Reddit Stories - CLOSEST COMPANION from early years and my partner engaged in a secret RELATIONSHIP,

Episode Date: July 7, 2025

#redditstories #askreddit #aita #relationships #secrets #betrayal #confessions #friendshipSummary: A tale of betrayal unfolds as my closest companion from early years and my partner engage in a secret relationship. The heart-wrenching story explores the complexities of friendship, love, and trust, leaving me torn between loyalty and heartbreak.Tags: redditstories, askreddit, reddit, aita, tifu, relationships, secrets, betrayal, confessions, friendship, love, trust, loyalty, heartbreak, emotional, drama, storytelling, relationshipsadvice, moral, dilemmaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reddit-stories--6237355/support.

I hope you enjoy this story. Closest companion from early years and my partner engaged in a secret relationship, and later I discovered her mother was also attempting to entice my father following an extended period. Family friendship My 23F friend Marie, same age, was like a sister to me. We have known each other since we were four. We were partner in crimes, we knew everything about each other. We even decided to become each other's kids godmong.

When I was 17 I started dating a guy from my neighborhood, Lucas. He was also my father's friend's son. That's how we met. I had a crush on him since I was 15. Marie knew about it. In fact, she was the one who insisted I talked to him. She encouraged me to ask him out. I did.

We started dating at 17. Everything was good. I thought I found my soulmate. But I noticed something different when we were on our fourth year of relationship. He acted kind of distant. I thought the pressure from university is stressing him out. I tried to cheer him up and try to be intimate, but he would just brush it off. At one time I accidentally looked at his phone while I was trying to make a call.

I came across hundreds of messages between him and Marie. They also send each other's nudes. I felt really disgusted. I couldn't confront him because I didn't confront him because I I knew he would deny. Then one day I went to his house to surprise him. There I saw Marie and Lucas, were almost naked on the couch. They were probably in the middle of foreplay when I walked in. They were both shocked to see me, as if they saw a ghost. I cannot explain the rage I was feeling. I felt like I am about to faint. Instead I went out. They both tried to chase me down with the

classic it's not what it looks like. Oh, really? You guys are naked cuddling and eating each other's faces. I wonder what it is. I was thankfully with my sister who saw me coming. I told her to take me home. There I cried with my sisters, I have two. I told them everything. They were really empathetic. They asked me if I have screenshots. I told them yes. They told me to keep it and also told me to message him and my friend that we are done. I did as they told me. According to my sister's advice, I told all our mutual friends about it. It was a chaos. I was broken and devastated. I would cry all day and not eat. I was betrayed by my best friend and the love of my life. But somehow betrayal from Marie really hurt the most. After digging up in the drama that

transpired, I got to know how disgusting and vile Lucas was. I cannot list everything here because of word limit. I came to realization that he had so many red flags that I ignored. That kinds helped me to heal. Lucas also came to my house few times, but my sister told him if he keeps bothering us she will call the cops. My father knew about all of this and was very supportive. I didn't want him to stop his friendship with Lucas's dad, but Lucas cannot be in our house anymore. I will not be in the same room as him. It took me a while but I healed. I did lose a lot of friends because some of them took Marie's side and have like two good friends who actually helped me. Plus I was very thankful to have two amazing sisters.

I went out with my friends, started working out, even some forums helped me. I stayed away from dating for a year. I am currently happy and in a relationship with someone. I thought I left the whole thing behind. But my mom keeps insisting I forgive Marie. You see, Marie's mom and my mom are really good friends. After I told my mom about Marie's betrayal, she was supportive but also sad that she might have to stop talking to her friend. I told her not to. Regardless of what Marie did, her mom is very sweet. She even apologized from her behalf. I was never rude to her when she came home, but Marie is also not allowed in our house. Now my mom thinks I should forgive her.

She always says to Marie's mom that they wish things went back to the way they were. My mom kept pushing that I forgive her and not ruin our friendship over a stupid boy. I mean, why should I? She knows I hate people who betray and cheat. Yet she did it behind my back. She claims just because I am in a relationship I should just forget otherwise I will become a bitter person. My sisters are on my side. My father says the decision is up to me.

I don't know what I will do. Yes, I do miss what Marie and I had. But I still haven't forgiven her for what she did. It just hurts knowing my mom wants me to forgive after knowing everything that has happened. Just to add more context. 1. Marie and Lucas hooked up on her birthday when she broke up with her ex. She did tell me she is sorry and

and things just happened. She was lonely and he was there to comfort her. Two, in case you're wondering what Lucas did and why he had red flags is because he criticized me a lot. It was either about my looks or my ambitions. I once told him I want to write a book and he mocked me. I brushed it off since he had a dark sense of humor. Three, Lucas kept a spreadsheet of all the girls we knew in our circle, even at his university. He would rate them based on their looks.

It was shared among his friends. Yes, I was on that list too. It made me really insecure. Four. Some of my and Marie's mutual friends knew about their affair but kept it away from me. That's why I cut a whole lot of them off. Update 1. Few days ago when I posted this, many people asked for an update.

So here it is. I knew I cannot allow Marie in my life. No matter what. what mom says. But something weird happened that I had to post an update. This is going to be long. So I went home this week. My older sister was already there. She told me my mom wanted to invite Marie and her mom into our house. My dad refused because he doesn't want to betray me. I was angry at my mom for how she could do it to me. We all sat down. I told my mom how it felt to be betrayed by my friend. I told her that I am not asking her to stop seeing Marie's mom, but she should just stop

forcing me to be friends with her. It's not going to happen. Even if I forgive her, I will not be her friend. She will not be welcomed in our house. She got mad and said we should learn to let go of the past. I also asked her what if Marie's mom had an affair with dad and you walked in on them while they were doing it. I expected her to be mad, but her expression was shocking. I don't know. I don't know how to describe it. It is as if I predicted something. My dad stepped in and said, You should tell her now. She is old enough to know. Then I heard the entire history of Mom, Dad, and Marie's Mom. Marie's Mom was a serial cheater. She cheated on her ex-husband with multiple men. My mom didn't know. She did have hints but never confronted her.

Apparently she got pregnant with AP's baby and tried to pass it on as Marie's father's. But Marie's father was smart. He did a DNA test on the baby, Marie's half-brother, and the truth came out. My mom did berate her for that, but Marie's mom was very remorseful. She begged and pleaded with her husband to stay, but her husband didn't. I looked up dude on social media and he is filthy rich. Probably Batman kinder rich without all the gadgets. He hired a lawyer and also had a pre-up.

Marie's mom didn't get a single dime for alimony, but he did pay child support for a while. He didn't wanted the custody because Marie technically knew about her mother's affair but didn't say anything. Marie was seven when it happened. She would always talk about her dad number two. I never knew. Probably because I thought that she was talking about her uncle or something. Marie's dad only got the visitation which he wanted. But Marie stopped going when she turned 15.

My mom helped her get back on her feet because she was broke and Marie's child support only supports her only and not the entire family. Three years after their divorce Marie's dad got married again to someone younger than Marie's mom. I also dug up his name and saw that he was happy with his new family. So the day he got married Marie's mom went into deep depression. She was very much drunk and that bitch tried to make a move on my dad. My dad pushed her away. My dad told my mom but she denied something like that happened. Until Marie's mom called and apologized for her behavior.

She forgave her. But according to my dad and older sister, she would still make excuses to get closer to dad. My sister spent their time keeping her away from dad. Dad never liked her for what she did. Her husband was my dad's business partner at that time. Dad only tolerated her for mom and my sake. So back to our conversation, I looked at my mom and she told me that it was different because my dad never had an affair.

I asked if she would have forgiven her if the affair happened. She was silent. I asked her to give me an actual reason why she thinks I should forgive Marie. Then she told me the truth. Marie's mom has been sort of blackmailing mom to cut off contact with her. My mom doesn't have many friends in town. Marie's mom was her best friend. According to her logic, she cannot be in a house where her daughter is not invited.

Also, as I mentioned in one of the comments, my mom had a miscarriage when I was four years old. Marie's mom helped her a lot during that time. When my mom was jaded, she would clean her house and bring Marie. That's how we became friends. L.O.L. My mom pretty much saw Marie as her fourth child. child. She was probably trying to fill the space that her miscarriage left. So losing Marie felt like losing her baby again. That's why she wants us to reconcile. Not because of Marie, but also because she is afraid her friendship will come to an end. I was very upset by it. But I understood her.

I told her Marie's mom is welcome here anytime, though I have no respect for her now, but Marie will not set foot in this house. And told her to get there. because she had a very unhealthy attachment to Marie. I was conflicted. I was disappointed in Marie's mom. She seems like a really nice lady. When Lucas cheated on me, I remember crying to her. She consoled me and felt genuinely sorry. So I did something out of the blue. I texted Marie's mom that I want to meet her alone. We went to a public place. My sister knew. She told me to record conversation. It is not illegal here. So I met her. I told her everything my mom told me. I also told her that she is welcome in our house, but she cannot bring Marie. She didn't try to argue.

She told me she should have known. She never wanted her daughter to become like her. Her infidelity has made her life hell. Marie could have had a beautiful childhood if she never cheated on her husband. Her husband was a great guy. She still feels guilty about doing this to him. She wishes she could go back in time and undo her mistake. I said that even though I don't have the same amount of respect for her, I don't mind having her around. My family is okay with that. The woman started crying.

She finally spilled the beans after a year. She told me she knew about Marie and Lucas. She knew Lucas was cheating on me with Marie. She told her daughter to stop it, but Marie said she is only FWB with Lucas. And they will stop in a few weeks. Her mother told her that if she continues this, then she better conceal it properly. She only allowed this because she knew her daughter had an obsession with Lucas. She thought it would help M to get this obsession out of her system.

I was fuming. I wanted to yell, but I kept my cool. She knew this entire time and not once she mentioned it. I asked her about her flirting with my dad. That's when she showed me what a snake she truly is. I pressed her and berated her for trying to destroy my mom's marriage. Once she had enough, she yelled that my mom doesn't deserve any of this. She is very lame and boring.

She was only friends with her because she pitted her. My mom comes from a poor household. She doesn't have much education. She went to a very underfunded college, but Marie's mom, went to a prestigious college. She is not even at her, Marie's mom, level. She said my dad doesn't deserve a street rat like her. I wanted to leave, but I wanted to take everything on the recording. But I had enough. I told her more or less yelled at her that she is not welcome in our house. She is a liar and a cheater and so is her daughter. I cannot believe this woman. She has been

manipulating my mom all this time. As soon as I got home, I told my mom everything about this. My mom refused to believe her friend would say something. My sister, who is a freaking genius, played the audio. I now understand why she told me to record. After hearing the entire thing, she grabbed her phone and called her. She yelled. I could hear words like S-L-U-T-W-H or in my native language.

She said that if she sees her again, she will rip her eyes out. It was kind of shocking. One minute she was praising her and then she was yelling. But moreover, I am happy she cut off all the toxicity. I feel bad for Mom. I can relate because we both lost our close friends. We sat down and chatted. She told me how being a psalm was difficult for her to make friends with.

M was her close friend. She always looked up to her because she was really popular in our community. She wanted to be like her. My dad always disliked that. My mom also told me that she is sorry. That she was selfish. She enabled her so far that she hurt her own daughter. She feels guilty.

I understand her. My dad said that she is putting her on therapy because she clearly has some trauma from her miscarriage and also from her childhood. I told her that she can still make great friends. She cut off all her friends from Marie's mom. I told her to try and reconnect with them. I am also going to spend some time with her too in case she doesn't feel alone.

All of this drama has made me realize I have a great dad. I have a newfound respect for him. Even when he was vulnerable, he never gave in to Marie's mother's flirting. He helped my mom when she had a C-section with me. He understands that being a psalm is difficult. He loves her regardless. Many people speculated if my mom is. a cheater or not, but let me clarify, it is not the case. She is very loyal to my dad. She was the

oldest of seven siblings and she had to keep her family together at all cost. Hence, her pressure to me for forgiving Marie. Also as for my ex, he texted me on my birthday last month. He wished me a happy birthday and said that he was sorry for what he did. He also said that Marie is a great girlfriend who helped him after our breakup and helped him heal. There was like an entire paragraph of him praising Marie. And to quote him, I do not regret loving you. It is because of you I learned how to love. That's why I'm able to become such a good partner to Marie.

I hope someday you will find someone good enough for you. I wish you all the best. What a clown. I showed this to my boyfriend. He laughed and said, I guess his wish has come true. I do not care if they marry or have like one hundred. babies. I am done with them. Someone pointed out that they did a huge favor because they are both trash and deserve each other. It's true. At least they won't be wasting other people's time

with their toxicity. As for me, I am doing fine. I am planning a trip with my BF and friends after my finals. And thanks to all of you who messaged me and commented. Also I'd give this counts as karma but Marie got into a fight with one of her friends, she knew about the affair. My friend went to a party this week. She told me Marie and a friend of hers had a fight. Apparently, that friend accused her of stealing her boyfriend. According to my friend they were not doing anything other than chatting. The girl came onto him and said, well, I should have known, given your history as a man's

stealer. This is now her reputation. Even if she tried to say she wasn't flirting no one was buying it. L.O.L. Update 2. Just a quick recap, my 23F boyfriend, Lucas cheated on me with my best friend, Marie, who I have known since I was four. A lot of the people in my friend group knew about it. It caused some drama and also revealed a lot of secrets in our family, especially in my family. Not that exciting. It is almost two years since that happened and looking back I've come a long way. So, I just wanted to share my thoughts.

D-Day, I think. I learned about their dirty dancing when I found her nudes on his phone. I didn't want it to believe him. The day I went to confront them is the day I saw them almost naked doing foreplay. It just made me numb. Like it was a bad dream. Two people closest to me. My best friend who I trusted with all my heart.

Who has been there for me through every hardship and low and low and in my life and the guy I thought was going to be my soulmate. I honestly thought we were going to be one of those couples who would be like high school sweethearts and live together for the rest of their lives. Well, that was my stupidity of trusting him and thinking life was like a fairy tale. When I saw them together, they were shocked. As if they saw a ghost. I didn't say anything. I just went outside and got into the car and told my sister to drive. After we got home, I cried as if someone I loved just died. Everything I ever believed was a lie. My whole relationship felt like a lie. I had no idea what I would do next. Luckily, I had my sister who comforted me. I was jilted.

I couldn't eat. The image of them being naked and kissing just played in my head like a broken recorder. I wanted to shut my brain so that I don't think about it. I was like that for the first few months. It felt like they were mocking at me. Ha-ha, look at stupid throw would disappoint. She has no idea what we are doing. She is so dumb. Why did he do that? Was I never enough for him? I did everything for him. I was never a nagging girlfriend. Even his friends liked me. Was all those four years a lie? All those times he told me that he loved me, the times when he would compliment me, was it all a lie? I kept finding faults in me. There must have been something I did. So anyways, I blocked the both of them from everything. They tried to contact me. I shut them down

because I was not ready. If I saw any one of them, I would probably just commit a felony or worse. It took me a while. But I thought I should get my closure. So, I did contact them separately. I met first. She said she was sorry and that she wanted to end things, but Lucas kept pursuing her. Her excuse was that she broke up with her boyfriend and then hooked up with Lucas because she was lonely. Yeah, you ruined my relationship because you were lonely. Some good friend you are. Lucas's explanation was the one that broke me more. He did say he is sorry. But here were I messed up. I asked him, was she better than me in bed? His response, was yes. He further told me sleeping with me was very bland. I had no boobs. It's almost like I am a

boy. I agree, I am a late bloomer. I am very skinny for my age. He told me I was prettier than Marie, but I was not as adventurous as she is. This created a whole new insecurity in me. I started to hate my body. I stopped looking at the mirror. I almost made a vow that I will become a nun and never have sex. Yeah, I was in a bad place. I felt worthless to say the least. I lost all hope in me. I mean who wants to be with someone who is bad in bed? Red flags I ignored. I only realized about his red flags after I broke up with him. At one point he started to become distant. He would always be on his phone. He would never initiate intimacy and whenever I did, he would push me away. Overall, he was a shitty person.

He would hardly receive my calls when he was with her. Moreover, he would mock me. I am pursuing a career in computer science. He joked on some occasions how I will never make it because this field is not for girls. I laughed because I thought they were jokes. He also joked about how my wish to write a book one day was so stupid and unrealistic. He would make comments about my body. I started gaining weight due to my health condition.

He would criticize me for that as well. I also noticed he would check on other girls too. I'd give this counts as a red flag but had a lot of female friends. He would says they are his best friend. I always found that suspicious. I don't know why. After breaking up with him, I realized how, shoo-tie he was to me. I was always the one trying to make efforts for him.

He once forgot my birthday and made an excuse that he was busy at work. In reality he just forgot. I didn't say anything because he compensated for that in the most mediocre way. How I moved on, I cried for many days. I remember that getting out of bed was really hard. I lost a friend and a boyfriend. Moreover, I lost a good circle because they knew about their affair and didn't tell me. I had a large group of friends and now I was left.

with two. They are good people. But it hurts when I don't have my best friend with whom I shared almost everything. Guys, it is okay to mourn the relationship you lost. Give yourself the time to grieve. Don't take any huge steps during this period. Go ahead and cry and moan in your pillow. Eat whatever junk you want. But give it a time limit. I know that it doesn't happen. But my sister told me to grieve for two months like this and then get my ass back in the real world. I agree, it took more in two months but after two months I had to decide either I had to function whether or not I was ready. I tried to shift my focus from everything and into my studies.

Even that was hard. I couldn't. I still cried a lot. I would space out while doing something, thinking about all the wild sex they must be having. I went to therapy. It helped to an extent. I didn't date for like a year. I used that time to better myself.

I learned how to code. I learned how to play keyboard. It was a good distraction from everything. I also joined a gym because I was gaining weight. My sisters and those two of my friends took me on a trip to the beach. We had a lot of fun. A change of environment was nice. I became much more closer to those two friends

who I hardly talked in the past and apologized for not being a good friend. I was healing slowly. I got rid of every memory I possessed of him. I burned the bridges. I tried to rediscover myself. Lucas did came and said he wants to work things out. I guess Marie wasn't what he thought she was. I was tempted to take him back. NGL, he was out of my league. But my sister handled it. She told him to never show his face otherwise she will call the police. I was in different forums asking for advice. I met some nice people who found better partners after being cheated on. That gave a bit of hope.

I didn't engage in flings and ons. I did once but it made me feel more empty inside. So, I never did that. Eventually when I felt ready after a year, I started dating someone new. Now we are together. Please don't do these. Don't think they're cheating is your fault. Don't go to social media to stalk them.

I made that mistake. Seeing Marie and Lucas posting intimate cute photos just felt like a bullet in my heart. I was tempted so I unblocked them to see what they are up to. Seeing them kissing and hugging just put me in the same pit. Don't compare yourself to others. I compared myself to Marie a lot. because someone looks different than you doesn't mean they are better. Four, don't do the pick me dance. Honestly, have some self-respect and don't be a doormat. I know cheaters insult to

make you insecure but remember whatever a cheater says is a lie. So their perception about you is a lie. My uncle got cheated on by his wife multiple times. He gave her two second chances she still left him broken. Now he drowns himself in alcohol. Cheaters don't deserve a second chance. Five, don't take them back. Like ever. They are like a tumor that is going to suck the life out of you. Six, don't do anything stupid. Like violence or deleting evidence. Honestly, this more crucial for people who are married. Don't destroy evidence that you have of them. Use them. Seven, don't date if you are not ready yet. Eight, don't let them control the narrative. 9. Don't think your life is over and your time is wasted. I know it will go against almost everyone's

ideology, but I learned a lot from this mess. I learned who are my real friends, what red flags to avoid. The process of rebuilding myself from this wreck made me a better person. 10. Do not drink alcohol. I swear this is the worst thing that you can do not use any intoxicating stuff to forget the pain. Forgetting the pain for short moment is not the same thing as healing. Alcohol and drugs will not heal you. They will destroy you. Things I learned about myself. After getting into a new relationship, I learned that I was not bad at sex.

He was bad at communicating. I realized sex with Lucas was sort of robotic. Even if I would orgasm, it just felt mad. But my new boyfriend, he is better at communicating with me. We share out thoughts about intimacy. are likes and dislikes. I realized that I might not be so bad at sex after. I just had a bad partner. It is nice to have someone who actually listens and teaches you few tricks. I realized how much better I deserved. That the world I created in my head with Lucas was nothing. It was all a sham.

I also learned never to doubt yourself or think you are less than someone. Honestly, that was a hard part. I am still insecure, but I am working on it. I learned about my true potential. Lucas almost had me convinced I was too stupid to be good at anything. But I am good at multiple things after I explored a lot of hobbies. Also, I learned therapy works wonders if you find a good therapist. I had a bad one that was always criticizing me. After I changed to a good one, it worked like wonders for my mental health.

I was doubting myself less. Things I learned about cheaters, they are very insecure people. Nothing you ever do is going to be good enough for them. Everything they say is a lie. They try to manipulate the situation by saying monogamy is not a norm in nature. Yeah, Lucas tried to use it on me. It is better to just ignore them and pretend that they are dead. When cheaters are confronted with their actions, they always deny and gaslight and try to shift the blame.

Remember, this is their tactic to win against you. Don't let them win. They are selfish. They think they deserve the world. Their reality starts to shatter when you out them in public. They try to control the narrative. They try to make themselves look good. For them you are a plan B, don't be with someone who looks at you like Plan B.

Sorry for this long post. I hope whoever reads this, I just want to say, it gets better. It is not your fault that they cheated on you. It's just their nature to be disgusting. Also, I see a lot of married people who stay for the kids with their cheating spouses. I suggest you don't. You are teaching your kids a very wrong lesson that they should just settle for someone else's leftover and someone who is not faithful.

You are teaching them it is okay to cheat because the cheaters suffer no consequences. For your own mental health, it is not good. If you are not in a good headspace, you cannot be a good parent either. I saw firsthand how attempting to reconciliation fails horribly. So I wouldn't recommend it. I hope you guys are doing well and surviving good. I hope you find peace in real life.