Husband Suspects He's Being Cheated On for a Year—Then Truth Comes Out

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When a man noticed his husband mysteriously disappearing on Saturday mornings soon after they got married six years ago, he started to think the worst.
The Salt Lake City-based lawyer and humor columnist, Eli McCann, who posts on TikTok as @eliwmccann, told Newsweek that his husband would vanish for several hours and dodge any questions about where he was going. Eventually, McCann confronted him and asked if he was having an affair.
The truth, however, turned out to be far more wholesome.
"He was being cagey about what he was up to on Saturday mornings and indicated several times, if he told me, I was going to tease him. So I knew it was something kind of embarrassing and I finally just made him tell me. When I discovered it was Dungeons & Dragons, I laughed so hard, I had tears. I love his nerdy hobby, even if I don't understand it," McCann said.
A split image of Eli McCann explaining the revelation that his partner was secretly playing "Dungeon & Dragons" every morning.
A split image of Eli McCann explaining the revelation that his partner was secretly playing "Dungeon & Dragons" every morning.
@eliwmccann/@eliwmccann
McCann's video recounting the story quickly went viral, gaining more than 61,000 likes and over 813,200 views from amused viewers.
In the clip, he said, when his husband finally revealed his secret hobby, he exclaimed: "I wish you were having an affair."
For the uninitiated, Dungeons & Dragons (often abbreviated as D&D) is a tabletop role-playing game where players create characters and embark on collaborative adventures guided by a Dungeon Master. First published in the 1970s, it blends storytelling, strategy, and improvisation, allowing players to immerse themselves in a fantasy world.
McCann, who regularly writes about his personal life for The Salt Lake Tribune, said his husband's quirky habits often provide him with material: "He's such a delightfully odd man," he added.
Viewers on TikTok were quick to share their own thoughts and laughter over the unexpected twist.
"Honestly I would lie about that too," said one user.
"I'd be so mad if my partner were playing dungeons and dragons without me, that's so rude," added Liam.
"'i wish you were having an affair' killed me," another user wrote, referring to a particularly funny moment in McCann's viral video.
"I thought you were going to say he was in a running club, when you said D & D it was a sigh of relief," said Kate.
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