Dear Mike Cares, what advice would you give this retirement ruining dry-wife?

DEAR MIKE CARES: I am 57 and have been married for 32 years to my husband, who retired from his full-time job last year. I still work full time. Since his retirement, he has been going to a bar once a week or so, spending a few hours visiting with the customers and staff.

One of the staff has taken an interest in being his "buddy." My husband is outgoing and somewhat flirtatious. The staff member is a younger, female bartender who he invites to our home bar for drinks. They have also established a social media relationship and send text messages. When I had an out-of-town trip planned, they concocted a plan for her to come over for cocktails with another of our friends. They planned to keep it a secret because "I might become upset." I found out and DID become upset and have remained so.

I have discovered other messages, and I no longer trust my husband. I don't think they are in a physical relationship, but despite his reassurances, I can't let go of what might have been shared about me and feel a deep sense of betrayal. How can I move forward? -- SUSPICIOUS IN WASHINGTON

DEAR SUSPICIOUS IN WASHINGTON: Let’s face it, you’re 57 years old, constantly tired from your job and walking around knowing your lady parts are drier than the Patagonia desert during a windstorm. Take all that into consideration, throw in some free retirement time, booze, younger, wetter beaver, add in the “buddy” syndrome, and you got yourself a happy husband for the first time in 32 years! Your marriage had a pretty good run so you should be happy he is keeping secrets from you, and leaving you alone to be the miserable, jealous, and suspicious future ex-wife you so clearly deserve to be. Your “suspicions” are doing nothing productive for your marriage, unless you consider interfering with your husband’s happy retirement days as productive. I suppose the biggest question I and all my readers want answered is what is in your past that he may have shared with a few bar whores that could possibly make you feel “deeply betrayed?” Good Luck and Keep in Touch! Dear Mike Cares is also on X, Instagram and Facebook (whatever they are.) For more honest advice, email me your stupid questions at DearMikeCares@gmail.com