I Read My Wife’s College Journal. What I Discovered About Her Sex Life Haunts Me.
A man discovered his wife's college journal while packing and was troubled by the number of sexual partners she had before they met. He is conflicted about whether to confront her about this revelation or keep it to himself. The article discusses the emotional complexities surrounding jealousy and the importance of addressing one's own feelings rather than placing blame on a partner.
- ▪The man found his wife's journal and learned she had more sexual partners than she disclosed.
- ▪The article emphasizes the need for emotional intelligence in processing feelings of jealousy.
- ▪It suggests that the man should focus on understanding his own emotions rather than confronting his wife.
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How to Do It I Read My Wife’s College Journal. What I Discovered About Her Sex Life Haunts Me. She didn’t tell me about this. Advice by Jessica Stoya May 19, 202612:30 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by SIphotography/Getty Images Plus. Copy Link Share Share Comment Copy Link Share Share Comment How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Stoya and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, While packing for a recent move, I discovered one of my wife’s old college journals. I read it and discovered to my horror that (at the time when she wrote it) she had slept with many more men than she’d told me about. This was before we met, but the idea of that many guys sleeping with my wife hasn’t stopped haunting me.
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