
09/10/2025
Jamie's "Group Therapy":
Dear Jamie, My husband took up walking last Spring after a health scare, as a way to get in better shape. Walking turned into running, and running has turned into an obsession. He heads out at the same time every evening for his daily run, just before dinner. I’ve been so proud of him for finding a healthy hobby. That is until about three weeks ago when I was running late, getting home, and saw him out on his run…with another woman! She was exactly what you would imagine. Petite, fit, with a tiny little running outfit. When my husband returned from his run, I asked him “So, who’s your little friend?” He asked what I was talking about, I told him what I saw, and he was busted. He admitted that she is just a running pal that he met a couple weeks prior, while he was running. They run at the same pace, and at the same time each day, so they just run together. He says there is nothing to it, it’s just running. I told him it makes me feel like he is cheating by spending time with another woman, no matter how innocent a run can be. Sure, maybe I’m a little insecure about my own weight and fitness, but talk about magnifying it with my husband going on runs with little miss “running shorts”, and I’m not a happy wife. Can I demand my husband stop running with this woman, or should I just take it for what he says it is, “Just Running”? – Erin
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