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I text all the time with female clients and colleagues. Any time MrsCPG wants to look at my phone, she is more than welcome.
To me, it's not the texting. It's the fact that he doesn't want you looking at his phone.
Which is exactly why I bolded part of the OP. A smiley isn't a red flag me. My husband cherry picking which texts I can look at as he quickly scrolls through his texts IS.
The bolded, especially the red--why isn't that more of an issue to you instead of worrying about emoji's? That would be a HUGE red flag to me instead of a dumb smiley face. I text, email/interoffice IM with my bosses and other colleagues and we've all thrown in a smiley face.
I agree. Reading the OP's post made my own stomach hurt.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hiding suspicious texts is suspicious. How old are the two of you? Are you normally distrustful?
Here's a different perspective: people often develop casual friendships in their work environment. It would not be odd if two guys got together in the bar on a business trip to have a drink. In the under 50 world, people still tend to have nonchalant relationships that resemble those they had in high school or college, regardless of gender. Texting and meeting up downstairs might mean nothing. Emojis are normal.
Your husband probably knows you'd take it the wrong way, so he keeps his childish work persona away from you because you might tend to scold and take everything the wrong way.
That doesn't mean that the two of you shouldn't take a long drive and discuss your mutual feelings to clear the air.
This entitlement in that a person must give up their phones simply because another says so.
This entitlement in that a person must act the same way with them as they do with others
This entitlement in that there is not a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Just because you are married doesn't mean a person is not entitled to protect their belongings. Because once you go looking for something, YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING. And that something is entirely very subjective to the seeker.
P.S.- I would be upset at my significant others placing emojis or whatever when texting their co-worker. Matter of fact, I wouldn't take it lightly in she texting any male co-worker unless business related. But I will not go looking for it if she does and therefore, I don't know if she is doing it. There comes a time when you need to not bring so much stress into your life.
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