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“I realized today that I am a work-husband with a coworker and I feel sick about it”

I’ve always laughed off the term “work spouse,” but today something shifted. My coworker Laura made a joke that only we would get, and my first instinct wasn’t to tell my spouse—it was to keep it as our thing.

I realized I’ve been sharing more of my daily emotional highs and lows with someone at a desk than with the person I share a bed with. My spouse hasn’t done anything wrong, but I’ve been emotionally lazy. I’m shutting it down starting tomorrow.

Has anyone else caught themselves sliding into an emotional affair without realizing it? How did you fix the distance at home?

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Photos show global reaction to attack on Iran and death of Supreme Leader Khamenei – AP News

Here’s What Your 90s Celebrity Crush Looks Like Today – Ned Hardy

You need a “No Trespassing” sign on your property to clearly establish that entry without permission is prohibited, which strengthens your legal standing if someone refuses to leave or causes damage. – Amazon

The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founder – Archive.ph

How OpenAI caved to the Pentagon on AI surveillance – The Verge

Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts from Iranian airstrikes – AP News

Pictures of the month: February – Reuters

30 Work Memes From the Front Lines of Employment – Ned Hardy

This book should be your next book because it tells a deeply emotional story about friendship, betrayal, guilt, and redemption in a way that feels intimate, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful. – Amazon

Motion capture for dance scene in GTA 6 – Reddit

A well earned beating after a sucker punch – Reddit

Kelly Osbourne Hits Back at ‘Cruelty’ Over Her Appearance at the Brit Awards – Rolling Stone

The guitar Kurt Cobain played in Nirvana’s iconic video for Smells Like Teen Spirit is coming up for auction next month – Louder Sound

21 hidden Netflix codes, tricks, and settings every power user needs to know – ZDNet

“I’m ending my marriage because my husband cares more about winning than loving me.”

The first three years were wonderful. We laughed together, explored new places, shared hobbies, and loved each other deeply.

But over the last seven years, something shifted—or maybe the mask just came off. Now, every opinion I share is wrong. If I say I don’t like a certain food, I’m wrong. If I enjoy a sappy TV show, I’m wrong. It doesn’t matter how small or harmless the thought is—he’ll push back, argue endlessly, and dig in just to feel like he’s won.

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“My wife invited a man to my home while I was at work.”

I’ve been married nearly 20 years. We have a young daughter together. I work from home four days a week, and one day from the office. My wife doesn’t work—she says she’s “studying,” though I’m the one paying for it.

One day, I came home from the office and noticed the house looked cleaner than usual. Tidier. Put together in a way that felt off. I asked her casually, “Hey, who was here today?” She brushed it off—“No one. Who do you think would come here?”

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“Is it a red flag if my gf hides their phone around me?”

Me (27m) and my girlfriend (25f) been together for about 10 months. Lately I’ve started noticing she’s really weird about her phone. Keeps it face down all the time, turns off notifications when I’m around, and takes it with her even if she’s just stepping out for a minute.

She used to be more open, like showing me memes or stuff from her chats, but now it’s like the phone is some top secret device. I’m not the kind of guy who snoops, and I haven’t gone through it, but I can’t lie – it’s starting to bother me.

I asked her if something’s up, she just said “I like my privacy”. That’s all. No explanation.

Is this a red flag? I wanna trust her, but it’s hard not to feel like she’s hiding something. Anyone been through this?

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5 Historic Photos That Speak Volumes – Ned Hardy

These headphones are an outstanding value for the price. Very strong mids and highs, and the bass is way better than it should be – Amazon

8 of the World’s Most Terrifying Airport Landings You Have to See to Believe – Mental Floss

400lbs Bench pressing gone wrong – Reddit

My Family Went Off Ultra-Processed Foods for a Month. The Results Surprised Us. – WSJ – WSJ

The 100 Greatest Kids Movies Of All Time, According To Movie Critic Dads – Fatherly

26 Memes That Won The Internet This Week – Ned Hardy

This is a great gadet to organize that unruly mess of keys in your pocket – Amazon

How All The Departed US Presidents Have Died – Ranker

What Is Palantir? An FAQ. – The Ringer

The 31 most mind-blowing film twists of all time, explained – The Independent

Stanley Kubrick Called This 98% RT Thriller the Scariest Movie Ever Made – CBR

OpenAI secures another $110 billion in funding from Amazon, NVIDIA and SoftBank – Engadget

The beginner’s guide to video games – where to start if you don’t think you like games – The Conversation

10 Of The Strangest Deaths That Occurred During Movie Productions – Linkiest

“Am I permanently stuck in the friendzone?”

So there’s this girl I’ve known since we were kids. I never saw her in a romantic way growing up, but some fairly recent interactions made me realize I had feelings for her and I was certain there was at least some interest on her end.

She lives a few hours away, so I chose to message her and ask her out. I start out by asking how she’s doing and then it progresses into us talking about our jobs. She’s an EMT and I’m a Retail Supervisor.

Thinking conversation is going good, I take my shot and ask if she’d be open to furthering our relationship. She responds back that she is so busy with work and stuff, that she’s not looking for anything more to at the moment, but she appreciates my honesty toward her.

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“Is it wrong for me to not compliment my wife so that she won’t become vain?”

My wife and I have been together for about a decade and we have three young kids together. For most of our relationship she was never someone who put a lot of effort into her appearance. She was always naturally beautiful, but she did not really dress up or focus much on how she looked.

A couple of years ago she went through a phase where she felt like she did not have an identity outside of being a mom. Since then she has started traveling more, joining social groups, dressing up, and wearing makeup.

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