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Man Keeps Getting Calls About A Child’s Doctor’s Appointments, Denies Having A Kid To Wife
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Man Keeps Getting Calls About A Child’s Doctor’s Appointments, Denies Having A Kid To Wife

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Life is not a dress rehearsal. That’s the advice someone recently gave a woman who has spent the past few years complaining online about her husband. If what she’s been saying so far is true, he certainly is a piece of work.

In the woman’s latest post, she reveals that her spouse has been receiving calls from a doctor’s office regarding a child’s appointment. This is still happening, despite him changing his number a while back. Naturally, the woman is suspicious, especially since her husband is reluctant to tell the caller they have the wrong number. All he says is he doesn’t have a child… but his wife (and a bunch of other people) aren’t buying it.

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    Suspect your spouse is living a secret life? Here are some signs you may be right, according to legal experts

    Some people are master manipulators. They’re skilled at covering their tracks, lying, and even gaslighting others to get away with their nasty tricks. Marriages should be built on mutual trust and respect, but with more than a million divorces taking place every year in the U.S. alone, it’s clear that’s not always the case.

    Some of these marriages crumble after it emerges that one of the spouses was living a double life. This doesn’t always mean they have a secret child or another family on the side. Sometimes they’re hiding financial issues or even involved in illegal activities. Fortunately, experts say there are giveaway signs that scream your partner is not who they say they are.

    According to the team at Atlanta-based law firm The Sherman Law Group, one of the biggest red flags is a sudden and unexplained change in your spouse’s schedule.

    “If your husband is becoming more secretive about his whereabouts, frequently working late, or going on business trips without much detail, this could indicate that he is hiding something,” they warn.

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    If this is something you’ve noticed, the legal experts advise that you start keeping track of your partner’s behavior and any changes in their schedule. You should document any time their whereabouts don’t align with the stories they tell. You could even enlist the help of a private investigator if you suspect there’s infidelity.

    Another red flag is if your partner suddenly becomes possessive of their phone, computer, or other devices. Maybe they start using (or changing) passwords and/or locking their devices. They could also put their phone face down on a table so that you can’t see messages or calls coming in when you’re together.

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    Sherman’s experts say while it’s important to respect your partner’s privacy, you should always trust your instincts.

    “If you suspect there is something going on, you may want to discuss this concern with [them] directly. If you suspect infidelity or other serious issues, an attorney can advise you on how to proceed, including whether you may be able to access marital assets or communications through legal means,” they add.

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    The woman mentioned her husband got angry when she questioned him about the calls from the doctor’s office. That, right there, is another red flag, according to experts.

    “Has your husband become unusually defensive or argumentative when you ask simple questions or address concerns? If he is avoiding conversations or getting irritated by questions that once seemed trivial, it may be a sign that he is hiding something significant,” warns the Sherman Law Group team.

    There are a bunch of other “tells,” but at the end of the day, if something feels “off,” it often is. Always trust your intuition…

    “Life is not a dress rehearsal”: many people couldn’t understand why she was still with her husband

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    Blueshoelaces
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is the source post not linked? Thats just article ethics isn't it? Plus I need to go find it so I can see if there's any updates.

    Disgruntled Panda
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just read a lot of her posts going back years and this is a very unhappy and unhealthy relationship

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    Norfolk and good
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've worked for the NHS. Disclosing personal details about a patient without consent is a huge breach of GDPR. In the case of a child patient this would be someone who has parental responsibility. It's also grounds for dismissal for the staff member and being removed from their professional register, i.e., being struck off. So if they're contacting him about the child, then he's most likely also named on this child's birth certificate as the father. There's no way that hospital staff told him that they didn't care that he's not the child's father and that they'd still continue to call him about the child and "wouldn't make a note of that". Someone suggested in the comments he may be paying medical bills for someone else's child, but the NHS is free.

    Janelle Collard
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hope OP hired a private investigator to find out the truth.

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    Blueshoelaces
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is the source post not linked? Thats just article ethics isn't it? Plus I need to go find it so I can see if there's any updates.

    Disgruntled Panda
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just read a lot of her posts going back years and this is a very unhappy and unhealthy relationship

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    Norfolk and good
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've worked for the NHS. Disclosing personal details about a patient without consent is a huge breach of GDPR. In the case of a child patient this would be someone who has parental responsibility. It's also grounds for dismissal for the staff member and being removed from their professional register, i.e., being struck off. So if they're contacting him about the child, then he's most likely also named on this child's birth certificate as the father. There's no way that hospital staff told him that they didn't care that he's not the child's father and that they'd still continue to call him about the child and "wouldn't make a note of that". Someone suggested in the comments he may be paying medical bills for someone else's child, but the NHS is free.

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    Janelle Collard
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hope OP hired a private investigator to find out the truth.

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