I had an argument with my Filipino wife, and a bigger problem surfaced. Is it real?
I am living in America, my wife is living in the Philippines. We have been married for one year, and have known each other for 5 We’re still working on the papers to get her to America, but maybe that won’t happen now because of recent events. We had an argument on our anniversary party at her parents house in the Philippines. We were both drinking, and we got into a big argument in front of everybody. We finally went to bed, still pissed off but then she gets up and says, I need to go talk to my sisters.
She went upstairs for about 5 minutes, then came back to bed. I want to fix things and can’t sleep. I decide to go upstairs and talk to the sisters to see if I can find out some things. One sister (one I’ve never gotten along with) comes to talk with me alone, and I start asking about the problem me and my wife had and how we can fix it.
She doesn’t answer anything, and actually brings up some more serious issue, that my wife is a lesbian with her best friend. Originally, I blow this off and try to stay on course with the current problem, but she continues on and on. She even gets other sisters of my wife to back up her story. I get really distraught, and lose focus on the original problem.
This new issue consumes my thoughts, I pack my bags and then I end up calling my mother from the Philippines. It’s a rural area, and I have to leave the house and go up a hill to do it. I didn’t know who else to talk to. I don’t normally call my mom about anything, but obviously this new story hurts me. As I left the house to call, my wife is now awake, talking to her parents.
No answer from my mom, but I leave a message. As I come down the hill, Rose is at the bottom waiting for me, and says she is sorry. I also apologize and we hug. I tell her the new information I’ve been told, and she says it’s not true. I’m still consumed with the thoughts, and we decide together that we can’t stay at the house any longer. We pack our things, and leave her parents place at 4am. We end up continuing our vacation, exploring the Philippines together.
We did have one more argument, similar to the first one, shortly before I left Philippines.
When I got home to America, another sister contacted me online and told me of the same lesbian relationship.
That idea has finally been squashed, we think. My wife is now moving out of her home with her family, to get her own place. The "other woman" is in another part of the country, so I don’t have to worry about them living together at this time. We’ve been through a lot with this, and now my wife is questioning our relationship. She says she may never want to come to America with me, but she still loves me. She says she needs time to think. We’re only going to contact each other once a week during this time. My reactions were extreme during all this. Excessive crying and yelling, which isn’t normal for me, but who deals with problems like this every day.
I was taking Chantix to help me quit smoking while there. I’ve found out now that it can cause depression, and even suicidal thoughts, which I was having before. I’ve called the doctor, he’s told me to stop taking it immediately.
The original problem had to do with me wanting more attention from my wife on our anniversary. I had become "needy" and wanted to stop partying and hold her in bed. I wanted her all to myself, but she wanted to stay up and party. American anniversaries are usually private, but apparently there, it’s a big public get together with family.
I haven’t talked to her since Saturday. We used to talk every day. It’s difficult for me, but I do believe after all this mess, that she’s right to want some space. Having 4 sisters lie about you, and have your husband acting out because of Chantix wouldn’t be easy for anyone to deal with. I miss her.
Did the sisters make it up out of envy? I’ve always fought with them, but in the past I’ve defended my wife well. They never came up with a story like this before either. Did my wife tell them to do it because of the original argument? Should I just shut up and wait like I’m supposed to? How long should I wait?