Jealousy

Excellent story. A married couple that took some work and effort to revitalize their marriage. And no it is pretty clear that she had zero intention of cheating. But she wasn't happy. Contrary to a lot of the doomsayers in the comments below. Part of being a husband is not just to love, but to honor and cherish. Number one reason that women cheat is being neglected or taken for granted. He wised up. She wasn't blameless. They reconciled early before they coukd damage their marriage. Good stuff. Mature and realistic. He had his come to Jesus moment and did the right thing. 5 stars.

Great story. He wasn't do his job as a husband to cherish, love, and honor. They were drifting apart. Poignant response from her that she when she saw him make even some small changes thatbshe noticed. 5 stars.

A timely parable for many men?

5 from me.

Again a well thought out,realistic and written tale. I enjoyed this story very much as it ran along the lines of what a real husband would have recognised and the way he responded to the situation at hand. None of the nonsense of lets see what happens and collect evidence,he set about correcting the situation immediately. ..4stars..JZK

Stopped reading when the supposed Male author, kept calling his Father, 'Daddy' and Sister, 'Sissy'.

There's a few red flag issues right there.

If he hadn't caught them that night, pretty sure there'd be a divorce in their future because there's no way she wouldn't eventually have cheated, despite her claims she "could never cheat" (how many times has that been said in a story where the wife later cheated? Too many). She all but admitted that it was going that way. Another marriage saved by luck. For the time being at least.

A great lesson.

And I think many are missing the point: Dutch wants his marriage. He's not interested giving his wife enough rope to hang herself or cutting off his nose to spite his face. It's a macho thing, you wouldn't understand ;-)

"Then, of course, it was basically "Dutch, you were at fault because you were ignoring me." While it is a typical response from women, I call bull on that view. And, in the end, Dutch folded..."

I call "bullshit" on the notion that this is typical of women, that this behavior is more common in women than in men. People, men and women, find fault with others because they aren't willing to face up to their own issues or behaviors. To make it seem like this is just women is just plain misogyny.

She has cheated. Period.

Bad