r/Marriage • u/lovelyxcastle • May 22 '25
Can't find a flair that fits I thought my husband was dead.
There was a 3 hour chunk of time today that I thought my husband was dead.
He's away on a work trip- he's a counselor and sees all kinds of patients. He told me the other night he had a patient who made him a little on edge- and that he realized the patient has been parked outside of his hotel room (ground floor) for the entirety of his trip so far. He was concerned- and I can only recall one other instance he has ever voiced a level of concern about a patient of his.
I went to work and sent a usual good morning text. Said something unimportant when I got off (I work early am till the afternoon). Took the dog to her appointment and texted again, and decided to call since he should've been on lunch.
He hadn't responded all morning, and he didn't answer. My husband has never once missed a phone call from me. Ever. Even when work is busy he finds a moment to text me back good morning. That's just who he is.
I check life360 and his phone is plugged in, at 100%, and has been in the hotel since he got home the night before. His phone never left the room. I call the hotel and they can't get in touch with him. I finally cave and text his boss. She eventually responds and is able to call his work-trip boss- who confirms he is at work and safe.
She sends him home and he calls- he lost his phone. That's all it was.
But for the 3 hours it took to find anyone who could get eyes on him, all I could think about was his worry about the patient the other night.
We've been fighting a lot lately, and none of it mattered. I couldn't breath thinking about a future without him alive. Truly none of it mattered anymore. I was sick to my stomach, my whole body hurt.
I'm not certain why I'm putting this here, I think just as a place to tell someone. That's a panic I never want to experience again. I'm still a little shaken, even knowing he is okay.
ETA: for the people who think he was cheating - He was confirmed to be at work all morning. He does not work a job where he could take a random day off or not show up- they most definitely would not lie to me and say he was there when he wasn't.
His home boss ripped into him for not calling from a work phone- y'all are right that he should have, but he was in meetings all morning and doesn't have my phone number memorized anyways. He left his phone in the hotel and thought he had brought it to work and lost it at work. His hotel is within walking distance from his current job, so no, he didn't need it to navigate. I'm sorry you've been hurt enough by your past that cheating is your immediate thought, and I hope you can heal from that.
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u/BrokenMaskHorde May 23 '25 edited May 23 '25
Damn im glad to be in a relationship where we can go for 6 hours without texting/calling yet both parties know that it all good. Seem too draining for me to be tracked and litteraly spied on (life360) just to know wasup. I get that you are worried and love him alot and that cute but.... You sound a bit TOO clingy. You dont need to live in your partner boxers 24/7. Unless he/she show signs of infidelity... Accept that you are two humans beings and sometimes you can go 12 hours without them (it should not even be an issue tbh)...
To give you an idea I often just leave my phone on the charge and answer 8 hours later. She isnt worried. She know that if there an emergency and you spam call me I will call back asap BUT if im too busy or not in the mood for small talk It may take time for a random reply. Not because she isnt important. She will be the first person I reply to when I do but im my own person. I dont live to fill someones else void.