; my security camera shows her coming home alone around 2 am this morning. She was still sleeping when I took my daughter to school this morning.
Yesterday Angie called me to tell me she’s still waiting on her deposit to pay me back but was having trouble getting it from the landlord and asked if I could help. The landlord told her that he 45 days to return the deposit. I told her the landlord was within his rights. She then asked if I was upset about not getting the loan back yet, I said no – I know these things take time.
Our conversation was more pleasant than prior ones, they didn’t seem as caustic. She also told me that she saw my wife out with Girl 3 last night (Wednesday night when she left mad). I have no idea why I did this but I told her I wasn’t surprised and she left the house mad. I was even dumb enough to tell Angie why my wife was mad. Angie, of course, invited me to come hang out to relax and get things off my mind. I told her I’m not sure what I’m doing tonight but I might take her up on the offer.
I’m really hustlin backwards right now.