"Our ride brought us through many miles of backcountry. We stopped at a bar/restaurant to use the facilities. My girlfriend goes into the bar, and she's in there for a while. I stayed outside and talked with the other guys we were with. She finally comes out and admits that she was talking to a couple of guys and had a shot of whiskey to check market prices."
"After I settled the check, I went to use the restroom. When I come out, she is nowhere to be seen, so I go outside and interrupt a conversation between her and some random guy on the deck by himself drinking. There was an immediate awkward pause on the guy's part, and she blurts out, That's his bike. My tastes run to Harleys, which I have a couple of, and his bike was just another cheaper imitation race bike."
"Then on the way home she tells me how her niece has been trying to set up a girls' night, including her, at a bar, kind of letting me know, presumably so she can say, I told you Clearly, I have a problem with this but I'm trying to keep an open mind. You know what they say: Intimacy doesn't begin in the bedroom."
A 64-year-old man describes a two-year relationship with a 59-year-old girlfriend and perceives her as frequently seeking attention from other men. He recounts incidents on an ATV outing and at bars where she spoke with other men, took a shot of whiskey, and engaged a stranger about a motorcycle. She mentions a proposed girls' night, increasing his discomfort. Advice identifies the core issue as the man's insecurity rather than definitive inappropriate conduct, validates his feelings as legitimate, and encourages addressing relationship security, personal boundaries, and communication about expectations.
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