u/Additional-Climate92

I’m looking for some perspective from professionals working in Fine Art & Collections Insurance, Inland Marine, Private Client, or Risk Consulting.

My background is somewhat unconventional. I’ve spent the last several years working in art conservation, restoration, collection care, and disaster recovery. I’ve worked with private collectors, galleries, conservators, framers, and insurance-funded restoration projects involving fire, water, and other collection losses.

The more exposure I get to the insurance side of the art world, the more interested I become in roles involving collection risk management, loss prevention, underwriting, and client advisory services.

For those already in the industry: • What job titles should someone like me actually be searching for? • Which areas of the industry are growing the fastest? • Is it easier to enter through underwriting, risk consulting, broker support, or another path? • Are there companies known for hiring candidates with nontraditional backgrounds? • What skills or certifications would make the biggest difference for someone transitioning from conservation and collection care?

I’m not looking for a shortcut or asking for a job, just trying to better understand the landscape from people who work in it every day.

I’d appreciate any advice or perspective.

I feel kind of ridiculous posting this, but I need outside perspective because I can feel myself spiraling.

My (F35) boyfriend (M43) sent me a screenshot earlier and at the top was a Snapchat notification from a girl named Olivia. We've been together for 10 years. I don’t know any Olivia in his life now or ever and I’ve never heard him mention one before, so it immediately made me uneasy.

After that I made the mistake of checking his TikTok following list for the first time and noticed he follows a handful of women whose accounts are basically just thirst traps. Now my brain is connecting everything together and I can’t tell if I’m picking up on something real or if I’m letting insecurity/anxiety take over.

For context, I don’t have actual proof he’s cheating or talking to someone else. This is more about how suspicious I suddenly feel after seeing those things back to back.

Would this make you uncomfortable too, or am I reading too much into normal social media behavior? I am aware of how juvenile this sounds which is adding to my spiraling.

TLDR: Spiraling after snapchat notification on boyfriend's phone. Red flag or intuition?