Dear Prudence,
It’s been a year and a half since my husband of 10 years announced his dream to move to the woods and live like a caveman. We’d had a string of tough years but nothing I thought would result in that. Around that time, he also met and started what looked an awful lot like an emotional affair with an acquaintance who shared his interest in “simple living.” He also told the woman he was intending to leave me. They were never intimate as far as I could see, but we had an awful year with a lot of fighting. Then the acquaintance abruptly moved away, and for all I know they no longer speak. I go to therapy to try to process all this, but all it does is convince me I’m not crazy to be upset. His excuse amounts essentially to a temporary insanity defense (which is convenient, as there’s no accountability for that!). He is otherwise a dedicated, loving, and totally unshady partner. He has a therapist, but it hasn’t seemed to help him comprehend the depth of betrayal I feel. We’ve returned to what amounts to normalcy, but I can’t stop thinking about this awful experience. I feel I might never trust him again. What should I do?
— Not a Flintstone