My Wife REFUSES To Talk About A Bachelorette Trip To Mexico r/Relationships

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[00:00:52] [SPEAKER_00]: Today's first story comes from the am I the arsehole here subreddit from chocolateforward2858

[00:00:57] [SPEAKER_00]: and says am I the arsehole here for suspecting my wife of doing something awful at a friends

[00:01:03] [SPEAKER_00]: bachelorette week in Mexico.

[00:01:04] [SPEAKER_00]: She spent virtually zero money and took no pictures.

[00:01:10] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm in the middle of probably the biggest crisis of my adult life and I can barely think

[00:01:14] [SPEAKER_00]: so I apologize in advance if this comes across as really weird or rambly.

[00:01:19] [SPEAKER_00]: My wife went to Mexico last week for a friends bachelorette party and aside from the plane

[00:01:24] [SPEAKER_00]: ticket, hotel and first days food and drinks she didn't spend a penny all week.

[00:01:30] [SPEAKER_00]: I mean on the credit card it's clear as day that on Monday up until about 9pm she was buying

[00:01:36] [SPEAKER_00]: dinner, stuff at the hotel shop, drinks at the bar, souvenirs and then at 9pm she didn't

[00:01:42] [SPEAKER_00]: spend another cent the entire week until she was at a layover airport in Dallas.

[00:01:47] [SPEAKER_00]: She says it's because her friend took over and paid for everything.

[00:01:50] [SPEAKER_00]: I guess this is plausible but it is giving me a funny feeling.

[00:01:53] [SPEAKER_00]: What is worse is that my wife is a person who posts her entire life on Instagram or

[00:01:59] [SPEAKER_00]: TikTok but if she does anything from get a latte to picking the kids up at school she

[00:02:04] [SPEAKER_00]: will post it either as a picture or as a story.

[00:02:08] [SPEAKER_00]: The last thing she posted on TikTok was that trend of people jumping into their vacation

[00:02:12] [SPEAKER_00]: from the airport and after that her social media is blank.

[00:02:17] [SPEAKER_00]: I was kind of keeping an eye on it because I was excited for her to go on the trip and

[00:02:20] [SPEAKER_00]: again I guess it's plausible but it is giving me a funny feeling.

[00:02:25] [SPEAKER_00]: When she got home I said I can't wait to see all the pics she took and she really blew

[00:02:29] [SPEAKER_00]: me off and said she just didn't feel like taking pics that week.

[00:02:32] [SPEAKER_00]: She has also been incredibly distant and last night she said she felt like sleeping on the

[00:02:37] [SPEAKER_00]: couch because the AC hits better.

[00:02:39] [SPEAKER_00]: This is 100% true but I swear I heard her talking on the phone in the middle of the

[00:02:43] [SPEAKER_00]: night.

[00:02:44] [SPEAKER_00]: When I got up to check on her I accidentally tripped over the dog and made a huge racket

[00:02:48] [SPEAKER_00]: so when I got downstairs she appeared to be asleep.

[00:02:51] [SPEAKER_00]: I brought all of this up this morning and said I'm not accusing her of anything but

[00:02:56] [SPEAKER_00]: all this put together is making me feel uneasy.

[00:02:59] [SPEAKER_00]: I wasn't trying to bait her or fight with her just get my feelings on the table.

[00:03:04] [SPEAKER_00]: She said you're a major fucking asshole for bringing this up on our first day back

[00:03:07] [SPEAKER_00]: at work.

[00:03:09] [SPEAKER_00]: I said I wasn't trying to pry just communicating with her and she said your communication is

[00:03:14] [SPEAKER_00]: prying and I'm not discussing this with you ever again.

[00:03:17] [SPEAKER_00]: She then took the kids to summer camp and left.

[00:03:20] [SPEAKER_00]: Am I the asshole here?

[00:03:23] [SPEAKER_00]: Now all of this gave me bad vibes but her reply to you at the very end of not discussing

[00:03:27] [SPEAKER_00]: this with you ever again basically telling you that you can't bring up this holiday

[00:03:31] [SPEAKER_00]: again is really sus to me.

[00:03:35] [SPEAKER_00]: And look you know your wife more than anyone.

[00:03:38] [SPEAKER_00]: You said about her social media habits and how she's always on there post everything

[00:03:42] [SPEAKER_00]: on there and suddenly it went dead at a certain time and never posted again and she never

[00:03:47] [SPEAKER_00]: spent a single cent after that either saying her friend took it over and paid for everything.

[00:03:52] [SPEAKER_00]: Maybe you could ask the friend did she actually pay for everything?

[00:03:55] [SPEAKER_00]: But there's definitely something suspect going on which King says not the asshole there's

[00:04:00] [SPEAKER_00]: a lot of missing information here but the fact that she won't discuss her vacation

[00:04:04] [SPEAKER_00]: with you and even considers it prying when you ask about it is very strange.

[00:04:09] [SPEAKER_00]: Sleeping on the couch is kind of the nail in the coffin for me.

[00:04:13] [SPEAKER_00]: Mateo says this right here.

[00:04:15] [SPEAKER_00]: If for whatever reason I didn't go on vacation with my other I'm definitely in contact the

[00:04:19] [SPEAKER_00]: whole time and would be super happy to talk about everything when I got back.

[00:04:23] [SPEAKER_00]: What I saw, who I met, experiences and everything.

[00:04:26] [SPEAKER_00]: I see a lot of red flags as well.

[00:04:28] [SPEAKER_00]: Miss Assassin Lady says I went to Disneyland for the first time two years ago with my friend.

[00:04:34] [SPEAKER_00]: I was constantly texting my husband and sending him pictures when I rarely take pictures and

[00:04:38] [SPEAKER_00]: posts especially of myself.

[00:04:40] [SPEAKER_00]: When I got home I told him all about the trip and everything we did.

[00:04:44] [SPEAKER_00]: There is something definitely suspicious about Opie's wife.

[00:04:48] [SPEAKER_00]: Chemical Ad says it's wild that when you told her it was a little suspicious she made

[00:04:52] [SPEAKER_00]: it even more suspicious with her reaction.

[00:04:55] [SPEAKER_00]: You already know don't you?

[00:04:57] [SPEAKER_00]: Old Willingness says check her friends social media I'm sure you'll find stuff and look

[00:05:02] [SPEAKER_00]: at their text messages.

[00:05:04] [SPEAKER_00]: Opie says damn it I should have included that.

[00:05:06] [SPEAKER_00]: Her friend posted on social media up until about the third day but there were no pics

[00:05:11] [SPEAKER_00]: or tags of my wife and then that friend deleted everything from a couple of days leading up

[00:05:15] [SPEAKER_00]: to the trip.

[00:05:16] [SPEAKER_00]: The bride to be rarely posts so it's not surprising that she doesn't have much.

[00:05:21] [SPEAKER_00]: Another commenter replies saying that's really really odd.

[00:05:24] [SPEAKER_00]: Something happened on that trip.

[00:05:26] [SPEAKER_00]: It may not even be cut and dry cheating but something really weird had to have happened.

[00:05:32] [SPEAKER_00]: So then Opie starts adding some edits they said so I realized that her text probably

[00:05:37] [SPEAKER_00]: synced to her iPad so I just checked.

[00:05:40] [SPEAKER_00]: It took me a while to figure out the passcode but I did there was an iMessage at 9.15.

[00:05:45] [SPEAKER_00]: The night she got to the resort from a number with no contact info that said ok I'll meet

[00:05:50] [SPEAKER_00]: you in the lobby is the app you said Signal?

[00:05:53] [SPEAKER_00]: I looked up Signal and it's kind of like WhatsApp.

[00:05:56] [SPEAKER_00]: The iPad doesn't have Signal on it.

[00:05:58] [SPEAKER_00]: Edit 2.

[00:06:00] [SPEAKER_00]: If you've been following my comments you've seen that my sister is coming over and she's

[00:06:03] [SPEAKER_00]: an insane internet sleuth and is relentless when it comes to this cheating stuff.

[00:06:08] [SPEAKER_00]: She also scares me a bit so I'm hoping this isn't a mistake.

[00:06:11] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to probably stop responding for a while so we can talk and she can do her

[00:06:15] [SPEAKER_00]: thing.

[00:06:16] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm numb but she can do this.

[00:06:18] [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks everyone and the nice comments and the reality check.

[00:06:21] [SPEAKER_00]: It's not looking good.

[00:06:23] [SPEAKER_00]: Edit 3.

[00:06:24] [SPEAKER_00]: She cheated.

[00:06:25] [SPEAKER_00]: My sister was able to get lots of info from the real estate guy and my wife denied it

[00:06:29] [SPEAKER_00]: at first but then admitted it.

[00:06:31] [SPEAKER_00]: Sorry it took so long to update but I'm numb.

[00:06:33] [SPEAKER_00]: I have literally zero idea what to do now.

[00:06:37] [SPEAKER_00]: Armageddon says she should do this professionally.

[00:06:40] [SPEAKER_00]: Private investigator basically.

[00:06:42] [SPEAKER_00]: Koby says I love my sister to death and obviously her skills and tenacity were invaluable here

[00:06:47] [SPEAKER_00]: but I don't think the world is ready for how vicious she can be.

[00:06:51] [SPEAKER_00]: Another commenter says so what did sis find out in the past 24 hours?

[00:06:55] [SPEAKER_00]: We haven't really given any kind of update.

[00:06:58] [SPEAKER_00]: Mopey says my sister had a burner phone and text him as my wife that her husband, me,

[00:07:03] [SPEAKER_00]: was suspicious so she had a new phone and for him to contact her on signal there if

[00:07:07] [SPEAKER_00]: he wanted to stay in touch.

[00:07:09] [SPEAKER_00]: Literally within seconds he sent a signal message and through the course of an hour

[00:07:13] [SPEAKER_00]: or so my sister, again pretending to be my wife, was able to get him to reminisce about

[00:07:18] [SPEAKER_00]: the week they had.

[00:07:19] [SPEAKER_00]: He sent pictures of them together in the bar, them on the beach together etc.

[00:07:24] [SPEAKER_00]: We took pics of the signal messages with another phone so there is 100% smoking gun

[00:07:29] [SPEAKER_00]: evidence of her with the guy and him saying how much fun they had.

[00:07:34] [SPEAKER_00]: Mr. Bill replies that and said it's really gross that a couple dinners and drinks was

[00:07:38] [SPEAKER_00]: all it took.

[00:07:39] [SPEAKER_00]: Sorry brother.

[00:07:41] [SPEAKER_00]: Mopey says what I can't get over is how sleazy the guy is.

[00:07:44] [SPEAKER_00]: He's not attractive, he's overweight, his real estate website reads like some get rich

[00:07:49] [SPEAKER_00]: scheme.

[00:07:50] [SPEAKER_00]: He literally looks like Tony Soprano with 30 extra pounds and greasier hair.

[00:07:54] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm ripping myself up because I just don't get it.

[00:07:57] [SPEAKER_00]: I probably make more than he does, combined we certainly do.

[00:08:01] [SPEAKER_00]: So what did he have that was worth it?

[00:08:03] [SPEAKER_00]: Is it that I spent our money on maxing out our retirement accounts and college savings

[00:08:08] [SPEAKER_00]: and not flashy BS like he obviously does?

[00:08:11] [SPEAKER_00]: I mean I could understand if she was attracted to a hippie or rock climber or surfer dude

[00:08:16] [SPEAKER_00]: with rock hard abs but that makes it so much worse.

[00:08:20] [SPEAKER_00]: I feel like such a failure.

[00:08:22] [SPEAKER_00]: Initial training says I'd also be curious to know how your sister found out.

[00:08:27] [SPEAKER_00]: Did she pretend to be your wife on a call or text?

[00:08:29] [SPEAKER_00]: I was sure you were going to have trouble figuring it out so good for you and your sister.

[00:08:34] [SPEAKER_00]: Mopey responded saying I'm sorry I've had well over 1000 questions asking for clarification.

[00:08:40] [SPEAKER_00]: If you're asking how we found out who the guy was it went like this.

[00:08:43] [SPEAKER_00]: I logged into my wife's iPad and there was a single i message from an unknown number

[00:08:47] [SPEAKER_00]: where my wife said she would meet him in the lobby and ask him what the Signal app was.

[00:08:52] [SPEAKER_00]: I googled that number and it's a real estate agent's number who works in South Florida.

[00:08:56] [SPEAKER_00]: I found his Instagram and was able to verify that he was in fact in Mexico this past week,

[00:09:01] [SPEAKER_00]: supposedly on a golf trip with his friends.

[00:09:04] [SPEAKER_00]: Mopey updated a few hours later and says

[00:09:06] [SPEAKER_00]: Edit 4.

[00:09:07] [SPEAKER_00]: We're people looking up our personal stuff.

[00:09:09] [SPEAKER_00]: We don't live in Lubbock nor does my wife work for the Lubbock school system.

[00:09:13] [SPEAKER_00]: We grew up in the area and went to college but have long since moved to another community.

[00:09:18] [SPEAKER_00]: Please don't try to research this as you may hurt someone who is totally not involved.

[00:09:22] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm getting lots of advice to delete this and I don't want to but I may have to.

[00:09:26] [SPEAKER_00]: Edit 5.

[00:09:27] [SPEAKER_00]: I know people really want updates and we've been talking, arguing, screaming, threatening

[00:09:31] [SPEAKER_00]: all day long.

[00:09:32] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm more confused than I was this morning that's for sure but I'm also confused, exhausted,

[00:09:37] [SPEAKER_00]: sad, upset, nervous and I don't know what to do.

[00:09:40] [SPEAKER_00]: I did make a preliminary appointment with family law attorney tomorrow to talk about

[00:09:45] [SPEAKER_00]: protecting assets and how to navigate the legal way ahead regardless of what I choose to do.

[00:09:50] [SPEAKER_00]: I will say as a subreddit that this was cross posted to and it may be the most toxic group

[00:09:54] [SPEAKER_00]: of people I've ever seen online and I feel really bad for those people.

[00:09:58] [SPEAKER_00]: As for the privacy issues no one has figured out who we are.

[00:10:01] [SPEAKER_00]: That's not a challenge by the way.

[00:10:02] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm very tired and I doubt people are invested but if there's still an interest I can update

[00:10:07] [SPEAKER_00]: it either on this post or a new one in a few days.

[00:10:10] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm really hoping to sleep tonight.

[00:10:11] [SPEAKER_00]: My sister still has the kids and they're having a blast and I went to the lake with

[00:10:15] [SPEAKER_00]: her boyfriend's family today so I'm glad they're in good hands.

[00:10:19] [SPEAKER_00]: There was a couple more questions to OP.

[00:10:21] [SPEAKER_00]: NoRange says I'm sorry OP definitely not the arsehole.

[00:10:25] [SPEAKER_00]: I know you have a lot to sort through right now emotionally and logistically but there's

[00:10:28] [SPEAKER_00]: a lot of people in your corner.

[00:10:30] [SPEAKER_00]: Also there is no excuse for cheating.

[00:10:32] [SPEAKER_00]: Do not let a justify manipulate gaslight you into believing anything else.

[00:10:37] [SPEAKER_00]: Get your divorce and some therapy.

[00:10:39] [SPEAKER_00]: Everything will get worse but it will get better too.

[00:10:41] [SPEAKER_00]: Good luck.

[00:10:43] [SPEAKER_00]: OP says in one of the more lucid moments today I was begging her to tell me why she chose

[00:10:47] [SPEAKER_00]: a guy who weighs 300lbs with greasy hair on his 4th marriage with at least 6 kids and

[00:10:52] [SPEAKER_00]: she flat out told me he made her feel special.

[00:10:56] [SPEAKER_00]: I guess I don't know women at all but I spent my entire life trying not to be that

[00:11:00] [SPEAKER_00]: guy and have my wife set up for retirement, my kids set up for college, we have a nice

[00:11:04] [SPEAKER_00]: second home on the lake.

[00:11:06] [SPEAKER_00]: I took risks to move to engineering to management in my company so I could provide our family

[00:11:10] [SPEAKER_00]: with everything.

[00:11:11] [SPEAKER_00]: I work late hours, I love my kids and coach little league and volleyball and swimming

[00:11:16] [SPEAKER_00]: even though I can barely doggy paddle.

[00:11:18] [SPEAKER_00]: I love her parents and paid for them to go to Hawaii with us last year.

[00:11:22] [SPEAKER_00]: And fucking fat Tony Soprano with his rented Ferrari and his awful Florida real estate

[00:11:28] [SPEAKER_00]: site made her feel special and I'm looking at the prospect of legitimately not seeing

[00:11:32] [SPEAKER_00]: my kids on Christmas morning ever again.

[00:11:35] [SPEAKER_00]: Another commenter said to OP does your wife even care that she just ruined her entire

[00:11:39] [SPEAKER_00]: family?

[00:11:40] [SPEAKER_00]: OP says in one minute she's devastated and begging me not to do anything rash and asking

[00:11:45] [SPEAKER_00]: me to think of what the kids will do being raised in a split household and then the

[00:11:49] [SPEAKER_00]: next she's utterly unapologetic and telling me I caused all of this.

[00:11:53] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm all over the place emotionally too so I get it, it's a little hard to hear that

[00:11:57] [SPEAKER_00]: I caused this.

[00:11:58] [SPEAKER_00]: Another commenter says you know after reading your comments isn't it imperative that you

[00:12:02] [SPEAKER_00]: inform the sleazeballs wife that she has a husband who cheats?

[00:12:06] [SPEAKER_00]: I'd run that idea past your sister and see what she thinks.

[00:12:10] [SPEAKER_00]: OP says it will definitely happen but I need to talk to the lawyer tomorrow first.

[00:12:14] [SPEAKER_00]: I think if I hadn't asked my sister to babysit yesterday and today this would now be a viral

[00:12:19] [SPEAKER_00]: cheater story all over TikTok with the pics to prove it.

[00:12:22] [SPEAKER_00]: Another commenter says I hope that there was no graphic photos that would make her famous

[00:12:27] [SPEAKER_00]: in South Florida.

[00:12:28] [SPEAKER_00]: At least I hope you didn't have to see any.

[00:12:30] [SPEAKER_00]: OP says no nothing graphic just like selfies taken at the bar with arms around each other,

[00:12:35] [SPEAKER_00]: them sitting on the beach in lounge chairs sort of snuggled up.

[00:12:39] [SPEAKER_00]: There's a few pics where he paid for her to do parasailing and riding ATVs.

[00:12:43] [SPEAKER_00]: There's enough where she can't deny she was spending time with him but nothing graphic

[00:12:46] [SPEAKER_00]: enough that would make me want to blow my brains out.

[00:12:49] [SPEAKER_00]: Now firstly I just want to say OP if you do hear this I'm fucking sorry you're having

[00:12:53] [SPEAKER_00]: to go through that.

[00:12:55] [SPEAKER_00]: Like one of the commenters said not just the emotional but all the logistical stuff that

[00:13:00] [SPEAKER_00]: she's putting you through now like all the divorce proceedings, the lawyer type stuff.

[00:13:05] [SPEAKER_00]: It's a lot to do especially when this has just happened to you.

[00:13:09] [SPEAKER_00]: Thinking about your children as well while she's trying to emotionally manipulate you

[00:13:13] [SPEAKER_00]: at the same time throwing the kids in your face, broken home all this kind of stuff.

[00:13:19] [SPEAKER_00]: I can't imagine what it would be like to have someone that you truly trust, your wife,

[00:13:25] [SPEAKER_00]: someone that you trust wanted to have a good time while they were away and they're away

[00:13:29] [SPEAKER_00]: doing this.

[00:13:30] [SPEAKER_00]: Man that is messed up I'm sorry.

[00:13:33] [SPEAKER_00]: And I'm glad one of the commenters pointed out as well that perhaps he does have a wife

[00:13:37] [SPEAKER_00]: and you know is that wife going to find out because she knows and your sister might be

[00:13:42] [SPEAKER_00]: the best person for that.

[00:13:43] [SPEAKER_00]: But this also had me thinking about the friends.

[00:13:46] [SPEAKER_00]: This was a bachelorette week and your wife just disappears and they're also deleting

[00:13:51] [SPEAKER_00]: posts on Facebook etc etc.

[00:13:54] [SPEAKER_00]: Are they just covering for her?

[00:13:56] [SPEAKER_00]: Were they up to no good at the same time?

[00:13:58] [SPEAKER_00]: Lots of questions on that front as well.

[00:14:01] [SPEAKER_00]: Which for myself and you know I'm not suggesting you do this OP because I think you need to

[00:14:05] [SPEAKER_00]: protect yourself at the moment you need to look after your own mental health but like

[00:14:09] [SPEAKER_00]: in my mind and it's easy for me to say reading the story I'd want to hear what they got to

[00:14:13] [SPEAKER_00]: say as well.

[00:14:14] [SPEAKER_00]: But again I know that's very easy for me to say because I'm just sat here reading a

[00:14:18] [SPEAKER_00]: very small part of your life I'm not having to deal with the thoughts feelings and logistics

[00:14:22] [SPEAKER_00]: that you're having to deal with right now.

[00:14:23] [SPEAKER_00]: I can imagine that you just want to like get away from it all which I wouldn't blame you

[00:14:28] [SPEAKER_00]: one bit but now I'm going to turn this one to you guys.

[00:14:31] [SPEAKER_00]: What do you guys make of this situation?

[00:14:34] [SPEAKER_00]: Let us know your thoughts down in the comments below and let's move on to another story.

[00:14:40] [SPEAKER_00]: Our next story comes from New Technology from the true off my chest subreddit and says

[00:14:46] [SPEAKER_00]: My daughter-in-law is proposing to my son and I couldn't be happier.

[00:14:51] [SPEAKER_00]: You know when you read a site and you're like what's the catch?

[00:14:54] [SPEAKER_00]: It's just a sign that I've read one too many stories right?

[00:14:58] [SPEAKER_00]: My daughter-in-law, a pediatrician named Lexi called me today with the most wonderful news.

[00:15:03] [SPEAKER_00]: She intends to propose to my son.

[00:15:06] [SPEAKER_00]: Lexi is such a sweet, hardworking, thoughtful, no-nonsense woman and my son always remarks

[00:15:12] [SPEAKER_00]: on how loved and respected he feels by her.

[00:15:15] [SPEAKER_00]: I've never seen him happier.

[00:15:17] [SPEAKER_00]: It warms my heart to see him so serious with someone after all these years.

[00:15:21] [SPEAKER_00]: She is truly the daughter I have always dreamed of.

[00:15:24] [SPEAKER_00]: I raised my son as a single mother for 29 years and had to be both mom and dad to him

[00:15:30] [SPEAKER_00]: as his father walked out after his birth.

[00:15:33] [SPEAKER_00]: Seeing him so deeply in love and respected by someone as amazing as Lexi fills me with

[00:15:37] [SPEAKER_00]: pride and joy.

[00:15:39] [SPEAKER_00]: I get to be girly with her and share my love of jewelry which I plan to leave entirely

[00:15:43] [SPEAKER_00]: to her.

[00:15:44] [SPEAKER_00]: The entire family adores her and they are all excited to meet her.

[00:15:48] [SPEAKER_00]: I already call her my daughter-in-law and consider her a part of the family.

[00:15:52] [SPEAKER_00]: Little does she know that my son has already brought her a ring and plans to propose during

[00:15:57] [SPEAKER_00]: her birthday vacation in September.

[00:15:59] [SPEAKER_00]: I am so happy for them.

[00:16:01] [SPEAKER_00]: I cannot wait to see their futures develop as spouses and eventually as parents when

[00:16:07] [SPEAKER_00]: the time comes.

[00:16:08] [SPEAKER_00]: My heart is overflowing with happiness and excitement for their journey ahead.

[00:16:31] [SPEAKER_00]: Backwards Diva says

[00:16:33] [SPEAKER_00]: We are now all shipping them and cannot wait for updates.

[00:16:36] [SPEAKER_00]: Please try and find out the information of when she is doing it and tell him to make

[00:16:40] [SPEAKER_00]: sure her ring is there too.

[00:16:43] [SPEAKER_00]: She's putting in that work, she should show off her bling bling from him too.

[00:16:47] [SPEAKER_00]: Opie says

[00:16:47] [SPEAKER_00]: She actually told me how she is proposing.

[00:16:50] [SPEAKER_00]: It's also during the birthday vacation.

[00:16:53] [SPEAKER_00]: She said she is creating a two chapter book with custom art of all their firsts in chapter

[00:16:57] [SPEAKER_00]: 1 and the proposal and ring in chapter 2.

[00:17:00] [SPEAKER_00]: She is very creative.

[00:17:02] [SPEAKER_00]: Kinky as hell says

[00:17:03] [SPEAKER_00]: Are you kidding me?

[00:17:05] [SPEAKER_00]: This is so adorable I'm tearing up.

[00:17:07] [SPEAKER_00]: Amazing.

[00:17:08] [SPEAKER_00]: A race to the proposal.

[00:17:10] [SPEAKER_00]: Please please update when they announce and tell us how it goes down.

[00:17:14] [SPEAKER_00]: Opie says

[00:17:15] [SPEAKER_00]: She is really really creative and thoughtful.

[00:17:17] [SPEAKER_00]: My son said her first Christmas gift to him was a remastered version of his favorite video

[00:17:22] [SPEAKER_00]: game song.

[00:17:23] [SPEAKER_00]: She hired a composer friend of hers to do it.

[00:17:26] [SPEAKER_00]: So 9 days later the update did come in.

[00:17:30] [SPEAKER_00]: She said

[00:17:30] [SPEAKER_00]: My son Sean recently reached out to me with a request.

[00:17:34] [SPEAKER_00]: He asked if I could take Lexi ring shopping with me since I'm in the process of designing

[00:17:38] [SPEAKER_00]: a new ring for myself.

[00:17:40] [SPEAKER_00]: He thought it would be the perfect opportunity for Lexi to see different styles and find her

[00:17:44] [SPEAKER_00]: ideal ring.

[00:17:46] [SPEAKER_00]: Sean shared with me that Lexi prefers something simple and not overly flashy.

[00:17:50] [SPEAKER_00]: She told him anything bigger than two carrots is for ego.

[00:17:55] [SPEAKER_00]: I would just like a simple solitaire under two carrots with no fancy band and a meaningful

[00:18:00] [SPEAKER_00]: engraving.

[00:18:02] [SPEAKER_00]: While Sean being a successful environmental attorney wanted to splurge on something beautiful

[00:18:06] [SPEAKER_00]: and expensive for Lexi, her preferences are clear.

[00:18:11] [SPEAKER_00]: A little backstory.

[00:18:12] [SPEAKER_00]: When they were dating and Sean was struggling to land a big law job, Lexi supported him without

[00:18:16] [SPEAKER_00]: a complaint.

[00:18:17] [SPEAKER_00]: She always told him,

[00:18:19] [SPEAKER_00]: If I was in my residency and you had your big job, you'd do the same.

[00:18:23] [SPEAKER_00]: You have to be patient.

[00:18:23] [SPEAKER_00]: It will come and one day we will laugh about it at our wedding.

[00:18:27] [SPEAKER_00]: Lexi does enjoy expensive things but she firmly believes that her fancy habits and tastes

[00:18:32] [SPEAKER_00]: are hers to finance, never putting that burden on Sean.

[00:18:35] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm taking Lexi to my jeweler this Friday and I'm incredibly excited to see her pick

[00:18:40] [SPEAKER_00]: out a ring.

[00:18:41] [SPEAKER_00]: Edit.

[00:18:42] [SPEAKER_00]: Sean originally purchased a three stone ring that was 3.5 carats.

[00:18:46] [SPEAKER_00]: When he spoke to Lexi and she said under two, he needed my help.

[00:18:50] [SPEAKER_00]: I bought that ring off of him.

[00:18:51] [SPEAKER_00]: To add to my collection slash to keep them for the future.

[00:18:56] [SPEAKER_00]: Feral Coffee Addict replies that you're the mother-in-law everyone dreams of being able

[00:19:00] [SPEAKER_00]: to have and spend time with one day.

[00:19:02] [SPEAKER_00]: Opie says I love her so much.

[00:19:04] [SPEAKER_00]: She's the daughter I always wanted.

[00:19:08] [SPEAKER_00]: Bloody stop it Opie.

[00:19:09] [SPEAKER_00]: Onion Ninjas again.

[00:19:12] [SPEAKER_00]: Dinz Dinz says beautiful my fiance covered all of our expenses while I set up my consulting

[00:19:17] [SPEAKER_00]: business.

[00:19:18] [SPEAKER_00]: 20 years later I returned the favor when my hubby had a heart attack and needed a solid

[00:19:22] [SPEAKER_00]: year to recover.

[00:19:23] [SPEAKER_00]: We celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary on May 30th.

[00:19:27] [SPEAKER_00]: Our vows were more than words we said to each other on May 30th 2003.

[00:19:33] [SPEAKER_00]: They're the foundation that our marriage was built on.

[00:19:35] [SPEAKER_00]: I wish the same for your son and future daughter-in-law.

[00:19:38] [SPEAKER_00]: Life happens but as long as you have your partner's back, you as a team can get through

[00:19:43] [SPEAKER_00]: anything.

[00:19:45] [SPEAKER_00]: Opie says it seems that they're on that path.

[00:19:47] [SPEAKER_00]: She's been nothing but gracious and kind to my son.