Last week, during Nathan's* off from work, he went to the mall to withdraw some money and buy some stuff that he and his girlfriend, Irene, might need. He was gone for about 2 hours. When he came home, he found his girlfriend waiting for him. She asked for the ATM receipt. Nathan felt his pockets and brought out all the contents but couldn't find the transaction receipt. So, he just said, that maybe it got mixed with other papers and he accidentally threw it away so, he just told her how much he withdrew from the card. To this his girlfriend answered "Maybe you just don't want me to know what time you were at the mall."
Nathan was shocked. So, that's what the receipt was for, evidence. He just shook his head and left the room. Nathan and Irene were together for 8 years now. They have a daughter who stays with her girlfriend's parents. What Nathan couldn't understand until now is Irene's unreasonable and excessive jealousy. She never let Nathan out of her sight except when they're both at work. Even then, Irene would text Nathan and ask where he is when she knows that he is at work already. At Nathan's home, where they stay, she never want Nathan out of the room, nor does she want him to go to the living room and talk with his family. When her whims are contradicted, she makes a scene so embarrassing that Nathan had to give in to avoid further embarrassment.
She deleted Nathan's phone book, that what's left is just her number, those of Nathan's family members, mine, as he can still text me (maybe Irene is not jealous of me, lol!) and maybe a few more. Of Nathan's former high school friends, college friends and colleagues, nothing was left.
Nathan and I have been working together for almost 3 years now and I heard a lot of such stories. Now, every time Nathan tells me an incident about her girlfriend similar to the one I wrote above, I would give my usual comment, 'break up with her, she's not healthful for you,' until he got fed up with me and just stopped. I know I'm being such a callous, insensitive, harsh and diabolical witch, but honestly, I just couldn't help it. I have to say what I really feel about the matter.
I know my friend suffers, and he suffered long enough, but he just couldn't find a way out, because he thinks there is no way out. And if he is convinced of that, then maybe there really ISN'T ANY...
*not real name
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