Jordan Harbinger

Then, two weeks ago, our team attended a conference in the city.

Max, Bob, and I walked around the city, grabbed food and drinks, and headed home the same day.

It felt normal, professional, and enjoyable.

The next day, Bob asked me if my husband had gotten jealous.

Ew, boy.

Here we go.

I was caught off guard.

I said, no, why would he?

It was a workouting with colleagues I considered friends.

Classic mistake.

Everyone knows you can't just go out and enjoy an afternoon with your female colleague without her being totally in love with you.

Bob then explained that his wife had been extremely jealous and checked his location all day.

I replied by saying I understood jealousy because I had felt that way myself in the past.

I asked him if he had talked to his wife and reassured her.

He told me she didn't even know what I looked like and that it was all in her head.

I empathized, having been the jealous one before.

I shared a personal story about my husband and a female co-worker visiting from Europe, how I initially felt insecure until I met her, realized my fears were unfounded, and eventually became close friends with her.

Interesting.

Well, okay, nice that you were able to do that.

I feel like a lot of people can't.