Othello syndrome on Halloween
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:25 pm
A woman who forced her fiancé to take a lie detector test to prove he has been faithful every time he left the house has married him.
Debbie Wood, 43, from Leicester was so afraid her boyfriend, now husband, Steve Wood, 31, would stray she even combed his phone, email accounts and bank statements for signs of infidelity several times a day. But she has now put her fears to one side and married Mr Wood in a Halloween ceremony
Mr and Mrs Wood made headlines last year after she was diagnosed with a rare condition, Othello Syndrome, that causes delusional jealousy. She had even banned him from watching women on television or looking at pictures of them in magazines.
‘I think he’s gorgeous, but that’s not the issue - it’s about whether or not I can trust him not to look at other women while he is out on his own,' she had said. ‘I don’t want him thinking they’re hot. If you’re in a relationship and you’re happy with your partner, you should only have eyes for that person.’
The couple started dating in 2011 after they met through a friend. Mrs Wood had spent ten years living in the U.S. but moved back to Britain four years ago after another long-term relationship broke down.
