At first, I thought I was imagining things, but when he began coming home exhausted and sweaty, my suspicions kept growing. I cried, talked to my close friends and even thought about going to my family, but thought twice about that, in light of the already-thin barrier that would surely have pushed my parents from being tolerant to refusing to be in the same room as Jon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When my professional buddies suggested I protect myself and my salary from court proceedings should our marriage wind up in a divorce court, I realised things had got to a point where I couldn\u2019t ignore my hurt feelings any longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I waited up for him that night, going through periods of crying and anger \u2014 frustration and sadness. What did she have that I didn\u2019t? I thought we were so blissful. Obviously not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the moment I saw his face \u2014 once again all sweaty and flushed \u2014 I totally lost it. He stood there staring at me as I raved on about what a fool I had been to think ours was the perfect marriage. Each time he tried to speak, I shut him down. Finally \u2014 and this made me so mad I began to look around the room to see what I could throw at him \u2014 Jon started to laugh hysterically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI had no idea you could get this jealous!\u201d<\/em> he finally said \u201cand I think it makes me love you even more! Sit down. I don\u2019t want you anywhere near projectiles when I explain.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It seems my husband had joined his corporation\u2019s running team and they were training like crazy to get ready for a big charity-focused marathon. The \u201cgift\u201d he had gotten that night was his team running T-shirt<\/a>. I was speechless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you tell me?\u201d<\/em> I screamed at him, feeling such a sense of relief I could hardly breathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI didn\u2019t want you to feel left out,\u201d<\/em> he explained. \u201cIt\u2019s employees only.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI would love to run with you,\u201d<\/em> I said. \u201cI haven\u2019t since school!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jon\u2019s face lit up like a holiday tree, \u201cThat\u2019s all I\u2019ve been thinking about \u2014 us running together. I love it!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And from that moment, things began to change. Jon vowed never to leave me out of the loop again. He felt so bad, he could hardly forgive himself. I am pretty sure that our already-solid marriage grew even closer that day. I showed up at the race and cheered him on. I met the exotic woman (his boss!). And on the day after the race, we began running together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That was a year ago. This time around, Jon had to turn down his boss\u2019s request to run with the team because Jon and I were running as our own team! His sister and my brother were making it a foursome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"How](\"http:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Running-Saved-Our-Marriage-2.jpg\")
I decide to confront Jon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Our lives change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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