confronting my wife's lover

I cut the cord. We even went and had drinks with her and the other other woman lol. If you are dealing with a specific problem, please see ask an I want to slap you! HomeForumsRelationshipsConfronted my wife tonight. But i hope i can be of some assistance. But a ship is not built to last, it it built to endure. No response this time. Truth About Deception back to our home page. This may be hard to understand in the cold light of day. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Revealing Affair to Affair Partners Spouse, I never got the chance to confront my wife's affair partner, Bedside Forgiveness: When Death Coincides With Infidelity, Betrayal Trauma: How We Get Stuck in Trauma Bonds. That was in 1993, then, in 2019 I discovered that my H didnt stop at this 1 affair, he continued trying to fill his personal void throughout our entire marriage and this included reigniting his affair with this first woman years after I extended the olive branch Does this make me a chump? I thought she would move after he passed. As your wife she shouldn't be f*cking other dudes should she? Blessings to all the betrayed out there. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Don't make me explain it to you. Im like you, hate and revenge are not a part of my vocabulary. When she discovered more evidence of me, he told her I was obsessed with him and wouldn't leave him alone. Youre both confused about what you want and need time for your own life. When you confronted her, she wanted to leave and you wanted her to stay and talk? And to make matters more complicated, how someone responds during the confrontation doesnt necessarily indicate how they will respond after he or she has had time to think about what was said. WebTheres no point in confronting those lovers. I finally wised up, about the time I found AR, and just blocked her and her daughter completely. You will now need to get tested for STD's as well as your wife. What a s$%&show. Ive had to live with that dude in my life for over a decade told not to confront because of the kids. She was responsible for his travel arrangements. If you know the other person, you may feel compelled to tell them that you know about the relationship and that their dirty little secret is out. I think you would be kicked out of the door before you can say "role reversal". The thing is, you WILL get through this. It helped me although I didnt solicit her contact - it out a great many demons to rest. Not that she showed any real interest in reconciliation anyway. Hold on for two months. So, lesson learned, do not contact the AP. Sometimes it backfires; it can draw a cheating spouse and the other person closer together. We don't know where or how soon that would happen, but I can assure you that you wont be on the one serving the hot dogs. with his or her lover? She is cheating within 1 year and you have no kids. So I did wait for a couple of weeks but then I sent him text messages and told him just what I thought of him and just how bad he had hurt me and my wife and that I was being moved by the Lord to let him know that I forgave him and would pray for him and that I was determined to make our marriage work no matter what . I never Do not upset the poor girl. I want vengeance but everytime I seriously think about confronting her, I remember that I need her to stay with her poor cuckold of a husband so she wont be completely available. Until you finally hit acceptance. Have your lawyer write a no contact letter. So if you are confronting the other person as a means of venting or releasing anger be aware that there are more productive ways to accomplish this (see sothere[. Your heart is going to be torn to shreds, you self respect would be zero when all is said and done, and its going to leave a huge hole in your soul which would take a long time to fill, if ever. But I'm glad I can but a nail in this coffin. Your bed now. The marriage is between my husband and me. I just told her I KNOW what is going on with XXXXX. I think, the storm has passed. This site is not intended to provide and does not constitute medical, legal, or other professional advice. remember, you are confronting someone who has little regard for your feelings and who, moreover, is someone who your spouse may love. Confronting her would only bring more conflicts into our marriage thereby creating distance between me and my husband. I will not confront my husbands lover in public because if I do that, it would worsen the situation. jesus My friend you are in big time denial. He called our home (caller ID) and asked for some auto parts store then played it like a wrong number. The person I have business with is my husband not her-Tobiloba Oko-Oboh. I thought to myself - how on earth can I be sued she will be telling me the truth and not manipulating the situation. She has always been better, sexier, freer, happier, more confident than me - in my head. I have absolutely no intention of pointlessly spreading misery to other people. As much as I can move on, take responsibility, or as many times as I can apologize to my lover's wife (which I did), that kind of experience lives with you and takes up residence in your soul. Your If you really think she will change then I have huge admiration for you, but it'll be a rough journey and you need to be able to be open with each other. I need nothing from him. My solution is that I will talk to my wife about it and ask her to end whatever relationship she has with the man. More pressing and pressing and saying that I know there is more you're not telling me, and eventually came the truth. Im often thinking of her and what I would say to her or even her husband, and I hope that reading your reply and Ricks post will help me to gently stop these thoughts as well. Will your spouse take your side? That's how she met my husband. Do you really want to help him as you say you do? Patience is a virtue, especially under the most trying circumstances. September 9, 2011 6.16am. 1 year marriage, no kids, GET OUT. I wanted him to know that he took advantage of a severely depressed woman who for many years was under the care of a psychiatrist for this diagnosis. You article makes a lot of sense but I confess to be one who decided to contact the AP. It didnt seem to bother her that he was lying to her - she just said what fun he must be having sleeping with us both. Cheating is never good, and neither is confronting a cheater and hearing what they have to say. From her end, while she quietens down for a few months, the fire to cheat and feel the same sexual thrill with another guy, will begin flickering harder once again, and before you realize it she will be back on her knees taking hot dogs for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and in between meals as well. When he ended the affair, the in-laws were enraged and drove 8 hours to our city to "comfort her" since she was so devastated. And your life. He bolted. Through it all, however, I am glad that I've never fixated on the AP, nor have I wasted much energy in hostility toward him. When you have all your ducks in a row, have gone past the PI phase, moved on with the evidence to an attorney, and the attorney has compiled it all together and made the initial moves and it is time to serve her the papers, you must still be nonchalant and appear ignorant about the giant moves underway. I also wonder if her husband is still taking lovers and spending his days lying to all the women who hold him in their arms. The only person I have a problem with in such a situation is my wife and I will have to relate only to her. Of course he forwarded my email to her, and to my utter shock she let him know that she didn't feel the same as I did (she was still DEEP in the fog of the affair and hadn't confronted her illusions and rationalizations yet) and that her 'friendship' with him (old boyfriend from 30 years earlier) always had and always would be special to her. There is no need for me to confront my spouses lover in public. Just remove yourself from the equation. I didn't want any details from the AP - he was 15 years older, weak, and very unattractive. As you already admitted, given the situation find yourself in, your self confidence is broken, you can not think straight, and your mind is just going crazy trying to make sense of it all. I wish that for your sake he won't want to say anything in reply to what you say, but knowing APs, he will and it will be unpredictable and probably extremely painful what he says in reply, even if it isn't founded on truth. As we discussed more, I think I understand more now. spouse. I need to talk to my husband and sort out issues with him. What if you should meet up with her by chance? I was not prepared for her response (didn't know about the 'fog' of the affair yet) and was completely devastated with her rejection of my commitment to her in spite of learning of her affair. I made my vowels to him, not them, dont owe them anything. Wow. It only causes heartbreak for you. I need him to know for me. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. He was visibly shaking during the encounter and when he cried to my wife she then saw him as pathetic. You might delude yourself into thinking you need to talk with the affair partner for reconnaissance purposes. NEVER. Goes to show you its all their own issues, not anything to do with us. Confronting my wife - need advice. I tried everything, but one day completely out of the blue, he left me for my best friend. Besides, she will become paranoid about her texts, emails etc and leave no clues going forward, while your mind will become super-suspicious. Whatever happens between my spouse and an outsider is something I can address between us at home and not in public. Like my husband stood up to defend my honor, becquse we did Iit together! I knew he would never try to contact me again after this conversation. Do NOT get tempted to lose your temper as well. Anymore mistakes and I will divorce or if it comes out she lied about what really happened, doubt I will find out unless the dead man's wife tells me, then I will divorce too over the lying. This has nothing to do with each others families. Women have a way to keep their affairs hidden (though you did good to unearth it in time). Acceptance is the best thing that will ever happen to you. Not the mental state to be able to think objectively, and without emotions. The pain seemed impossible to bear, but I am thankful to God for walking me through every second of it! Hugs all around. I expect no apologies, no truth, no remorse. Maybe you're still waiting to come up with the perfect withering remark to deliver along with your poisoned umbrella tip. I cannot confront my husbands lover because I have no business with her. You need to calmly explain your feelings and tell her to put herself in your shoes. Moving On: That I forgave her. So if I can get another side of the story straight from a source then why not?! Probably not. My only advice is get out NOW. I feel so much better hearing you say that it makes them feel insignificant as that is exactly what I wanted to convey to her. But all of this is in hindsight, no one could of predicted this storm.Old hands will retire from their service with you, while new ones will enlist. My lover's wife ended the conversation by telling me how much she hated me and couldn't think of another person in the whole world that she despised more than me. Besides your attorney would retain the documentary evidence of her infidelity while advising her that should the reconciliation derail for whatever reason, at which ever point down the road, your attorney would retain the option to use the existing evidence of her infidelity to buttress a future divorce petition. When you say something like that, people dont question your reasoning. She used the same kinds of words my lover did; you could tell that they were a couple. Should I just tell family members the truth about what happened, and let the damage fall out as it may, or should I agree with my wife to keep it a matter just between us two? But she is liking photos his cousin is putting up of them fishing. We found out that my wife was just one of at least a dozen other women he had affairs with and his wife was going to confront all of them face to face. If you pretend it isn't happening, she will keep stringing you along. Regardless of I will walk out of the marriage- Derek Agyei. It'll help the two of you communicate in effective ways and find answers as to why the affair happened - in a much healthier way than contacting the affair partner. Not there yet. She sent him a nasty gram including things like " I was forced to listen to her message" that she "almost felt sad for me listening to my voice" and when I asked her for "conformation of status" in my message she replied to him with "That girl has trust issues" he didn't reply. He was suspicious of her acts but never in his wildest of dreams he had thought that situation could be this much worse. Then, I will confront her openly. And why you didnt post there following the replies? Sleep in the #%(^ing middle. Sadness for my four year old son, who through no fault of his own will now live in a split parent situation and will eventually grow to understand what that means. Insist on divorce? Ill be stooping low to confront his lover in public Kemi Faleye. Expose the affair to her family. As a result of their friendship with her, our children and I have cut off contact with them. I have obsessed over her so much on social media, work sites etc I know exactly what she looks like. I would have asked openhanded questions to see what his responses would be and compare them to what my wife said. WebPlease advise. If you only knew the painful path you're about to walk it's actually more painful that if you just walk away. Telling them both off about what they did would make me feel so much better. Butbe prepared for her to deny and deny and deny until confronted with that proof. Your not a wimp for being cheated on or for being in shock at this discovery. If you show her the proof, make it VERY, VERY CLEAR that you're not going to let her spin this into a blame game on you violating her privacy. Youre just afraid to accept the facts. My husband claimed she called it off. I just give you my opinion from some real life experiences. Will confronting the other person force your spouse to make a decision? She hasn't. There can be any number of reasons, but I do suggest you try to get your mind off the affair partner and onto your own recovery - that is much more productive. The point is to get away from them both and stop giving your cheater and the affair partner your precious mental energy. I need advice on how to handle this with my wife - and if you help me I will post links to videos of her with face blurred Yeah, there's some irony in that, huh? To outsmart her and pretend, while your team gets on her case. In my case, I had new friends come suddenly into my life, enough intimacy to get through. (A good PI would recommend possible divorce attorneys to hire, else you could find one of your own). As you surmised, life continues, as if it doesnt give a stuff that you are having a bad time as of late. You deserve better. If the roles were reversed do you honestly think your wife would be so accepting as you have been? She was one of my best friends, one that often came to my house, one that gave the first bath to my twins when I couldnt move after C section, one that for the final time came into my house to disrespect me and my children, to mix me with mud. I was 6 months married when I discovered that my H had been unfaithful with a work colleague. Start planning and executing on your plans. For #1, your marriage might end up working out. Plus, others opinions will confuse you. I sent it to his Dr.s office. Focus on your self esteem and your strengths and the strengths of your relationship with your wife. Ive heard rumors that my wife is cheating. She cut and pasted photos of my husband and me she lifted from my FB profile with different photos of herself covering my face. And You know I have to laugh at all these answers that say you have to ask yourself why she cheated" or what part did you play in her cheating or Its 3 years post D day next week and this is the one thing that has left me stuck! If she is I will not confront her. So that now when I do think of one of the horrible details, all I feel is victory!!! Marriage is between two people; the husband and wife. We CAN FINALLY move forward! Damn this is hard, I'm glad you are all here. She was dumped by him when their 4.5 year double life came out by way of a wrongly sent text to me from my partner. This is the first time in my life that Ive lived alone, and its a little exhilarating. I promise. If these women didn't respond, then I would have moved on and dealt with what I knew to be true for me. Now the dad is dying of cancer and maybe has a year to live. You really need to let go of this whole thing. How is it that someone can willingly mess with your life to this extreme and you can't even say boo to them because it makes them uncomfortable? Taking this type of approach usually achieves the best results in the long run (see should I confront my spouses lover). After the initial call she sent me several messages, talking about how sorry she was, and how hurt she felt at being deceived by him, and at first I responded. Talking to the other person can cut both wayssometimes it drives a wedge between a cheating spouse and his or her lover. She was sick The singer-songwriter has claimed a 39-year-old man has been stalking her "outside my family's home" and has made "threats of violence" against her. You may want to scare them by threatening to tell their spouse about the affair. I would not want something like that to happen. Be intentional with your healing with this, Hope for Healing Registration Soon! The world is still spinning. You clearly know that. You will never be able to trust her, you'll be constantly checking up on her, whenever you are apart you will be torturing yourself with what she may be doing what kind of marriage is that??? She was sick to her stomach. Aaaandlaughed. 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