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The Shadow in Your Relationship

Janice wasn’t trying to snoop. She was just looking up movie times. Her phone was in the other room, so she grabbed Brad’s off the coffee table. But before she could fire up his browser and do a quick internet search, he got a text message from someone named Cheryl. “Last night was unexpected!” That was it. He said he was working late last night. Some kind of sales meeting. Immediately, Janice felt worry settle in. She’d been cheated on before, and she didn’t like the idea of living through that nightmare again. But things seemed to be going well with Brad. If she questioned him about the message, it could send him running. What to do? Ask him about it even if it freaks him out? Or let it go and leave herself at risk? Particularly in the beginning stages of a relationship, there are all kinds of opportunities to doubt the other person. After all, that’s when trust is still in its fledgling stages. Vague little things, like a text message or something you spot in his apar