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<\/p>\nI never suspected my husband was keeping secrets from me until he stopped inviting me to dinners with his friends. It wasn\u2019t just the exclusion that stung, but the nagging feeling that something else was going on. The past few months have been strange. Jack\u2019s been acting distant, especially when it comes to his weekly dinners.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just a guys\u2019 night,\u201d he always says, dismissing my questions. We used to attend these dinners together, but now it was like a secret club I wasn\u2019t allowed to join.<\/p>\n
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Last night, as he was getting ready, I asked, \u201cAre you sure the other wives aren\u2019t joining, Jack?\u201d<\/p>\n
He hesitated, looking away. \u201cHonestly, Mandy, it\u2019s just been\u2026 complicated lately.\u201d<\/p>\n
My heart dropped. \u201cComplicated? How?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJust let it go, please,\u201d he said, moving towards the door.<\/p>\n
The next day, at the grocery store, I bumped into Terri. \u201cWe miss you at dinners,\u201d she said. \u201cBut Jack told us about the IVF and how it\u2019s affecting you.\u201d<\/p>\n
What? Jack told them we were getting IVF? We had never even discussed having kids! I knew he was hiding something. Why else would he lie? Why else would he exclude me?<\/p>\n
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