06/03/2026
On Rubbing Minds Today.
JEALOUS OF MY WIFE’S DEAD EX?
For the past two weeks, my home has not felt like a home.
My wife, my cheerful, lively wife, suddenly became distant. Cold. Quiet. The laughter we used to share disappeared like smoke. Conversations became one-word answers. Even simple things like eating together or watching TV felt forced.
At first, I thought maybe I had offended her somehow. I searched my mind over and over again. Did I say something wrong? Did I neglect her?
I tried everything I could. I asked gently. I joked to lighten her mood. I even apologized for things I couldn’t remember doing just to bring back the peace in our home.
But she said nothing.
Two weeks of silence can feel like two years in a marriage.
Then today… the truth finally came out.
Her ex died two weeks ago.
Suddenly, everything made sense. The sadness. The distance. The emotional withdrawal from our marriage.
But what I didn’t expect was what happened next.
This evening she packed a small bag and told me she was travelling to attend his burial.
I was shocked.
I told her calmly but firmly: “You cannot go.”
To me, it felt disrespectful to our marriage. Why should my wife pause our happiness and travel for the burial of a man she once loved?
But she looked straight at me and said something that left me speechless:
“Why are you jealous of a dead man?”
Now the house is quiet again… but this time it feels heavier.
She insists she must go.
And I have told her clearly: If she goes, that will be the end of our marriage.
So now I ask you all sincerely…
Am I wrong for feeling this way?
Is it normal for a married woman to travel for the burial of her ex?
Or am I truly jealous of a man who is no longer alive?
Let’s rub minds. What would you do in this situation?
