Wife Dragged Over Warning Message to Husband's Coworker: 'Nightmare'

A woman has asked the internet for advice after her colleague's partner started sending her jealous messages, and people didn't hold back their thoughts about the "bats**t" wife.

In a post shared on Mumsnet last Friday, a user by the name of BlueMoone explained that she recently got a call from a colleague's wife telling her to stay away from her husband, even though their relationship is purely professional.

She added that her role in TV production requires her to be paired with another freelance professional and work together in an editing suite for the majority of the day, and she was getting along fine with her male colleagues until his wife got jealous out of nowhere.

According to BlueMoone, the couple had a weird start to their relationship. "He told me about how he met his wife online and got her pregnant on their second date and now they're married and their child is about six months old. FWIW I live with my long term partner."

Then she went on: "This evening I have received a WhatsApp from his wife (must have taken my number from his phone) telling me to stop calling him, he's a married man and he has a child and I need to back off and stay away from her husband."

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Most users sided with the poster, and tried to advise her on how to handle the delicate situation. ElenaSt said: "No. Wait until you see him. I don't use WhatsApp so don't know how it works but I would reply you the wife and say that was the message meant doe you as you are only working h with husband in a professional work capacity and environment and have no interest in him outside of work."

Another user, Yodaisawally, suggested silence: "You don't reply anything!!!! If you've got a clear conscience leave it." And Hillrunning said: "If you feel completely confident that you have been nothing but professional then just tell her that[:] 'I am nothing but professional with X and will continue to be that way.' Or ignore it."

KylieKoKo suggested a different approach: "I would block her number and tell your colleague that you don't appreciate being involved in his marital problems. I'd be mortified if my partner took it upon himself to message one of my colleagues like that!"

Another user, OnlyFoolsnMothers suggested: "pick up - honestly silence and acting weird makes you look guilty. You have nothing to worry about or be shamed about- "nope not me" is all you need to say."

Tsandjdarethrbest said: "This is the ultimate nightmare working as a freelancer in a creative industry. There's no line manager. The OP just won't be used again if she is considered to be trouble. I disagree about saying nothing. This is your livelihood, not a falling out with a school mum."

When BlueMoone updated her post saying her colleague has now blocked her, Aquamarine1029 answered: "His batshit wife made him block you." And justasking111 added: "The wife is having some sort of crisis sorry you've been sucked in. I hope you can put it behind you. Just carry on doing a good job."

Redhoodred1 made another good point: "Anyone else cringeeee at the fact that women constantly do this? Take all their anger out on women instead of addressing the issue with the man? Honestly, it's got to stop." And then added: "Just don't get involved from now on, you know full well you will bare the brunt of it if you do."

YellowAndGreenToBeSeen tried to reassure her: "Hyperbole. Any editor emailing to request a new edit producer FOR NO GOOD REASON would he told to crack on or fuck off. We got a schedule to stick to and any fucker causing unnecessary trouble would be replaced. shes playing you or something. Very fishy."

And NotAHouse added: "FGS. Stop being so wet. Just because she's ordered him to ask for a new producer doesn't mean he will. If he does, THEN share the text evidence. Don't bring it up at work unless it escalates."