cheggers said:
Looking for advice. A few weeks ago my wife started getting phone calls & texts in the late evenings from a guy she works with. At one point, she got a call five nights in a row.
That's good. It sounds like your wife will soon increase the erotic satisfaction and psychological intensity of her life by taking a lover, if she hasn't already...
cheggers said:
She's always tired and cranky in the evenings. Too tired to do much more than go to bed early.
Obviously, she needs it...
cheggers said:
But when this guy calls, she perks up and chit chats with him.
That's a positive sign...
cheggers said:
How can I find out if there's something going on between them without asking her directly?
You don't need to find out because you already know. Your wife's behavior indicates there is something "going on" between her and her telephone admirer.
cheggers said:
Sometimes he calls when my wife is in the shower (or otherwise unavailable). She told me to answer when that happens — so I know it's the same guy calling.
One of your responsibilities as a married man is to take your wife's phone calls when she's unavailable, so you're doing the right thing. Appropriate protocol is to do so politely and respectfully: "My wife is unavailable at the moment. May I tell her who's calling and give her a message? She'll call you back shortly." Or, if she's available but you happen to answer the phone: "Yes, certainly, she's right here. May I tell her who's calling?" (or words along those lines).
It's positive that your wife ask you to answer her phone for her when she's unavailable in the evenings. That means she's comfortable with letting you know she's talking with another man. If she were doing it secretly that would not be a plus for your marriage.
A way to begin finding out more about what's going on, while indicating to your wife you respect her right to communicate with whomever she wishes, would be to suggest taking responsibility for answering all phone calls when the two of you are together at home in the evenings. Presumably your wife's admirer calls her cell phone, so you could suggest she could leave it out where you can answer it conveniently.
When your wife sees you taking her calls politely and respectfully (if you do), the probability will be increased of being able to talk with her in a non-judgmental way (that's important) about who her phone admirer is and what's "going on" between them.