Girlfriend's Secret Ex Texts Spark Trust Crisis
Source: nytimes.com
- A 26-year-old man asks therapist Lori Gottlieb if he can trust his girlfriend after she secretly texted her ex.
- She ended her friendship with the ex early on but resumed secret contact a year later and confessed.
- Gottlieb urges the man to push for honest talks about her avoidance and commitment readiness.
A young couple faces trust issues when the girlfriend secretly texts her ex after previously cutting ties. Therapist Lori Gottlieb advises the man, who's been dating her for a year and a half, on spotting red flags like avoidance in relationships. She highlights how unaddressed ambivalence can undermine trust. Readers get tools to evaluate partner loyalty and push for clarity in rocky romances.