I’ve been texting a man for the past four months. We met online on Facebook. We’ve only exchanged pictures and never met in person, but somehow he managed to get close to me. We text like lovers because I genuinely felt something for him. He has shown interest too, but I told him I’m married so we couldn’t date.
My husband recently saw our chats and was deeply hurt. He cried and accused me of cheating. I’ve tried explaining that I’ve never met the man. Everything has only been online — texting and video calls. He has never touched me. The only time things went too far was when I briefly showed him my breast during a video call; I didn’t even send a picture.
No one believes me. My husband insists this man is someone I’m secretly seeing and sleeping with. He even called my parents, told them he wants me out of his house, and now I’m staying with them while we try to sort this out. It’s been three days, and he still won’t let me come home because he says I cheated.
Honestly, I’ve never met the guy. I don’t know how to convince anyone. I’m sad and lonely. The only person talking to me is the same man I met online, and he’s the one comforting me.
My husband is a good man and I don’t want to lose my marriage. If I were actually cheating, that would be different, but I haven’t. It was only texting — naughty texts, yes — but still just texts. Because of that, my husband won’t believe me.
I’m unhappy. I keep explaining, but everyone says I shouldn’t have done it and they don’t know how to convince my husband even if they believe me.
Please, what should I do? I want to go back home.
