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Getting Crotchety


The first time I remembering seeing my husband acting what I'll call physically inappropriate with another woman was about 4 years into our marriage.


My husband and I were attending a party at a friend's house. Our oldest child had been born recently, and I was still nursing. Therefore, I was the designated driver and not drinking that night. My husband, on the other hand, seemed hellbent on drinking for 2 (or more).


There was great music and lots of dancing happening on the small dance floor of our friend's house. I remember clearly sitting on the couch watching my husband dance with one of our female friends.


He was very affectionate and had his arms around her while they danced. It was almost as if he was hanging on her due to his intoxication. I remember watching his arms drift lower on her back until they were almost on her butt. Then, I was surprised by what happened next.


His hand slipped forward and in between her legs.

When I saw that, I hopped up off the sofa, pulled him away from her and started dancing with him myself. I apologized to our female friend, and I convinced him to leave soon after.


At the time, I excused his behavior by telling myself that he was just drunk and didn't know what he was doing. Since that time, I've come to recognize that drinking alcohol often results in revealing emotions and desires that are hidden in our conscious day-to-day lives.


Was his hand in her crotch just a drunken blunder or a sign of more common touchy-feely behaviors?


What do you think?


Did He Cheat?




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