Reddit Stories - My BETROTHED and his son took more than $120,000 from my bank ACCOUNTS

Episode Date: February 1, 2026

#redditstories #askreddit #aita #betrayal #financialabuse #toxicrelationships #familydrama #trustissues  Summary: A woman discovers that her fiancé and his son have stolen over $120,000 from her bank accounts. This shocking betrayal leads her to question their relationship and the trust she placed in them. She seeks advice on how to handle the situation and protect her financial future.  Tags: redditstories, askreddit, reddit, aita, tifu, betrayal, financialabuse, toxicrelationships, familydrama, trustissues, relationshipadvice, moneytheft, emotionalabuse, personalfinance, lifeadvice, redflags, support, healing, selfcare, empowermentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reddit-stories--6816713/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

All episodes, completely add free with an Apple podcast subscription. Cancel any time. One-time offer, $2.2. Episode with two stories, first part. I hope you enjoy this story. My betrothed and his son took more than $120,000 from my bank accounts to support his former spouse's lavish way of living until she abandoned them, and now they are seeking to reconnect with me.

Before I share with all of you the situation, I want to add some background. info. I am rich I meet George who has a young son named Manny George told me how he loved his ex-wife Serena, but she cheated on him with another man we dated and eventually got married Serena reached out to George a few years ago saying how her new husband had ditched her for a younger model George told me about it and I felt bad about her but that's about to our joint savings account where mostly I deposit the maximum money since I earned three. Ex of George Manny and I used to have a good relationship but then out of nowhere he would get angry at me for no reason he would taunt that he couldn't wait for his dad to leave me. This made me

think and I got a bit suspicious check my account statement, which I never do actually and found out that fiancé and stepson had scammed me out of $120,000 in total. At least I confront George and he refuses to admit, but I threaten legal action on him and this is when he says he, has been cheating on me with his ex-wife and basically funding her entire lifestyle. With my money I kicked both of them out after finding this truth well in just a week I receive a call from George and Manny begging me to forgive them, I scoffed and asked him why is he calling me and not his mother. This is when they tell me how ex-wife left George and Manny after she realized that she couldn't take any more money from them she didn't want to marry George again or have a family like

George and Manny were dreaming about all along I informed them that they have lost any and all. Chances to ever be a family again hey everyone I never thought I would be sharing my story here but recent events have left me feeling like I need to get this off my chest so here goes nothing I was engaged to this guy named. George, who I believe was the perfect man for me to marry turns out our engagement was a complete facade, and I have made the difficult decision to end it after just three months right now I'm managing to keep it together, but I fear that once everything settles will be overwhelmed by panic. You see I come from a family with generational wealth and a background in entrepreneurship,

which is why we all have very comfortable lives, however this. Hasn't exactly been a boon for my romantic life I have. Found that many men I have encountered have tried to take advantage of me or manipulate me to be with them for their own financial gain. While I'm not extravagantly wealthy, I do live comfortably. I met George during a social outing and despite initially not being interested in anything beyond friendship I was drawn to him because of his genuine affection and respect towards me. He slowly swept me off my feet with his charming smile and kindness he had a young son named Manny 15M who I adored from. The get-go George told me all about his ex-wife Serena who had cheated on him

and ran away with a wealthier guy this had completely broken his heart since there were college sweethearts I felt for the poor guy, you know, our relationship blossomed quickly and we enjoyed a fulfilling sex life and a generally positive dynamic I genuinely believed I was in a loving and exciting partnership with him. I decided to finally open up to him. About my family's wealth initially skeptical, he was taken aback. When he decided to look up information about my family online, George became upset feeling betrayed that I hadn't disclosed this aspect of my life earlier accusing me of a lack of I explained to him that many people in my past had pursued me for my family's wealth, which is why I was cautious about revealing it too soon in relationships

while he eventually grasped my perspective and seemed to accept it looking back there were a few red. Flags like when he would ask me to buy extravagant gifts for his son, or ask me to pay for our luxurious vacations he hated his job and would always complain about how much he hated working and jokes saying how with the wealth I had he could easily become a house husband there were moments when he would make remarks insinuating that I had it easy and didn't understand the value of hard work this deeply offended me because despite the privileges my family provided I had worked diligently to carve, out my own path in my career which allowed me to sustain myself.

Independently without relying on my parents' financial support, unfortunately, George, had always failed to appreciate this aspect of my life, which in hindsight should have raised some concerns for me when my parents finally met George, it was evident that they were less than impressed throughout the meeting George seemed fixated on asking my parents about their assets and what they could potentially offer him which immediately raised red flags for my family adding to their reservations, George. Didn't offer to contribute to the dinner bill leaving my father with the impression that he might not be

financially responsible or considered enough to support me adequately. Moreover, my mother expressed concerns about George's past as a divorcee and his status as a father cautioning me to tread carefully in our relationship given my lack of experience in motherhood. Unfortunately, I paid no heed to their warning as I was in. Love and thought that we could all be a family one day during all this. I have to mention that I never really had an especially great relationship with Mani even though I loved him and wanted him to accept me, he has always

perceived that I'm attempting to take the place of his mom even though it's a role I have never really aimed for or tried to fulfill. I have only wanted to be a responsible role model for him and tried to let our relationship develop on his terms since he was nearly an adult when we met. But he was not interested Mani made it very clear that he had no desire. To know me much or have any kind of relationship with me other than a friend he told me that he would always be respectful towards me no matter what I was okay with this and always felt like his resentment stemmed from the fact that he simply did not want his father to move on and this is why he hated me despite my genuine efforts to extend help there was never any positive change in our relationship I have

attempted various approaches such as giving him gifts discussing relatable topics and sharing my own experiences from when I was his age but nothing seemed to resonate with him and he would just be polite but that's it George would always tell me to be patient and would assure me that Manny would eventually come around after George and his ex-wife's divorce Manny would spend four days with his mother and three days with George the first felt sorry for the child since it must be hard to have divorced parents so I understood his resentment towards me as months passed in our relationship. Became stronger, George and I decided to take the next step and moved and together this is when we opened a joint account together where I was depositing 40% of my salary

while he was depositing 30% of his salary since he earned considerably less and also had to pay for childcare for Manny our joint account was used to take care of our expenses around the house, including date nights and vacations while I kept. Money in my separate personal account also got engaged for the engagement ring he bought. Me this beautiful diamond ring saying how he had saved up money over the years I honestly didn't care about the ring because for me wealth wasn't a prerequisite for marriage I simply wanted someone who truly cared for me but clearly it was a prerequisite for him since he started to change once we were engaged I never pried into his financial details because I understood that he wasn't particularly well off and I didn't want. To embarrass him,

this is when my parents told me firmly that I needed I. Got pissed at my dad saying how he could ever suggest something like this, but my dad insisted saying that if George really loved me, then he would have no problem signing the agreement that night I brought up the topic in front of George and joked about how my dad had serious trust issues to my surprise George jumped out of his seat and started asking me angrily if I was thinking about it I was a bit taken aback and told him honestly that I was still thinking but it was just a piece of document. Anyway, which would make my parents trust him more. However, George started yelling, saying how I was insulting him for even bringing this up

and that I should trust him if I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. I told him that I agreed with this point and I did trust him, but my inheritance comes from my parents and they needed this assurance to feel better so he should have no problem agreeing to it. George yelled that he had researched what. My family owned and that with the money we had he could live a comfortable life without working for a single day he started to say how I should not be so selfish and as my partner I should fight for him with my parents and make them forget about the pre-nup this pissed me off as it reminded

me a lot about my past experiences so I immediately made it clear to him that up until now I could have let the pre-nup go but seeing his reactions I won't proceed with the wedding until he signs the papers his eyes widened in shock as I continued to say that I wouldn't relinquish control over my finances to anyone while we would be paying for bills together through our joint account and I was even willing to offer support to him and manny during tough times or emergencies I wasn't interested in completely funding someone else's lifestyle past experiences have taught me to be cautious so I made my intentions clear without any hesitation George tried to argue with me but when he saw that I wasn't budging he begrudgingly agreed to my boundaries he told me that he was ready

to sign the pre-nup agreements in order to make me trust him and asked me to send him the paper so he could look it over this made me happy and in a few days despite the initial tension he eventually signed it without much resistance my parents were also satisfied with this fast forward a few weeks I noticed George would spend a lot of time in the washroom which was quite unusual. I mean I would hear the shower running. For at least 40 to 45 minutes this struck me as a bit odd. Especially because he would always take his phone with him during this time George would always tell me how he was out of money or how he needed to cut down on expenses he would frequently ask me to borrow some money and being my partner I never suspected any foul play this

continued to happen for a while, however I noticed he had started buying new clothes and accessories more frequently which didn't align with his claims of financial. Constrained additionally, he became more secretive about his. Phone often guarding it closely and keeping it on silent mode most of the time also Mani, who usually used to be this sweet kid started acting out of character being rude and disrespectful towards me. He started to blatantly ignore my presence even when I would try to have a conversation with him during dinner once Mani wanted to eat pizza, so I ordered it for him, but somehow the delivery guy messed up the order and we got. Someone else order who had ordered a pineapple pizza, I immediately called. And complained and the restaurant offered to deliver

us our order in some time, however, Mani got extremely pissed when he came downstairs even though I told him that the delivery guy had messed up he started telling me how I couldn't do one single thing right, which surprised me because this wasn't my fault in any way like I said he was never this disrespectful and these incidents continued to happen several times where he would act like I didn't exist talk over me or outright blame me I just couldn't figure out what had gotten into him and thought maybe he was going through his rebellious teenage phase the only time manny would talk to me properly or pretend to be nice was when he would want something for me like money for a school trip or to go out on a date I would sometimes even give him my card so he could spend money comfortably on his girlfriend one day I asked my fiancee if I could borrow his laptop for a conference call as I opened his laptop I noticed a telegram tab open and to my surprise it was my fiancee chatting with his ex-wife I had seen her pictures before, so it was easy for me to recognize they were exchanging I love you messages and sending selfies to each other throughout the day I scrolled back through the conversation history and realized that this had been going on for a few weeks

and he was sending her money my heart was beating so fast and I had a sinking feeling in my stomach as I processed. What I had discovered quietly I took screenshots of the conversations and closed the laptop I remained silent for the rest of the day still in shock from what I had found later when my fiancé had gone to bed, I carefully reviewed the conversations it became apparent that he had reconnected with her around the same time we got engaged when she had texted him first saying how her new guy had left her with nothing and she was now living in her parents' basement she continued to write how she missed George and wished she could still be with him there. Messages had quickly turned inappropriate with George admitting how he was

still in love with her and they had decided to meet up also then a few days later she had started complaining to him about how she hated meeting up with him at a hotel and she wished they could have their own private oasis reading this made me throw up. But what worried me was that George had agreed and told her how he would try to find an apartment that he could lease so they could meet up without being worried about. Being spotted in public this sentence made me stop. I reread the sentence as a wave of shock and betrayal washed over me as their messages continued. I noticed that she would constantly ask him for money and he was always ready to pay. She would then send him photos of her in lingerie saying how she shopped all these things and

the money that he had sent her this absolutely infuriated me so I quietly got out of bed to open my laptop in, checked on our joint account and boy was eye in for a shock although. There were no big transactions there was a constant withdrawal of $4,000 every two days for the past couple of months I then checked my account statement and found the same. I checked the timing and date of withdrawals from my account and found that a lot of these withdrawals had been done usually on the days when Mani had my card I calculated all the withdrawals done and the total came to around $120,000. So I immediately went through the screenshot of. George's messages again to try and find any more evidence.

I then saw a message that his ex-wife had sent to George last week saying how Mani was so happy to see his parents back together and that this was a sign for them to be a family again. My eyes widened in shock as I finally realized that George and Mani had been swindling me out of $120,000 all behind my back. My hands are shaking as I'm writing this I am. At a loss for words I am completely numb, I don't know. What to do or what to say to him do I confront my fiancé about this.

this, do I leave him or do I talk to him and then forgive him? I have invested so much time and energy into this relationship. I can't believe this has happened to me, Ida if I leave my fiancé after he and his kids scammed me out of $120,000 update one first of all. Thank you also so much for your words of support. I am sorry I couldn't answer. Every one of you, but I did read every single comment my eyes are. Still, swollen from crying all night and for those calling me weak or a fool and making fun of me, I would like to say that I hope this doesn't happen to any of you because the feeling of betrayal is hard to live with. I still don't understand how George and Manny could betray me this way. I haven't confronted George yet in this morning

I acted like everything was normal, although he did see my swollen eyes and asked me if anything was wrong. I quickly told him that I was on my period, which is usually very. Painful so hopefully he doesn't catch up to me after he went to the to my parents' place at my parents' house I mustered up the courage to tell them everything that had transpired their initial shock quickly turned into anger and concern for my well-being my dad usually calm and composed was visibly furious at George's betrayal and he told me how he had always suspected that he wasn't a good man I guess I should have listened to my parents he insisted that we needed to consult our family lawyer. To explore our legal options and see what could be done to address

the situation we are also going to be hiring a private investigator to gather evidence of George's infidelity and deceit so that we can have concrete proof of his actions that would strengthen our case when it comes to pursuing any legal action against him, I know it's a daunting and emotionally taxing process, but I know I can't let George's betrayal go unanswered he, not only violated our engagement, but also stole a significant. Amount of money from me betraying my trust in the worst possible way as difficult as it is, I'm determined to stand up for myself and seek justice for the pain and suffering he has caused update to hello guys, so in the last few weeks a lot of things have happened first of all

the pie has given us significant evidence through photographs and videos that George and his ex-wife are indeed meeting up and that George has rented a one-bedroom. Flat for her she probably lives there, frequently many would also sometimes visit her with George as if they were one happy family, but what shocked me was that on some days the pie had caught photos of George's ex-wife with other men also when George wasn't around this made me laugh at the irony seeing as how George was cheating on me while she was cheating on George and clearly using him she would also go out shopping regularly and clearly had a crazy shopping addiction with her. Multiple luxurious bags that she would come. Back holding what angered me was that all of her lifestyle was basically funded by me since finding out

about all this I and my parents have been discussing the legal options and have concluded that the best possible action would be for me to confront George tell him that his game is up and threaten him with taking him to court so hopefully he agrees to pay me back all the money and we can of course however if George refuses we will go the legal way and I know for a fact that my dad would love. To go scorch earth on him so yesterday after dinner I confronted George calmly about everything his eyes widened in shock as he stammered to justify his actions, but I told him how I knew everything and I had pictures as well so there was no point denying it. He looked at me dumbfounded I then firmly told him that I knew he and Mani had taken a total of $120,000 from my account as well as

our joint account, where I paid 60% of my entire salary to fund his ex-wife's lifestyle and even brought her. An apartment to live in his eyes flickered as he looked at me nervously while I continued to say how my parents and I were ready to legally sue him, but we would be willing to let this matter go only if he paid me back all the money this seemed to anger George and he started saying how this was impossible for him and that I knew about his financial conditions. I remained calm and told him that if he didn't pay me back now, then I would make sure, to bury him in court such that he would then be. Forced to spend all his money on hiring a lawyer to stay out of jail, he stared at me for some time and asked if I was serious and I nodded saying how my lawyer was ready to file the case

and all I needed to do was give him a call this seemed to scare him straight and he started to say how we could reach an agreement where he would pay me a fixed amount every month. I told him that my lawyer would be contacting me about it and he better sign the papers or he would see me in court. He nodded slowly I then. Asked him to pack his bags and get out, George then asked me if I didn't want to ask him why he had cheated on me and I told him that I honestly didn't care I could see regret flashing across his face as he got up to pack his bags and leave.

I will be honest I felt so powerful at that moment watching him obey me after he knew that he had been caught red-handed he left my house in some time and I was finally free I haven't cried a single. Time since yesterday I am glad that he cheated on me before. We got married and I didn't have to waste any more time on him. I also sent a message to Manny since I did not get a chance to confront him about how I and George have broken up and that I know everything about what they have done. I told him how his dad has to spend the rest of his life paying me back to avoid going to jail and I hope that he would learn from his lesson and be a better man than his dad Mani has definitely read my message, but he hasn't dared to reply back

I hope this can be my. Last update regarding this as I want to move on from this matter update 3. Well, well, I am back with a short but very interesting update. It's been four months since I logged into this account something happened today that I thought might interest some of you people who have been asking for an update hence I am writing this guess who showed up at my door today, George and Mani they looked disheveled standing at my doorstep. I was shocked to see them since I had, blocked both of them since I. Wanted. Absolutely no communication with them the last time I saw George was when he came to meet

my lawyer to sign the agreement to pay me back every month my dad had shouted at him for 10 minutes about how worthless and spineless of a man he was while George quietly bore it since he deserved it. Honestly, George had been sending me regular paychecks every month as decided, but that was it I had no other contact with him and didn't. Appreciate him showing up here out of the blue because I didn't know what. Their intentions were I didn't want to open the door for them but I had cameras so I decided to talk to them through the mic. I asked them why they were here and warned them that if they had any ill intentions,

then I would call the police George told me how they were here just to talk and that I had nothing to worry about. He begged me to let them in, but I refused firmly defeated he then started to say how sorry he and Mani were for what they had done, and they were here to beg me for a chance of. Forgiveness I listened to him in disbelief as Mani joined in to say how he was wrong to think that his parents were perfect for each other and that it was actually me who was a better partner to his dad

I still didn't understand why or what they were doing here, so I informed them that I didn't need any sort of apology and that I had moved on so I would appreciate it if they left George pleaded saying how I have no idea how these. Last four months had been for them how he had found out that his ex-wife had cheated on him yet again how his ex-wife once she realized that he couldn't fund her lifestyle had quickly broken off things with him. It seems like karma wasted no time and I couldn't help but scoff at their plight they told me how all she wanted was a fat bank account and never wanted to be a family again, they continued to tell me that they wanted me back in their lives so we could all continue to be a happy family like we were. Before I laughed hearing this

and told them that they had lost any and all chances to have a normal family when they both decided to betray me. I told them firmly that I was done with their bullshit, so they needed to move on and try to scam someone else George protested that they were not trying to scam me and that he would continue to pay me back all the money he had taken, but I asked him to just stop talking. I informed them clearly that I was done with this conversation and that I would be. police if they didn't leave Manny apologized and told me that he just wanted to say how sorry he was. I told him while I appreciated that I didn't want them both to ever come to my house again or I would get restraining orders slowly George backed away and I watched both of them leave their shoulders

slumped in defeat with a sense of relief I realized just how far I had come in the last few months I don't think I am the weak person I was anymore and I will never allow anyone else to take advantage of me ever again. That's the end of the first story. Let's begin the second one. I hope you enjoy this story. My spouse had a romantic involvement with a colleague. I am urgently seeking assistance and guidance. I discovered that my partner had a romantic entanglement with their previous manager at work who's married himself with kids. We've been married for five years and were high school sweethearts. We were each other's first relationship and first everything. When we were little kids, we were even neighbors. She has always been there.

We both came from broken homes, but we always had each other and we created something different than what we grew up seeing. Or at least that's what I thought. Maybe I was just one big idiot the entire time. I still work remote while my wife has since gone back to being in person. There's not many women in her field, and she used to vent to me a lot that her job was more in line with a boy's clout. Her AP, who was still her supervisor at the time, was one of the good ones supposedly and looked to. out for my wife at work. Recently, my wife received a promotion and I was so happy for her, she was now a supervisor herself. This came some new responsibility such as having to take a few

business trips during the year. Her first trip happened last week, Wednesday before she left. I told her that I'd be rooting for her from home, and she told me that she'd be leaving her heart with me and to take care of it. That's something she always says to me whenever we have to be apart. On Monday, she came home from work early. I could immediately tell that something was wrong. She looked overwhelmed, and there was a red mark on her right cheek. My wife is pale and tends to bruise easily. I asked her what happened, but she only asked me to hug her, said she just wanted to feel my embrace. I hugged her and after a few moments, she proceeded to say there was an incident at work. She sat me down on the couch and made the confession that has destroyed me and completely uprooted my life.

She had sex with her former supervisor on the team lead trip, I couldn't even process at first. It was like I was watching it happen to someone else or like she was going to reveal it was a cruel joke. I think I would have accepted the cruel joke over reality. I was quiet during her whole confession, not saying one word. I was just in shock. Cheating is a sensitive topic for me as it is for a lot of people. My own family was wrecked by an affair my dad had. I'm the one who caught him cheating and told my mom.

My dad and I's relationship is not good at all because he blames me for ruining the family and he has never forgiven me. My wife saw what cheating did to my family and knew how much it tore me apart. Heck, she's seen me cry over this back when we were teens and she comforted me. and then she turns around and does this to me. To us, apparently, the man's own wife found out and confronted her husband and my wife at work. It was a big scene with employees and customers all present. The woman had culled my wife white trash and slapped her.

After the slap, other employees started interfering and the woman was escorted out of the building. My wife then called her older sister. In her words, she said her sister scolded her and, told her that she needed to tell me about the affair and that I needed to hear it from her. I still never said a word and she asked me to please say something. The only thing I could muster up to say in the moment was I needed her to tell me what happened on the trip. She said on the second day of the trip, she went out for drinks with the other team leads and that the group stayed out late and she felt like she needed to participate for a team bonding

experience. Throughout the night, each team lead wandered off until it was only her and her former supervisor left and they went back to his room to listen to music. He kept complimenting her and telling her how sexy she was and that if he were me, he wouldn't be able to keep his hands off her. He eventually kissed her. My wife told me she doesn't know what came over her and that she wasn't thinking clearly, but she let him keep kissing her which then turned to him groping her. They progressed to having sex. I didn't want any more details because I couldn't take it and I got up off the couch, telling her to stop. She reached out to take my hand, but I moved away and told her not to touch me. She broke down crying and started profusely

apologizing and begging for forgiveness, saying how it was the biggest mistake of her life that she hates herself and she wishes she could take it back. She kept repeating how much she loves me and only me. That the alcohol clouded her judgment. I told her she needed to leave. She needed to call her sister to pick her up. She got up from the couch, crying even more, and tried to hug me, but I moved away again. She begged me not to do this, saying all kinds of stuff like she will quit her job, give me full access to her phone, saying we'll do counseling. I couldn't keep it together.

I told her if she wasn't going to leave the house than I would. I didn't even stop to pack a bag or anything, but just went for the door. She grabbed my arm, I guess, to try to stop me from leaving and kept pleading for me not to do this, and saying after everything we've been through that this can't be the end of us. Despite everything, seeing her in that state and leaving her behind while she was crying still tore me apart because I love her. I love her more than I ever thought was possible to love someone else. But she broke me. She tossed our entire life and future away. I ended up going to my mom's house, and that's currently where I'm staying.

I don't know how I kept my senses during the drive, but when I arrived, I just cried. I don't even think my mom has even seen me cry as a teen or an adult. The only person who's ever seen me cry is my wife. I did tell my mom what happened because I honestly didn't know how to keep it from her with me showing up at her place in that way. She was broken-hearted over it. She and my wife always got along. My mom treated her like a daughter, that was their relationship. She didn't pass any judgment, but said I could stay as long as I needed and tried to offer

some words of comfort. Ever since I left, my wife has been blowing up my phone with calls and texts, but I haven't answered or wrote back. The texts have basically just been begging me to come home and to talk with her, asking where I am, and to please not give up on us. I just feel so broken. I thought I knew what this pain was like, but it's nothing compared to experiencing it yourself. I never thought my wife would do something like this.

I always had the belief that there was no coming back from cheating for me, that the relationship would be over, but now I keep thinking if I should give our relationship another chance. Go to counseling together and try to salvage the relationship. I keep thinking back to all the history we have, how much I love her, how we always felt like matching puzzle pieces, and how when I thought I had no one, she was there. I don't know what to do. I don't know how to proceed. I'm at a loss. Update. My wife had an affair with her co-worker. Thanks to everyone for the advice, concern, and resources. With everything going on, I haven't been able to respond to every

comment or message, but they've been very much appreciated. This week has been the most I feel like a helpless kid again who can only watch as the world around me falls apart, and I'm going through it without my wife, who has been my best friend in support. I was certain I didn't have the whole story, so yesterday I looked into contacting OBS. I knew I needed to hear what she had to say in order for me to get some clarity. She wouldn't have any agenda to lie or withhold whatever information she had from me. I found her FB account and wrote her on Messenger. She responded no more than ten minutes later and offered to video call right then.

I immediately replied that I was available, one look without a word, and I could tell she was going through a similar hell like me. She said that shortly after being escorted out of the workplace last Monday, she actually tried to get in contact with me, but couldn't find my details. In fact, one of the last things she said to my wife was threatening that she was going to tell me. When she was saying this, all I could think of was how my wife rushed home that day and how her sister told her that I needed to hear about the affair from her. I asked her if she knew more about what occurred during the team lead trip or was this really just an ons and how did she find out? What she told me confirmed my fears. The affair dates back to before the trip, documented proof from texts that were of an intense emotional affair.

All of this, OBS shared with me with screen share and I could barely keep it. it together. She told me that back in January, she noticed that her husband was withdrawn and disinterested towards her. There were times she saw him texting my wife, but he would brush it off his work-related convoes. The day before the trip, she went to the job to drop something off her so had forgotten, and she found in his office with my wife, standing close together, joking and smiling, she said the whole atmosphere between them felt flirty. When they noticed her, they parted, and my wife's face looked panicked while her husband went over it altogether. She said it was then that she felt certain there was something going on between her husband and my wife,

but she didn't address it because she wanted undeniable proof her husband couldn't escape from. After the trip, her soul was more distant and dismissive. That night, she waited until he fell asleep and then checked his phone. She went to his text thread with my wife where everything was there to see. Intimate texts back and forth before the trip. It started as an emotional cheating. Others were of a P saying that it was impossible for him to focus at work whenever my wife was around. In these texts it was clear that a P was the pursuer, aggressor toward my wife, but that doesn't really make a difference because she never shut down his advances.

Some of the pre-trip texts were a P bashing his wife and going off about repeated miscarriages. It was just plain disgusting with how he talked about her to my wife. He kept mentioning how maybe he needed a woman like my wife. There were texts from last Thursday night with a P inviting my wife to join the team for drinks, and texts a P sent to my wife the following morning which clearly revealed that they had sex. At this point, there were no more replies from my wife after Thursday night. I didn't think it was possible for me to hurt any worse, but here I am. OSB said it took her everything to remain calm as she didn't want to alert her twin sleeping in the other

room. But she didn't wake her husband up nor confront him immediately. She said that in her heart she was done with him, and that for her, he had crossed a line he couldn't come back from. She said she was more angry than she'd ever been during their marriage, and that through her anger, she was set on humiliating him like he had humiliated her. So she faked her smiles and acted like everything was fine and waited until Monday, where she was going to out him at work in front of his peers, underlings, and costumers. She said this confrontation had been brewing for a while now. Apparently, it was only a coincidence that my wife was at work that day as well. When OSB saw my wife with AP and another employee, she decided to target my wife, too. When she went

on to calling out my wife, my wife tried unsuccessfully to get her to quiet down. The OBS then started saying her husband had no signs of remorse in the slightest, but only only. anger at her public outburst. I learned from her that AP was fired the following day after the confrontation. She also kicked him out of the house and said one of the hardest things in her life was having to explain this all to her twins. I had an idea of what she meant because I saw my own mom have to do the same thing after my dad. She said that this whole ordeal showed her who her husband really was. And while her husband pursued my wife, nonetheless my wife still had a part in the affair, and that as a woman, she had no sympathy or respect for my wife whatsoever.

I told her I in no way fault her for that, and that she has every right. She actually apologized to me for her husband's role in the affair. I literally was at a loss for words for a moment. And then I apologized for the part my wife played, and she said that her and I are now a part of a club we never wanted to be in, a club that our soes forced us in. She asked me about my wife and I. I told her that I honestly didn't know what I was going to do, but that I wasn't currently staying with my wife.

She wished me all the best. And I did the same to her, and before ending the call, we exchanged numbers so if we ever wanted to talk again. Every raw emotion was only heightened. I confided in my mom about what I learned and she still didn't voice any judgment, but I could tell that she's upset with my wife. A part of me feels great happiness that AP is losing everything, his job and his family, and that maybe he's out there suffering as well. But I'm not proud of that feeling. At the same time I feel immense guilt over that because a wife is losing her husband,

and children are losing their family as they know it. Those kids are in for a whole world of pain. I feel anger also towards my wife for doing this to us, for breaking our vows, and for putting my health in jeopardy. We did have sex after she returned from the trip, and the post-trip texts hint that protection wasn't used. I do know I should resume contact with my wife regarding the information OBS has provided me with, and demand the timeline. But at the same time I feel even more lost than I was when I made the original post. I feel like I'm just drowning here.