My man and I went on a very special holiday abroad, it was a present for my birthday and Christmas.
He had introduced me to all of his family in England and then took me for a holiday and also to meet the family members who live abroad.
Our first week was lovely, we went out and one evening, he even held my hand - he does not like public displays of affection and when we got back, he asked if I was happy and I said I was.
The next week, we went on a minibus tour for a few days. On the tour was a single "blonde bombshell". When we were on the minibus, he stuck a sticker on her bare arm and I felt a bit uncomfortable as ever after that, his eyes always seemed to be looking around to see where she was. I told him that he should have stuck the sticker on me not her since it seemed a bit too friendly.
The next day they spent time having coffee together as neither wanted to do what the group was doing. When he and I saw each other again, he seemed either cross or distant.
People on the tour were beginning to notice as one woman said that she didn't think that we as a couple had spent much time alone together, she seemed to be hinting that there always seemed to be a third person in the background.
The following evening, the blonde asked my man if he and I would like to join her and the tour guide for supper. He said yes. I didn't feel entirely at ease with this but since everyone else had gone off to dine elsewhere, felt obliged to go. When at supper, the blonde finished her mussels and my man said "bet you feel sexy now don't you". I could hardly finish my meal, there was a silence, no-one seemed to say much after this. I think that was really over the top.
The last evening, she was going to sit next to my man for the group meal, but I put my foot down, it was just too much, so a lovely couple sat next to him and the woman nodded at me and I said, "you know don't you" and she answered yes and nodded.
My man was a bit snappy with me after that and next day, we left the group to spend our last couple of days alone at a beautiful country house, it should have been idyllic but we rowed about the blonde and he seemed agitated most of the time and not happy.
We flew back and he said he had had a really special time and thanked me for a wonderful holiday and didn't contact me again after leaving me at the station.
I sent him a special gift to thank him for the holiday, which in itself was lovely and he took time to reply as he didn't get it for a couple of days. He said he felt that I had not thanked him properly and that we should let the dust settle because we had rubbed each other up the wrong way and that we should remain friends.
He said that he did not like possessive women, but I think he flirted way too much and took a genuine fancy to the blonde and that my feelings were understandable.
What do you think?
Should I have said nothing and sat and watched him flirting?
Should I have gone home early?
Is this just a twist of fate and he met someone he liked more?
Or did I just take it all too seriously?