When a loved one announces they're expecting a baby, it is natural to experience a rollercoaster of emotions. Many people also have strong reactions. But you don't expect a family member to throw up - not unless they are very excited.
So, you can imagine one woman's surprise when her husband went running for the toilet shortly after her sister announced her pregnancy. However, he did not appear overjoyed, as you might hope, and she later found him crying alone. Not sure what to think, but certain her husband is hiding something from her, the concerned wife took to Reddit to ask for advice.
In her post to the website's 'True Off My Chest' forum, she claimed: "My husband and I were at my parents house for dinner. All was going well. We were talking, laughing and eating. But as soon as my sister got from her seat and announced her pregnancy. I noticed at first that my husband got quiet, didn't get up to congratulate her since the rest of us did, and just kept staring at or towards her I'm not entirely sure.
"I repeatedly asked if he was okay and he mumbled about feeling a bit sick. That was strange because he was perfectly fine that day. Literally, moments later he started throwing up. Like I had no idea what was happening with him. He sat on the bathroom floor near the toilet just looking down and refusing to let me help him up to wash his face. I kept asking him if he was okay but no response."
She continued: "My family were worried about him and I had to take him home. I checked his temp and blood pressure but all were normal. Still complete silence on his part. He went to sleep shortly after and in the early morning at 5:30. I woke up to the sound of him crying in the shower. I rushed in asking if he was okay but still no response other than tell me he needed a minute with himself.
"I almost lost it demanding he explain what was going on and he told me he was just feeling overwhelmed...from what?!?! He's not the type who gets stressed out from work or anything of the sort. This is just so strange and out of character of him. He got dressed and left then refused to even talk about it."
Her post concluded: "I can't help but feel like this reaction was trigged by my sister's pregnancy announcement since this is all started right after she made it. What makes me feel so horrible is the fact that my sister once implied that my husband was her type and hoped to get someone like him. She has a boyfriend btw. This could be nothing but I can't shake this weird feeling about what happened."
Unfortunately, she may not feel comforted by some of the comments left in response. Several people suspected her husband could be hiding a dark secret from her, with one comment that racked up 15,000 likes reading: "1. Either your husband has been harbouring love for your sister and he’s devastated she’s having a baby with someone else. 2.You and your husband want a baby and he’s jealous she’s pregnant already. 3.Your husband is the father of your sisters baby."
However, someone else suggested the boyfriend may have tokophobia - the fear of pregnancy. "There's a such thing as tokophobia. My girlfriend has it. Pregnancy freaks her out so much that she has dreams about it that she calls nightmares and will get so sick over them she wakes up and throws up," they wrote. "We were in public once and a pregnant woman walked by her and she almost threw up."
Another responder advised the woman to talk to her sister She replied: "I'm planning to. Though she seemed completely normal with her announcement and what came afterwards. She even suggested I take him to the hospital and get him looked at."
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