Has your partner started acting weird lately like they’ve been replaced by some stranger? Mine was glued to his phone all the time and dodging me like I had the plague. Then, out of nowhere, he sent this bizarre text demanding I BLEACH MY HAIR. I dug deeper, and what I found SHOOK me to the core.

Hey, lovely ladies (and gents!), buckle up, because what I’m about to tell you is some next-level marital weirdness.

So, Jason, my amazing (or so I thought) husband of five years, has been acting like a total stranger lately. Gone were the days of lingering kisses over morning coffee and surprise date nights…

Now, it’s all clipped conversations and late-night “work calls” that I’ve grown increasingly suspicious of.

After reheating takeout for the third night in a row, I finally cracked.

“Work’s been crazy, huh?” I asked as Jason swirled the limp noodles on his plate.

He sighed, running a hand through his already messy hair. “Yeah, insanely hectic. New project launch, you know the drill.”

He studiously avoided my gaze, shoving another heaping spoonful of noodles into his mouth.

Uh, his replies were so awkward. Finally, I blurted it out. “Is everything okay between us, babe?”

The way Jason stared at me when I asked that question? Trust me, he could’ve swallowed me whole.

Something I couldn’t quite explain made my stomach churn. “Because lately, it feels… different, you know?” I choked out, digging into my bowl of pasta.