Woman In Disbelief As Husband Insists On Moving To Faraway City To Care For Elderly Lady He Forged ‘Soul Bond’ With Online

“This makes no sense; my husband is not even a trained caregiver!”

Jesse

• Published in Interesting
• March 31, 2024

In life, sometimes we encounter stories that seem straight out of a quirky indie film—and this was definitely one of them.

Meet our narrator (Original Poster), a feisty 33-year-old wife navigating the curious case of her husband's sudden career shift. It all began with a cryptic revelation: her husband dropped the bombshell that he was going to work for a 68-year-old woman named Betty, whom he had met online. 

Now, this wasn't your ordinary job switch. No, no. Betty, who resided in sunny San Francisco, claimed to have formed a spiritual bond with her husband. She insisted that only he could provide the care and emotional support she needed. Talk about a unique job description!

OP’s freelance gigs and business ventures made her the major earner in the family. As for her husband, he was a humble mailman. So, when he mentioned this newfound duty to be Betty's personal chef, Spotify guru, and Zoom call maestro for three whole weeks, OP couldn't help but wonder: What on earth was going on? 

She questioned the rationale behind this sudden career shift. After all, her husband wasn't trained in caregiving, and Betty's demands seemed more fitting for a team of professionals, not a mailman!

To make matters worse, he remained mysterious about exactly how they met. He rattled on about how the contracts were already signed, the pay was mouthwatering, and he definitely wasn’t into older women—so OP could cross out infidelity from her list of worries.

However, OP couldn’t shake off the nagging feeling that something was wrong. Was she overreacting by trying to stop him?

The story in detail

A bit of background

OP was worried because her husband never mentioned this woman for once. So where did she just pop up from?

Even tho OP’s husband assured her that the job wasn’t anything $exual, she was stunned by the other details of his contract

Worst of all, OP’s husband refused to give concrete details on how he met her and why he agreed to such a job

We gathered some reactions from the Reddit community:

“Is it all a front for an affair or is he being lured in by the worlds weirdest serial killer or something?”

Two interesting possibilities

“But he’s absolutely lying to you. If he leaves, let him know he’s not returning to your house.”

“NTB this feels very dangerous. Lots of people get caught up in ‘Get a lot of money’ schemes and then disappear.”

“This is the kinda thing you search for and hire a specific and qualified personal investigator for.”

“I would tell him that he is free to go. But if he does, you will be filing for divorce.”

The Reddit community was as flabbergasted as OP. Speculations ranging from a poorly concocted affair alibi, to a shady money-making venture flooded the thread.

“If his hands are clean, why doesn’t his ‘potential employer’ know anything about his wife and kid?” wondered the suspicious Redditors.

OP definitely wasn’t the b—face here. Her husband had some explaining to do.

What’s your take on this strange story? Tell us in the comments.

Jesse