DEAR ABBY: My husband has a female friend he grew up with. They have exchanged “happy birthday” texts for many years. However, they have recently begun texting more often. An example: One night he was mixing a drink and texted her about whether to use Pepsi or Coke.

On his birthday, I watched for her text and saw it had two heart emojis on either side of her message. This bothered me a great deal, and I told him his flirting via texting needed to stop. He says I’m being unreasonable and he is doing nothing wrong.

My husband has a female friend he grew up with. They have exchanged “happy birthday” texts for many years. See Also Dear Abby: I want to finally confront my sister-in-law over how she treated my late brother However,

"Abby, am I unreasonable? I did see a therapist who said my husband has an emotional relationship with this woman and I had every right to be upset."

My husband has a female friend he has texted “happy birthday” to many years. Lately they have been texting more often. I told him his flirting via texting needed to stop. He says I’m being unreasonable.