AITA for accidentally convincing my coworker’s husband she was having an affair with me?

A man’s innocent gesture of sharing a song he wrote with a coworker inadvertently caused a marital misunderstanding. When the coworker’s husband misinterpreted the song’s romantic lyrics, believing it was a confession from another woman, tensions escalated.

The situation spiraled further when the man tried to clarify the misunderstanding, only for the husband to react even more suspiciously. Read the original story below…

‘ AITA for accidentally convincing my coworker’s husband she was having an affair with me?’

So, this situation is a total mess, and I swear it was NOT intentional. For context, I (29M) am a musician on the side, and I’ve been working on this tropical love song called “The Spark”. The chorus is catchy, and when I record it, my voice tends to sound kind of feminine.

A few weeks ago, I was humming the chorus in the office. My coworker, Sarah (34F), overheard and said, “Wow, that’s beautiful! Is that a new song?” I told her yes, and she asked if I could send her the recording to check it out. Sarah’s really into music and often shares playlists with the team, so I figured, why not?

Apparently, she played the song at home while cleaning. Her husband overheard the chorus, specifically the part where I sing, “Tell me when you start to feel the spark…” He immediately got weird and asked, “Who’s that? Is someone serenading you?” She laughed and said, “Oh, that’s just Tom from work.”

Well, apparently, he didn’t believe her. He said the voice in the song sounded “too intimate” and thought it was a woman confessing feelings for her. No matter how much Sarah tried to explain that I was the one singing, he didn’t buy it.

Things escalated—he started checking her phone, asking why she was spending so much time at the office, and even accused her of hiding “this Tom person.” Here’s where it gets worse. Sarah called me, almost in tears, asking if I could talk to her husband and explain everything. So, I agreed.

We met at a café, and I explained that I was the voice behind the song, played a demo on my phone, and even sang part of it live to prove it. The husband went quiet for a moment, then said, “Honestly, that just makes it weirder.” He walked out.

Now Sarah’s blaming me for “adding fuel to the fire” and says I shouldn’t have sent her the song in the first place. But come on—how was I supposed to predict this level of chaos? So, Reddit, AITA for unintentionally sparking a marital crisis?

Here’s how people reacted to the post:

UnfairEntrance159 −  NTA. You didn’t start this mess, the husband did with his weird paranoia.

Friendly_Order3729 −  NTA SHE asked you to send her the song. SHE asked you to come and explain things to her husband. The husband sounds paranoid. None of this is your fault.

Hefty_Purpose_8168 −  Out of the 3 people you are the only one that’s not an a**hole. Sarah needs to stop playing victim to deal with whats happening, the only reason she is blaming you is so that she does ‘t have to look in the mirror. Her bf needs a chill pill or something, it’s just a song wtf-,-.

You did more than you have to to try and calm the situation down meeting the dude. It’s not your fault that he’s the way he is. The other 2 are both immature and insecure and none of that is your fault. Hell take the compliment that your music sounds like he said it sounds and move on.

Bettina71 −  This is silly. Her husband needs help.

AerondightWielder −  Dude, that couple is mooseshit crazy. You’re not to blame for their marital troubles. It’s not on you to predict how her husband would react and you did not offer the song to her, she asked for it.. You’re the only one NTA.

PS. Out of curiosity, could you send us the song too? I wanna hear it. Also, my wife likes music as well, so you don’t have to worry about sparking another bout of marital insanity. 😂

Professional-Cup6225 −  YTA for this big fake post promoting your song lmao

Daphne_Brown −  Oh dear god this isn’t at all believable. Can people please start making the lies more believable? Is someone taking a screen writing class?

SOLar3 −  Is this a new way of marketing a song lol

TMacATL −  What in the ChatGPT is this mess