Complicated relationship

A few years ago I was friends with a girl from my office called Nita. One day we were having lunch together. I was talking about a random topic. Suddenly Nita said, "I think my husband is having an affair". She randomly blurted that out and continued as if nothing had happened. My jaw dropped to the floor. I could not believe what I had heard and how she could speak so calmly. I asked her what she told me a couple of seconds ago.

She was hesitant at the beginning but later she revealed, "I think my husband is cheating on me with one of his colleagues. Her name is Pooja. Even at home he often mentions her. Pooja said this. Pooja did that. Pooja is an awesome cook. Pooja is religious. Pooja is stylish. He constantly praises Pooja in front of me. Everyday he receives at least one phone call from her. I do not believe that it is a simple friendship".

I was completely shocked to hear that. I had met her husband. I could not believe he could have done something like that. Nita must have seen the disbelief on my face, "I know nobody will believe me. But tell me which women would call a married man everyday multiple times? And he is always singing praises about her. Whenever they go out for lunch he always sits next to her. There is definitely something going between them". Nita watch in tears.

I could not understand what I should say or to do. Being an unmarried single woman I had no capacity to advise my friend on relationships. I did not want to get into murky waters. At that moment I felt that I should only give her a listening ear and shoulder to cry on.

After our lunch we were going back to our desks. Before returning she told me not to discuss this with anybody and I promised her that her secret would be safe with me. Next few days she continued to tell me how the events each day were driving her to her believe that he was not faithful towards her. I was feeling really sad for her but keeping quiet was my only plan of action.

One morning I saw that Nita had dressed up in party attire. She was wearing a beautiful maxi gown. I told her that she had been looking pretty and out of curiosity asked if she was attending a party. She told me that it was her wedding anniversary and she was going out with her husband. I was surprised to hear that she had been happy to go out with the same man home she had been suspecting a couple of days ago.

Later that evening I saw that she had posted a photo with her husband with multiple heart emojis. The caption of the photo read "The love of my life. I could not have asked for a better husband". I was completely shocked to see that caption.

It made me question whether everything she was telling me the prior days was true or her love for her husband was true. I finally concluded that the relationship she had with her husband was a complicated one and I should keep myself out of such matters.