Reddit Stories - BETRAYAL UNVEILED_ When Love Collides with Wealth and DECEPTION_

Episode Date: August 15, 2025

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I hope you enjoy this story. My spouse had an affair with a prosperous financier and attempted to rationalize it by asserting she was merely educating herself about money management. I never anticipated I would be disclosing this on Reddit. But I need to get this off my chest. My world has been turned upside down, and I don't know who else to turn to for advice and support. Here's the story of how my wife cheated on me with a wealthy investor and tried to justify it by claiming she was learning. personal finance. Let me start from the beginning. My wife, 36F, and I, 39M, have been together for

seven years, married for five. We've had our ups and downs, like any couple, but I thought we had a strong foundation built on trust and love. We both had regular jobs, and while we weren't rich, we were comfortable and happy. About a year ago, my wife, let's call her Anna, began showing an unusual interest in personal finance. She started reading books, watching YouTube videos, and even attending seminars on the topic. I was supportive of her newfound passion. I thought it was great that she wanted to improve our financial situation and secure a better future for us. To be honest, I have no idea about finance. Apart from basic investments like mutual funds, I had no idea about investing. Even for mutual funds, I just don't know. I just

know a very superficial concept about it and nothing in detail. In fact, I don't even invest in that apart from a mandatory tax saving scheme. I'm from a marketing background with very limited exposure to finance. Even for the tax and exemption, I refer to my tax consultants as most of us do. With the new age finance influencer rising on social media, Anna also got interested in learning about it. She wanted to learn about the stock market and cryptocurrency. The stock market is something that still makes sense to me because it has been in the market forever, but crypto is way beyond my understanding. Initially, I did join Anna for a few virtual seminars, but the concept was just so alien to me. All these were going fine until she began spending more and more time with a wealthy investor she had met at one of these seminars.

Let's call him D. She claimed that D was a mentor who was teaching her the ins and outs of investing in wealth building. The mentoring concept is on the rise in America. Every other person these days claims to be a mentor. She also eventually stopped contributing money for the household expenses. She said she was investing money in our future so I should not crib about it. I let her do so because I trusted her. I single-handedly managed all the household bills.

I didn't think much of it, initially, but as weeks turned into months, their relationship started to raise some serious red flags. Anna began spending an excessive amount of time with D, often late into the night. Her reason was that she was having a day job, so evening was the only time she could spare for her passion. When I expressed my displeasure, she got defensive and belittled me for my limited understanding of investment. She mocked me, saying that one day she will make us rich, and then I will regret not supporting her. I was supporting her by all means. She wanted me not to question her wherever she went, whenever she returned, whatever she did.

I tried not interfering as much as I could, but when she was clearly displaying a red flag, I had to be alert. She also started dressing differently, more provocatively, but I didn't bring up the topic. I had never commented on her choice of clothes before, so this time, as well, I kept quiet. But she began neglecting our relationship, so I confronted her about my concerns. As usual, she brushed them off, saying she was doing this to secure our future. So, I should be supportive and not judgmental. Slowly, I started being cold to her because I was done heavy lifting the relationship alone.

I thought she would notice the change in my attitude, but she didn't. She was too busy learning the investment game that she forgot I existed. We were no more than housemates and barely spoke unless it was something important. We didn't even get to see each other often, though living in the same house. After her day job, she was out for her seminar or for her mentorship class. One evening, I was passing by the seminar hall where her mentor, D, used to conduct the supposed finance class. Something urged me to go inside and check out the seminar.

When I went in, I saw there was a very different event going on. on. I asked the security staff about these companies seminar and if it happened every day. He told me it doesn't happen regularly, and the last seminar happened months ago. When I came out, I saw a few young men wearing t-shirts with the name of the finance influencer. I approached them and got to know that they were pitching everyone to join the finance master class. I took all the details from them. The seminar was conducted by the influencer himself every two to three months. but the mentorship classes were taken by mentors like D in cafes. They also said it was not a daily class but a weekly one, and the timing was 7 to 9 p.m.

Anna used to come home not before midnight. I took the details of the cafe and left. The next day, I asked Anna if she had the class that day. She gave a curt reply, I have classes on all days I said nothing. According to the details I gathered on the last day, the class was only on Saturdays, and that day was Thursday. After my work in the evening, I dropped into that cafe and saw her sitting intimately close to D, his hands on her waist and his lips on her cheeks. They were whispering into each other's ears. My heart sank as I watched them exchange flirtatious glances.

I stood at a distance to give myself enough time to absorb what I was seeing. I tried to capture some video clips because she would come up with BS like it was nothing like that. I stood there until they were in a more intimate act. He was licking her ears and doing all sort of nuisance. I recorded it all. When they were about to kiss, I went and sat at their table opposite to them. Anna froze while AP was confused. I said I was her soon-to-be ex-husband, and he chuckled.

Anna said that she could explain and I said go on. She said it was a one-on-one mentoring session. I was like, yeah, sure, he was mentoring you by lip to lip. AP left the table, laughing at the situation. His attitude was that of a player. I asked Anna up front if she had slept with AP. She said yes, but it was only a part of the investing deal. What kind of deal was that?

She tried to justify it by saying that it was all part of her personal finance education. She claimed that Dee had promised that she would be able to make huge money after completing the classes and doing what he had asked her for. And what did he ask for, to sleep with him? She said yes. I knew she was trying too. I asked him to save her face by just giving any random excuses. I played along for some time. I asked if she did it forcefully.

She said no, it was consensual. I told her she enjoyed it. She said she didn't, but did it only to secure our future. I lost my mind at this and yelled at her, who gave her the responsibility of securing our future. I told her she didn't need to think about mine, I could do it for myself. I shouted at her so hard that people stared at us from nearby tables. I stood up and left the cafe. She followed me outside and tried to hold my arms. I shrugged her off and said she can go FCK

her mentor and doesn't need to come to my home. I came back home devastated. My trust in her was completely shattered, and I couldn't believe that she had used the guise of learning personal finance to mask her infidelity. Few minutes later, Anna arrived. She said that it was not for fun. She slipped into his pants just to learn the tricks of moneymaking. I asked her to leave the house. She pleaded with me that it was not cheating. She has no feelings for the AP, it was just a part of the business. I don't know what kind of business she was up to.

I told her there was no point banging her mentor to learn personal finance, she could earn the actual money by doing so. She got angry at me and said she would prove me wrong. She said I was too rudimentary to understand this modern concept. She got into that motive I will show you how much I can earn. I'm getting into influencer marketing and all, you fools cannot understand the importance of investing at an early age, and blah, blah, blah. She also told me that I'd retire with no money and just the state pension

while she would be a billionaire by then, and that I would regret this mistake. I told her she could do whatever she wanted but not while with me. She packed her stuff and left. Two days later, on Saturday, she came back. I was lying on the couch surfing something. She looked at me and said, No, I'm not here to plead with you or say sorry. I'm going to take my remaining stuff.

I didn't respond. She took everything and drove off. She was clearly unremorseful of her actions. She chose her cheatings over our relationship. I'm in talks with my lawyer to serve her the divorce papers. I'm hoping it doesn't get dragged. We don't have any substantial wealth to fight about so I'm guessing it should be smooth. But let's see. We'll update once all these are over. Update 1, thanks for all the support and advice, Reddit. I just wanted to have a quick update

about my divorce. Nothing much has happened apart from the divorce, so it would be a short update. A lot of people commented that Anna was not even close to learning personal finance. It seemed more like a scam than an investment. Honestly, I don't know much about it, but one thing is for sure, for anyone who promises quick money and double slash triple returns, there is something wrong with that. Money making in a genuine way is not a cakewalk, and it doesn't happen overnight. Nonetheless, it's not my problem anymore.

My divorce was finalized last week. It was pretty smooth. As I said, I don't have any huge wealth that she would have fought over. The house in which we lived was a rented condo. In terms of alimony, she earned almost equal to me. Also, she was the one who cheated, so I wasn't entitled to pay any alimony. The joint account was closed, and the money was split between us. We have no children, so there was no question.

of child support. Thank God we don't have children. It would have made the situation so complex. Now, I get why so many Americans are against having children because of this uncertainty. Anyway, it's not as easy as it sounds. I'm yet to move on from her cheating. She has been telling everyone that I would go back to her begging for reconciliation when she becomes rich after learning the personal finance tricks. I said good luck. She told everyone that the reason of our divorce was that I was being insecure about her progress. She labeled me as controlling, jealous, and whatnot. I listened with a smile as much as I could, and then I showed everyone the video I had recorded of her cuddling with AP.

She was hiding her face after that. Common friends were quick to change their allies. The last I heard about her, she was living with her mom during the divorce period. She is definitely not remorseful of what she had destroyed. I don't know if she is really learning personal finance and investing or if it was just an excuse for slipping into AP's bed. If she is successful in sorting her finances, good for her. I don't want such a kind of money which involves infidelity. Either way, recently, I have also started watching a lot of videos on investing.

I may be jumping to the conclusion too fast, I don't know, but I think, I think there are ample free videos online that give enough information for beginners. I highly doubt that you need a mentor for this. It is something one can self-learn. Right now, I'm trying to distance myself from any conversation which involves her. It was draining me mentally. I have picked up my hobby of painting to keep myself distracted. I have joined a fitness club to shed some extra calories.

I'm focusing on eating healthy and keeping alcohol in check. in check. I was drinking too much during the pre-divorce period and have gained a lot of extra pounds. I'll update the thread if anything progresses. Update two, hello, people, I have an interesting update this time. First of all, thanks for all the support and the relevant links regarding investment knowledge. It was really helpful. As you all commented, it was not a finance class, it was a scam. So true. The highlight of this update is Anna got scanned. Remember that finance influencer who was holding seminars. It turned out that he was a scammer. He duped people with their hard-earned money, promising them heavy returns. Anna was also investing some 30% of her income in that

scheme to get heavy returns. Not only that, I heard she had sold some of her solid assets, like her family heirloom diamond ring and her platinum necklace to get all in into the investment game. Looks like everything was just a scam. The influencer is on the run while his teammates, including the APD, have been arrested, and the investigation is on. After this news came out, Anna was mocked by everyone whom she had boasted about her upcoming riches. She was rubbing her new profound knowledge on everyone's faces and belittling everyone who had limited

investing knowledge. After this news, all those people who were mocked by Anna are targeting her and making fun of her. Obviously. One of the common friends told me that she had blocked most of the people who were mocking her. She has also deactivated her social media account because people were tagging her in the post about that finance influencer. She was advocating for him, so yes, people would do that to her. You should not blow the trumpet before the victory, and that's what she had been doing. all this while. For me, I have progressed quite a lot. I have shed the extra calories.

Now, I'm into muscle training, and I like it. As I said, I have picked up painting brushes once again, and it feels really good. I have not rushed into dating yet. It is not about getting over the past, I'm just not ready for it. Thanks for all the support. Update 3, things took a very drastic turn last month. Just a week after my last update, I got a visitor. Yes, it was Anna. She looked miserable. She said that she was scammed. AP and his fraud influencer boss had duped hundreds of people and fled with their money to a different country. Was an AP arrested, according to the last update? I asked her. She said no, AP and a few other so-called mentors were the close aid of the influencer, and they were able to flee just at the right time.

The other team members were detained in the absence of the main culprits. I asked her if she had come to me because AP had fled. She said no, she loved me. She insisted that we sit and talk. I reminded her that we were already divorced so there was no point of having any conversation. She was like, I have already been punished by karma. I lost so much money. I lost all the respect.

People are mocking me, making fun of me. You came out victorious from this situation. What else do you want? What else do I want? I want peace. I wanted her away from my life, and at that moment, I wanted her out of my house. That was what I wanted. She went on to say, now that you know there was nothing between me and D, we can get back together.

If there were anything, he would have taken me with him, right? I said no, he would not have taken you because he had many chicks like you, sleeping with him to learn some stupid money-making tricks. He can't take all his W.H. Ries, Rig height. She pleaded with me for reconciliation, saying that she was not involved in any kind of emotional relationship with AP. She got swayed away by the thought of becoming rich overnight. I told her the patch-up was not on the table. I had moved on a lot by then, so her pleadings did not affect me at all. Had she pleaded with me when her affair got exposed, I might have thought about forgiving her,

I don't know. But after seeing her true colors, I'm not a fool to trust her again. She came back to me when she lost everything. She was still mocking me while leaving the house, and during the divorce proceedings, she wasn't remorseful. Now, when she had lost everything, she came to me. I told her to leave because I had to go out for my fitness class. She said that I looked much younger and fit and asked if I was dating someone. I told her it was not her business.

She started crying that I was being so rude to her. I told her that she should thank me for being civil to her and listening to her. After what she had done to me, she should be allowed inside my house. I was still a very polite man who entertained her. She held my hands and kept saying sorry. I told her crying and begging didn't mean anything to me now. I used to love her dearly, but now I have moved on from that feeling. She left after I turned cold toward her pleadings.

A few days later, her mother called me and asked if we could meet. I asked her the reason. She said it was something urgent and important and could not be discussed over the call. I went to meet her the next day for a coffee. She apologized on behalf of Anna. I hugged her and told her if it wasn't her fault, she did not need to say sorry. She had always been sweet to me. Even during the divorce proceedings, she didn't badmouth me, unlike Anna.

She asked me if I could reconcile with Anna because she had been very remorseful of her act. She was always crying and slipping into depression. She said she feared that Anna might turn suicidal because she had lost all of her savings. part of her monthly salary, and some precious jewelry pieces, the ones I mentioned in the previous updates. I didn't know Anna had lost her savings as well. Anna was always in savings mode, and I know for sure she had no less than $100,000. Losing such a huge amount of money can make anyone mentally ill. I asked her how our patch-up was going to help her cope with the depression of money loss.

She said Anna really loved me, and at that time when she had lost everything, she could at least be happy that she had you in her life. I'll be honest here, I did feel bad for Anna. I also got slightly inclined towards considering the reconciliation, but it was for a brief moment. I quickly bounced back on my decision of not having her back. I told her I could not do this. I didn't love her anymore.

It was again a cycle of course. crying and pleading to save her daughter from depression. I stood firm on my decision and told her to take Anna for therapy. She needed counseling more than a husband. X-Mille was disappointed that I turned down her request but understood my point. There was one more thing that would have further disturbed Anna, and that was about my investment journey. I followed some of the genuine finance YouTubers who really helped me understand the concept of personal finance and investing at macroeconomic and fundamental levels. That knowledge helped a lot in building my portfolio. Guess what? I'm already sitting at a substantial profit. I have gotten into the stock and bond

market as of now. Crypto trading is still beyond my understanding, and I don't want to get into unknown territory. I'm not rushing into things, I'm learning one thing at a time. Learning about the stock market has also affirmed my belief that money-making is not an overnight thing. It needs patience. Also courage, I'm hoping to come out foe this stronger. For dating, I think I'm still not ready for it. Thanks for all the love and support.