My Husband's Female Friend Made A Bet AGAINST OUR MARRIAGE Last More Than 2 Years r/Relationships

[@joeschmo622]

_"Open up the pool to the entire neighborhood? Sure! Here's a binding contract between us and The HOA stating that The HOA assumes full liability related to the pool, pays any insurance related to the pool, is now responsible for all costs of maintenance, cleaning, and such for the pool since it is now a Common Area, and that we will be receiving a monthly payment of $xxx for stewardship of said pool. Hugs!"_

[@JayeEllis]

And compensation for the loss of use of my property.

[@mbyerly9680]

The vegetable oil in the pool is a bio hazard. Get a pool company to come in to clean it up, document it, then sue the heck out of those people.

[@JayeEllis]

It's also vandalism. And since they've been previously warned off the property, criminal trespass.

[@AndrewChristensen-cockrum]

My husband and I listen to these when we do work. You're the only voice he can listen to read reddit stories without getting overwhelmed or missing plot

[@PawleyGirl]

His voice is soothing. I sometimes end up falling asleep at night while listening to him. 😂 Honestly, it's good sleep when it happens. 😃

[@aileencastaneda3724]

My husband and I share myKZbin account. I started sharing with him almost immediately and he enjoys KZbin but hates the ads. I told him I enjoyed KZbin as well and back 2020 I got the premium subscription because it was too much. I asked if he wanted to borrow my account and he was so excited. I started watching his videos and my videos sometimes but most recently with Mark Narrations. He says it’s the only one without any AI reading it and it’s soothing. ❤

[@ev342]

Ikr? if mark did audiobooks I would totally pay to listen to them!

[@Whiteboi314kol]

Same it’s hard to listening to any other person reading these stories 😂😂😂 I can’t explain it

[@Rasendebolge]

Marks voice is VERY addicting in a calming soothing way😊

[@meghanmckenzie5273]

Kyla sounds unhinged. Glad op and hubby distanced themselves.

[@floraposteschild4184]

S1: "It will change the dynamics of our friend group." Lord I hope so. Not only has Kyla been two-faced and backbiting to OP, all OP's friends and her husband have been concealing it from her.

[@pennybast3953]

Story 1: Halfway through OP's original post I thought "Girl, Kyla is carrying a torch for your husband."

[@Zanzetihunter]

I know this is old, but yeah. Husband broke up with Joanne and Kyla thought it was her chance to get him.

[@poetryqn]

HOA cannot tell you to open your pool to everyone since it would impose liability on the homeowner for possible damages. These HOA's are out of control. Lawyers and engineers need to be consulted, not the power-mad idiots who are often in control.

[@MoncheriRous]

That was my first thought... Is insane that they are trying to tell you who to invite to your house or pool.. I don't own a house, but when I do I'm definitely staying away from HOA's..

[@drewthistlethwaite8909]

Somehow the HOA I live in is warring with our city council, and the HOA is the one in the moral right. Bit outside that situation the HOA is rarely right

[@tatkkyo9911]

​@drewthistlethwaite8909 in fairness to the handful of good hoa no one's rushing online to brag about them. And it is theoretically possible to set one up in a fair and honest fashion just most people who set them up don't know how or want the power that comes with a bad hoa

[@Davtwan]

@tatkkyo9911 - The problem is that HOAs (at least in the US) don’t have regulations to keep that power in check. Even if I end up in a good HOA, the leader could be replaced by an opportunistic jerk next year.

[@tatkkyo9911]

@Davtwan if tou write the og covenants well you can mitigate the power of the hoa if it ever helps. For example tou can write in that they have no authority over anyone's house unless the home owner volunteers and that to change the rule you need a 100% in favor community vote. But ya I'd avoid them

[@dianaphillips8038]

If she doesn’t “mean it” she shouldn’t “say it”

[@Yinsashi7981]

Story 1: I called it! Even from the first post, it was obvious Kyla still has the hots for OP’s husband. Hopefully husband is able to see how desperate Kyla is now and will actually listen to OP’s concerns

[@ElleD308]

Of course he sees it. Why do you think he keeps her around and omitting a bunch of stuff from OP?

[@Yinsashi7981]

@@ElleD308 truuue

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

Filing a pool in the US can cost $2-3K in water fees. The pool would need to be refilled twice. I would sue them civilly for the cost of water and frankly, I would have pursued charges for destruction of property. There's a good chance that filters would also be destroyed, along with the water itself. HOA or not, they can't regulate criminal law.

[@AndyyWithAY]

The husband is the biggest AH here. He keeps a ton of secrets. He didn't tell OP about what Kyla initially said or block her on his own. It's just completely normal to see friends, family, everyone less when you're in a relationship. As long as you don't completely isolate yourself as a couple. He also didn't tell OP Kyla had asked him out.

[@katie6731]

Or that he saw Joanna when he was in Seattle. With this many lies of omission, I don't see how OP can trust him. He didn't tell OP that Kyla had asked him out when OP directly asked if he had dated anyone in his friend group. He also didn't tell OP that he'd had a conversation with Joanna at the conference, even though he and OP spent several hours playing a video game that same night to catch up. He's intentionally keeping things from her that he should be telling her. If he'd truly thought the conversation with Joanna wasn't a big deal, then it makes more sense for him to have told OP about it while they were gaming. If I were OP, I'd have more questions. How many other times have he and Joanna attended the same out-of-town conferences? Have any of his other friends said negative things about his marriage? What other information has he neglected to tell OP? How can she trust that he'd volunteer the truth about important events? OP isn't much better, though. She straight-out lied to him when he asked how she knew that Joanna had been at the conference with him. Since the conference was two months ago, and it seems like "Joanna" sent the "cheating reveal" texts shortly after the conference, that means OP questioned her husband's fidelity for months without any evidence or having an honest conversation with him. These weird games they're playing don't seem terribly healthy for their marriage.

[@perihan4744]

P

[@wmdkitty]

OP herself _admits_ to trying to isolate OP. Kyla's concerns are valid and normal.

[@aphelion4616]

@@wmdkitty Reading/listening comprehension: Learn it please.

[@TsukiKageTora]

He may be a jerk for that, but I think the biggest AH is Kayla for literally posing as his ex to try to break them up. All the while, pretending to be friendly to OP as if they are finally growing with friendship. My bet is she is probably the reason why Joanna and her friend broke up.

[@sweetoleander9048]

Remember everyone here, if an HOA says something that seems extreme make sure to check the legality of it. THEN, tell them to shove it where the sun don't shine

[@AndyyWithAY]

Oh hell no!! Ain't nobody gon' tell me what to do with my pool! There's a huge difference between a well behaved 9 and 11 yr old and 3 unruly teens. And, I'm pretty sure anyone who uses the pool is your liability. I'm not spending thousands upon thousands on my pool to be liable for some monster children I don't even like

[@jonmendelson1104]

My response to "you can open your pool to all immediate neighbors or none" would be, "Nah, I'm good."

[@stirrednotshaken4823]

I'm flabbergasted at the police saying vegetable oil in a pool is no harm! Guess they've never had to clean a pool after someone sabotaged it.

[@ShinePaw101]

Story 1: What a jealous not-ex! I'm glad the truth was found so easily.

[@ElleD308]

OP is an absolute idot 😂😂 who the H3LL confides on the woman who bet your husband would leave you in two years?! Who the H3LL opens up about her husband to the woman who jumped all boundaries and kept touching him 😂😂😂 like wttffff!!!!

[@HobieInTheBox]

Story 1: the friend was right about one thing, OP and hubby got married too fast. Because hubby cannot be forthcoming with his own wife and remove a toxic influence in his life. These are things you have to learn before marriage.

[@ElleD308]

I think he loves the attention. He keeps insisting to keep her around no matter what

[@StubbyandShifu]

I admire your perfection.

[@HobieInTheBox]

@@StubbyandShifu slay, thank you

[@catsncrows]

Kyla playing steaming pile of chaos games, also Kyla repeatedly trying to get ahold of op and getting ignored. Wrote this somewhere else regarding how people have time for this, Jealousy is a next door neighbor to obsession

[@aalokshah8655]

right to privacy?! They went into their backyard!

[@thePhoenixQueen]

I can't STAND how entitled people are when it comes to someone else's pool.

[@danishaussie63]

S2: Get your own damn pool... this HOA bullshit is really mind blowing at times. Dont do anything but make excuses for the feral neighbours, but tell people what they should do in regards to who shoul use their pool, seriously, WTF!!!!!

[@radish6740]

Mr Peterson has no expectation of privacy in his neighbor’s backyard in the middle of the night.

[@reginarainer9740]

Op is ignoring the giant husband shaped elephant in the room. Lies by omission are still lies and he has no problem keeping things from her if he doesn’t think it’s necessary or if it will ‘upset’ op. She may have gotten the conniving Kyla out because she’s still got thr bigger problem of her husband to deal with.

[@StubbyandShifu]

We don't know how they might have resolve this.

[@havokdr3d535]

It always shocks when people say things like "he doesn't hang out with us as much since meeting you". Like yeah you typically spend a lot of time together when dating especially in the beginning. My girlfriend literally had to drop 5 friends because they went way to far on trashing our relationship mostly because one of them had a crush on her and said to my face how amazing she was and how much he wanted to be with her

[@ScorpiusZA.]

The cops in that HOA story infuriate me. There was criminal trespass with the intent to do damage. IDC that there was none. I would have blasted that video like they did, but I would have blasted that officer's name as well for refusing to do his f*kn job.

[@smyl665]

NEVER LIVE IN AN HOA!!!

[@wintermute9459]

A lot of cities have ordinances that will dictate the basic rules for the upkeep of your property. Grass cannot exceed 6 inches, no, we can't keep goats. we have to keep the buildings on our property maintained. Trash and debris must be cleared etc... Why would anyone need an HOA unless they're control freaks who want to control what color you can paint your house?

[@peggyperkins208]

Story 1 - yeah, I knew a person like Kyla. She totally wanted OP's hubby or make it so she got OP out of the picture. I should do a story on r/MarkNarrations about that whole story. That "Kyla" I had tons of screws loose. I'll call her "Ty" in my story. Story 2- holy moly!!! "Ty" did a similar thing to her neighbor. Are these the same people?! Lol. Just wow, the entitlement there. HOAs... Mark's favorite. Bye Petersons! That's so messed up leaving everyone else all awkward afterward. That sucks.

[@amilikestea433]

OP's husband had no right to tell OP "You should have come to me first" after he had just told OP not to worry about Kyla making trouble. OP probably didn't want to sound crazy to her husband

[@jomc6734]

Pool story: I think it's really overstepping by the HOA to suggest that someone should open up their own pool for use by the entire neighbourhood. They should have asked the HOA if they would be employing a lifeguard since they thought the pool should be open for everyone's use. It's completely ridiculous. And, how are cameras filming someone trespassing in your backyard infringing on the trespassers privacy. That's BS.

[@annamcnarin]

The last story: my grandmother was a Mrs. Smith & she and my Pop did indeed have a pool & rosebushes. lol

[@KarinSeppa]

Seems to me that Kyla was more heart broken for the breakup with Johanna…

[@holographicwing]

I kind of got gay vibes too...like...if you can't have him you want him with your preferred girl of choice? Makes me wonder if OP is a different race and that's conveniently left out.

[@EvilSinx]

It's always funny how friends just don't understand how it's perfectly normal to spend less time with them, when you're in a committed relationship x)

[@ssaharam]

On our way to Disney and nothing makes the drive easier than Mark waffling on ❤😂

[@jessieBird96]

Story 1: no to you it happened over 2 years ago. To Opie this is something that she's just learning of she is learning that somebody who has been kind to her face talk to all kinds of s*** behind her back a rotten foundation is a rotten foundation

[@Imjustherebro]

Keep up the great work mark!

[@MarkNarrations]

[@TigersandBearsOhMy]

Love the new background. It's so cute!

[@teamaang7915]

If husband had listened to her in the first place she wouldn't be doing this. At least he believes her now.

[@fluidwolf]

People in the last story legit hearing that a family is trespassing into someone's yard and attempting to destroy their property and being upset about the trouble family's "privacy" is gobsmacking. With another HOA L with them trying to force people to accommodate the trouble makers or screw everyone else.

[@nondisclosure3920]

Hoa should be banned already, where the hell do they get off trying to control who uses someone's frigging pool!

[@itsjustmaddisen]

As someone who is quite blunt and it's gotten me in trouble a few times, Kyla isn't blunt she's actually very sneaky and two faced.

[@MCBRUCE76]

S2: Never buy, lease, or rent a house, which is governed by HOA's. It is not worth your time, effort, money, peace, and happiness.

[@malicealexxx]

"Adam left a floater in the pool" 😂😂😂

[@hi_stranger9156]

I hope this is fake because I can't imagine being 27 and making a fake profile of the ex of your friend to mess with his marriage while being "friends" with the wife you were betting they wouldn't last. Who has the time and the energy for it?! Like toooo many steps and for what?

[@kaitohkid7229]

Tbh it's possible 😅. Women...

[@itsjustmaddisen]

It could absolutely be real some people don't mature past high school.

[@truthseeker9249]

@@kaitohkid7229 Women indeed.

[@ineedhoez]

Yeah.... this shit is wild.

[@VictoriaMorganawesometori]

Unfortunately some people don't mature past high school. Immaturity does not have an age limit

[@a.munroe]

Be petty Mark! We don't let friends and family make jerks of themselves AND we don't let anyone be a jerk to our family and friends! Edit: wtf Adam?! 🔔Shame🔔shame🔔😂

[@thefortnitemum]

Lol the husband saying you should have come to me when twice he has not been honest with op, hypocrisy at it's finest

[@ineedhoez]

Damn... Kyla is sick. Okay so she didn't like OP. She said the bad things that she said three years ago and seemed to have let it go. If kyla wanted to ruin their relationship it would seem to make more sense to do it before they got married. Kyla spends the next three years dormant. Her secret feelings are found out and then she apologizes to op and then becomes besties with her. Wouldn't it have made more sense to become besties with her and the Beginning so she could ruin the relationship? Kyla then goes through the hassel of faking profile and/or engaging with the ex to set up the husband. It is a ton of work. I'm upset about the poor execution.

[@Val_Benko]

If someone is going to put that much effort into being awful, I expect them to be better at it

[@hodgeelmwood8677]

Re: the pool story....you don't have legal rights to privacy when you sneak into someone's yard!

[@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas]

That HOA is such an American thing .If someone ever tell me what to do in my home with my property I will go in court for this

[@romonaelrod7870]

Hello waffle king Mark and princess Poppy and all of you cheeky Waffle loving so and so's. Have a great weekend all of you waffle lovers.

[@Jenifer_R_]

As an Australian, there is nothing worse than sweltering in your home on a 40C day having to listen to your neighbours splashing about in their pool.

[@angelwhitenight1456]

story 1 that woman wanted her husband and was trying to get him. I don't believe for a sec this can be explained with anything else...

[@terrakeelin127]

Love being able to count on you twice a day! Thanks mark

[@apersonnamedkai817]

Oh. Yikes.. this is a bad day to also have the name Kyla. Hey I’m genuinely surprised and excited you pronounced it right! On behalf of other Kyla’s out there, we don’t claim this one.

[@Diet_Mini]

I can't wait to be here when Mark hits 1 million subs 🎉 also YAY, CRAZY NEIGHBOR STORY

[@kaitohkid7229]

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

[@domesticgoddess9684]

When i was a kid, our library/court house had a big fountain in the front 😂 every week someone put dish soap in it. It took 2 bottles (not that i know that 😂) it would bubble out in the streets 😅 finally they stopped the water flow to it. 😢 its still there and it still makes me giggle every time i go by. 😊

[@hodgeelmwood8677]

OP is mistaken. Kyla absolutely is into her husband and is pissed that he married someone else.

[@tombrady5587]

Story 1: Before the update, I would say entirely blocking out Kyla is likely going too far given that what she said was based off on something that happened years ago and before OP was married. Based on the reasoning that came from the update, I think there's certainly logic in expressing concerns about that potentially being a rebound relationship. I agree with her husband there, although he needs to be more empathetic of OP's concerns about Kyla's two-faced behaviour towards her. After the update: yeah, that's too fishy. Although, you don't have categorical proof Kyla was involved, best to keep your distance.

[@thecatnipisalie4412]

I've definitely had my share of neighbor drama growing up. Unfortunately, it is too dark to share. But some people.. As an adult, I do my best to isolate from my neighbors. It's a bit difficult when you live in a RV park though. 😂

[@novabrilliant4510]

Playing catch up. We were on vacation and came back to two tornadoes hitting our area (NE Ohio). No damage to the house, but we lost power for a few days.

[@JayeEllis]

Violating THEIR privacy? They have no reasonable right to privacy while committing crime on someone else's property! I do, however, have the right to put cameras around the liability in my backyard and the reasonable expectation against trespass and vandalism.

[@Grace_x68]

S1 Nice of Jen trying to warn OP against krazy Kyla

[@FlamesofJagger]

Heyyo Waffle Gang. Evening Mark and Poppy. I hope everyone is well and had a great day. Hope the weekend is positive and bright for all. Much love ♥️🧡💛❤️🩷💜💙🩵💚🎉💯 Waffle 🧇 Gang 🧇 Forever!!!

[@phtevlin]

#1 What middle school do some of these people go to?

[@TsukiKageTora]

There IS real damage! They will have to change out the water and fully get the water back to correct everything which takes time AND money. Money neighbor needs to pay up Once again: a useless cop that can’t even do the most simple of tasks correctly. Gee I wonder why so many people dislike cops anymore

[@SecondaryGemini]

Love being here right as the video drops!!! 🎉

[@andreavanhoof6047]

Story 1: Tell him to go no contact permanently or that you will divorce him!

[@jaydee_0079]

RE: Who can use the pool Way back when, before the small satellite dishes, Band C Satellite Dishes were 10 feet in diameter, and HOA's disapproved of them all over the US of A. However, EVERY TIME the issue was put before a court of law, the courts held that an HOA membership is NOT a relinquishment of Rights guaranteed under the First Amendment. (that is the dish got to stay, and got to stay where it was put because it needed to see the Satellites) Freedom of Association is also a Right guaranteed by the Constitution's First Amendment.

[@claracatlady9844]

American Suburbia horror stories never seize to amaze me. Also the whole HOA thing is so strange. In Germany if someone acted like this… oh boy I can only imagine. We even have multiple people with pools in my old neighbourhood, my parents included and NO ONE not even the neighbours we really like ever asked to use our pool. You just DONT do that. Either it is offered to you or you shut up.

[@clarissagafoor5222]

Again!!!! it's odd that so many people are so eager to drop their own 20 cents worth of words into these stories that they don't wait till the end!!!

[@wildblue0]

Story 1: Not having her in OP's space is a fair ask. But, on the theory that living well is the best revenge, I wouldn't keep hubs away from his friends. He seems to have handled them well so far. Update: Yeah, block her.

[@radsjet]

The moment the HOA said i would have to move my camera and ither close my pool to everyone or open it to everyone i would have told them to give me that in writing so i could consult with my Lawyer.

[@jerriewyatt905]

HOA have too much authority about other peoples property.. I’d NEVER live in one of those neighborhoods..

[@etoileshine1011]

Sooo he let kyla talk shit about op and didn't say anything?

[@taz598]

Story1 Well seen that one coming....Kyla wants OP's husband that was clear from the beginning....she played nice when husband was around so if OP said anything against her OP would look like the bad guy and then used the ex to drive a wedge between them hoping OP would leave him and she could step in and play the loving concerned friend and hook up with husband. She was being friends with OP to get personal information out of her. Kyla was playing the long manipulative game.

[@Trijem]

.... Adam left a 💩 floater in the paddle pool 😮. 😂😂😂

[@WickedQueenAvice]

Wow and HOA that did its job… shocking.

[@Plague_Rat778]

Ah yes, violating my privacy as I trespass onto your property. Classic

[@jrod1591]

Husband is lying, imo.

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

S2 is so unhinged! The way they feel entitled to the Smith’s pool is ridiculous! And somehow the Smiths are in trouble for getting a camera and sharing their pool?! I hate HOAs so much OMG!

[@MuDkipzCHancelLOr]

"my spouse's opposite sex friend" lol lmao even

[@goatkiller666]

Sometimes, when people are touching me… I’m also ND and do not like it when I am touched… I think back to all that “stranger danger” stuff. And let me tell you, when a 5’11” bald, overweight, white goateed guy starts shouting “BAD TOUCH!” over and over… people look.

[@claracatlady9844]

Denial is a river in Egypt smh Bro if someone asked you out multiple times, bet against your marriage, is mean to your spouse and is super touchy feely, what do you think could be the reason for that?

[@camarofan2008]

That was a Perry Mason moment right there.

[@sakatababa]

story 1: i rarely judge stories on titles alone but this op made a rare case for it. looks like she is literally trying to manifest the prediction. let's see how it ends...

[@sakatababa]

i don't trust op. her entire narrative stands on "i don't remember saying this continual habit we have to one of our closest friends". she appears hell bent on removing the friend. grasping at straws is not how you do it. if friend is removed, i would not be surprised at all if someone new becomes the target of her obsession immediately after that.

[@rebeccataylor2049]

9:34 this! That woman didn't know you and your life. In regards to everything else Including $. She should take a huge step back and apologize for her ignorance!

[@melosidhe779]

The cops in story 2 REALLY dropped the ball. At the very least they could have done something about trespassing into the backyard. Especially when this isn't the first time there has been an issue. Why are problem causes protected more than the victims?

[@hodgeelmwood8677]

C'mon, the reason Kyla did that shit is obvious. She was hoping OP would believe her husband cheated, they would split up, and then Kyla could swoop in and "comfort" the husband.

[@msf2399]

As someone with a social learning disability who often is told I’ve said something rude or that my joke was taken the wrong way, I wonder if the husband might’ve been projecting a little in story 1 when he said Kayla was “just blunt & forthright.” I notice they didn’t say anything about *her* having any disabilities. When you’re bad at reading people & get told you’ve been accidentally rude a lot, in my experience, you start to give people the benefit of doubt, assuming *you* must be interpreting things wrong and that everyone else is just as bad with their words as you are. Not saying Kayla wasn’t just being fucking rude. Just saying this might be why the husband never mentioned it before, and why he let something so egregious fly.

[@kateemma22]

I love 'petty Mark'. He is my Waffle King of the Petty B-tches.

[@wildridegaming]

Poured vegetable oil into the pool (assuming it was) is no real damage? how about the financial damage to cleanup/replace the water? Im sure that will run into the thousands.

[@AngelaNortonTyler]

What grade are these kids in? SMH

[@ajwinberg]

I just want to say, that i think it is weird that people think it is strange for couples to get engaged after only dating one year. I personally got engaged after dating for 5 months and we were married 2 months later. We are still married 16 years later and no signs of divorce in our future. When you know that the other person is the right one for you, you know. I know people who dated for years, had long engagements, got married, and then after 2 years of marriage, they divorced. You don't have to date a long time to know when someone is right for you. I know that this isn't what the O.P. is asking about, but I hear it so often that it bothers me and I hat to rant about it. 😅

[@suzismith9011]

Hi all 👋👋

[@rogrove6325]

Kyla, your psycho's showing, put that away. And as for story 2, no way in hell will I ever move somewhere with an active HOA. Weird ass power trips and made up laws that shouldn't be legal. Absolutely not.

[@Val_Benko]

Story 1: I think the husband not telling OP things that others consider important could be explained by the fact that he is neurodivergent. If in his mind these things are unimportant, he genuinely might not even think that OP might still want to know. Like not mentioning that Kyla had previously asked him out - he wasn't interested in her, and he didn't think Kyla was still into him, so why bring it up and possibly make people uncomfortable when it's not relevant? That's just my take, but I think it helps explain the husband's behaviour. I often struggle with telling people important things happening in my life bc I either don't find it that important or I just forget to mention it. I can completely see myself not thinking to mention something like briefly running into an ex (I'd probably forget it happened until someone asked about it) or a friend having asked me out years prior (honestly I get OP's husband not mentioning it, I probably wouldn't think it mattered either)

[@TsukiKageTora]

So Kyla played as Joanna so she could break up OP and her husband so when her husband goes to her for “support” after the divorce she could be rebound. How disturbed do you have to be to use someone else to break two people up so you could “try” and “get” your “shot” with the one you have feelings for?

[@Davtwan]

So likely all Kyla did was improve her disingenuous niceties rather than warm up to OP. Taking advantage of people like that (especially if they had social naïveté and pressure like OP's husband) is just radioactive.

[@rebeccataylor2049]

9:53 so in Seattle three whatever months back she's back doing her old 💩

[@jokestermasteroflaughter7754]

I’m usually a supporter of the police but seriously screw their lazy asses for not prosecuting The Petersons they literally trespassed and there is evidence that is a crime

[@rachaelclark8465]

Story 1, I have a bit of a different take. He may very well be telling the truth but, it could be that they don't communicate with phones. It's a plausible deny ability thing.

[@RisetoStrength]

Anybody starting to have misgivings about opposite sex friendships yet? No?