2nd Update for my AIO post: The insecure husband joined our dark romance book club and now the group chat is on fire

The Original Post can be found on my direct page since links aren’t allowed here!

So a couple weeks ago I posted about the husband who pulled me aside after book club and asked me to stop coming because his wife was “way too excited” about dark romance and it was “weird” having the only guy there.

Well… he finally decided to join…completely unannounced. 😒

Our last meeting was at my place (which makes it more weird that he’d choose to join now). Everyone shows up normal, we’re about ten minutes in, and there’s a knock at my door and to our surprise..it’s him. He walks in holding a six-pack of beer like this is just a casual hang with the boys and says he “figured he’d see what all the hype is about.”

His wife looked like she wanted the floor to open up. I think the crazy part is she had absolutely no idea that he was going to show up..

We finished discussing the book we were already on.

He sat there mostly quiet but every time someone brought up the MMC being possessive or morally gray he’d glance over at me like he was taking mental notes. Yeah trust me it was hella weird 😂

Then it came time to pick the next book…

Normally we just throw out options and vote. This time he pulls out his phone and goes, “I actually have one.”

He suggests “Captive in the Dark” 💀

A couple of the women laughed nervously. One said she was down. His wife didn’t say much. I stayed neutral and just said I was fine with whatever the group chose.

It won.

After everyone left the group chat started lighting up. Three separate private messages within an hour basically saying the same thing…that it felt pointed and asking if we should say something or just let him embarrass himself.

I haven’t replied to any of them yet because I genuinely don’t know the move here.

Part of me feels like if I stay quiet I’m letting him control the vibe. Another part of me feels like calling it out makes me look like the exact problem he originally accused me of being.

Also the book he picked is actually really well-written and the plot is wild so now I’m stuck reading it while wondering if every spicy scene is somehow aimed at me in his head. 😒

I don’t want to create more tension in the neighborhood but I also don’t feel like quietly disappearing from a group I’ve been part of for a year just because he’s decided to insert himself.

AIO for feeling like this is about to blow up?

🚨 Disclaimer 🚨 I am posting this here because I was taken out of the AmIOverreacting subreddit for “selling content” which is absolutely not true. Yes I do post content on my page but I do it purely to share my content, not for a profit. So unfortunately, I have to repost my update from last week here. And while I DO have a 3rd update that is INSANE….i can’t post it here until a week later so you will have to wait.