Unhappy Wife Has Animosity Toward Husband's Friends For Being Too Close With Him

According to the woman, her husband has been closer to these two than most of his long-term friends.

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• Published in Interesting
• October 29, 2023

Marriages aren't always smooth sailing. Because the husband and wife are inherently different, there may be challenges and disagreements that pop up along the way.

It's perfectly normal, though, and it's how the couple handles those challenges that really matters. For some people, it only takes a serious conversation surrounding the problem.

But for others, it's even harder. In some marriages, it would take a professional and cooperation from both sides to fix the marriage.

Over at the Relationship Advice subreddit, a woman shares her problem with the online community. According to the original poster (OP), when her husband got transferred to a new branch at work, he made two new friends — a man and a woman.

And he grew closer to these two. The OP is even saying that he's closer to them than his other friends. Two years into the marriage, and their relationship is already struggling.

But what hurts for the OP is that her husband told her that the two new friends are filling the void in their marriage. She feels she's being replaced and she hates it.

And although she doesn't specifically ask her husband to cut them out of his life, she just wants to ask for more time from him, so that they can spend more time together.

The OP isn't too fond of her husband's two new close friends.

The husband met these two people after he got transferred to a new location.

The husband mentioned that the two friends are filling the void.

She clarifies that she's not asking to cut out these people from his life. She just wants him to spend more time with her for the sake of their marriage.

She doesn't like that his husband is nurturing the bond with friends instead of making time to fix their mariage.

The first step for this couple is to determine the problem. They can't really fix things if they don't know what the problem is.

The OP needs to understand that although it's a challenging time for their marriage, getting these people out of the picture won't solve the problem.

The couple needs a professional. Seeking advice from strangers online won't help much, according to this user.

The OP also needs to understand that she doesn't have to fulfill all the roles she needs to make her husband happy.

A user thinks that the two single friends are making the husband feel younger again.

Maybe when he's with them, he can just chill and forget all the responsibilities and problems.

Unfortunately, it seems that the husband doesn't have any will to fix this marriage. He'd rather spend time with his friends than patch things up with his wife.

They say, "It takes two to tango," so the husband also needs to cooperate if he also wants to save this marriage. The wife can always make it clear that she isn't asking to cut these people out of this life.

But ultimately, the husband also has a responsibility in this marriage. In other words, he needs to spend less time with his friends and more time with his wife.

They also can't solve things on their own. As mentioned by Redditors, they need professional help.

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