As I was doing the laundry, I stumbled upon something suspicious in my husband’s pocket – a Malaysian SIM card.
I was surprised as my husband and I had been living in Singapore for more than 8 years and if any of us are overseas we will always inform each other.
After questioning him about it, he finally admitted that he had been sneaking into neighbouring Johor Bahru (JB) for the past two months.
At first, I was worried about why my husband was travelling to JB, but he assured me that he was only going there for some errands. I was relieved and thought that his explanation was reasonable.
Until one day, I found out the truth.
He had been going to JB to meet up with a woman. It was a shocking discovery that left me feeling betrayed. I asked him why he had done such a thing and he said that he was looking for an escape from our marriage. I was hurt and angry at the same time.
All of a sudden, my mind was filled with questions. How long had this been going on? Did he really care about our marriage? Did he love me? I had so many questions but he refused to answer any of them.
After that, I refused to talk to him and spent most of my time alone. I was hurt and confused at the same time. I thought about all the times he had lied to me and all the times he had gone out without telling me. I felt like my trust in him was broken.
One day, I decided to confront him about the issue. I asked him why he had been sneaking to JB. He said that he was looking for an escape from our marriage and he thought that he could find someone else who would understand him better.
At that point, I felt like I was living in a nightmare. I was hurt and angry at the same time. I told him that I wanted to end the marriage, but he begged me to stay. He said that he was sorry and that he would try to make it up to me.
After a few days, I decided to forgive him. I had realised that we could still save our marriage and that it was worth fighting for. I asked him to stop going to JB and he agreed. We agreed to work on our marriage and to make it stronger than ever.
Now, after several months, our marriage is stronger than ever. We have learned to forgive each other and to trust one another. We both know that we can rely on each other for support and understanding.