I have been married for 10 years and am 12 years older than my wife. She is a wonderful woman.
We have two great girls and we seldom fight, can complete the other's sentences and view the world and most things in the same way. We have had difficulty of late as I am in andropause and am debating going on testosterone. I have read the risks and they are numerous. We do not have great sexual relations and she has expressed her frustration with it but we have been working on it and it is improving with ED medication.
About 2 months ago, I clicked on email and accidentally clicked into her account. I did not notice that I was in the wrong place an started to open emails (we get a lot of ads like most people). I clicked on one and it came up and was one of the regular customers (she manages a restaurant) who is a man.
My job puts me in touch with many people and I never correspond with any of them. I became suspicious and although I feel guilty, I check it once in a while. They do correspond in a joking way but nothing sexual has every been mentioned, etc. He is her age and has two children (his wife and he split up recently). She wrote to a friend and asked if she knew him because she lived in the same community. She described him by name, age, and children's ages but called him a customer.
It seems innocent but I am really bothered by this.
Often she initiates these emails. I feel terrible that I found out in this way. Here are my questions:
1) I obviously can't bring it up with her as that won't go over very well that I read these 5 or 6 emails.
2) Does this sound like something suspicious going on or innocent?
3) What is the next step that I should take?
4) He is her age and although she is very moral and religious that bothers me as well.
There seems to be no obvious issues with our relationship. She is close with my parents and family and I am with hers. I have seen no change in that. I also know that she feel that broken homes are very scarring on children. Please, some advice.