i’m the mutual here and honestly i feel like i accidentally got front row seats to someone else’s relationship downfall 😭
my friend has been with his girlfriend for almost 4 years now. very serious relationship. everyone around them thought they were locked in for life.
then this new girl joined at work.
and ever since then, the vibes have been… questionable.
at first it was harmless.
inside jokes.
coffee breaks together.
always sitting next to each other during meetings.
normal coworker stuff, right?
but then it slowly became:
- texting each other constantly
- him smiling at his phone every 3 seconds
- staying late together even when work was done
- him getting weirdly defensive if someone jokes about them
- immediately hiding his screen when his girlfriend’s name pops up
- acting more excited to see this coworker than his actual girlfriend sometimes
and idk man… maybe i’m old fashioned but once you start emotionally investing THAT much energy into another person while you’re in a relationship, things get blurry fast.
the craziest part is his girlfriend texted me recently and i could tell she already feels something is wrong.
she kept asking:
“does he talk about me at work?”
“is there a girl there he’s close to?”
“am i overthinking this?”
and the whole time i’m sitting there like 😭
because technically i haven’t seen him cheat.
but if my boyfriend was giggling at another woman’s texts during lunch breaks and hiding his phone like it contains FBI documents, i’d probably start questioning things too.
and before anyone says:
“it’s just a work spouse”
okay but when does “work spouse” stop being a joke and start becoming emotional cheating?
because some people really treat work spouses like trial versions of relationships 💀
maybe nothing is happening.
maybe i’m reading too much into it.
or maybe women’s intuition strikes again and his girlfriend already senses the shift before anyone else wants to admit it.