Reddit Stories - The ULTIMATE BETRAYAL_ Spouse Dumps Partner for Brother's Bond, Leading to HEARTBREAK_

Episode Date: September 12, 2025

#redditstories #askreddit #aita #brotherbetrayal #heartbreak #relationshipadvice #familydrama #betrayalstorySummary: A tale of ultimate betrayal unfolds as a spouse leaves their partner for their own sibling, shattering hearts and relationships in the process.Tags: redditstories, askreddit, reddit, aita, tifu, brotherbetrayal, heartbreak, relationshipadvice, familydrama, betrayalstoryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reddit-stories--6237355/support.

I hope you enjoy this story. Spouse a Vick's partner after he abandons her prepaid trip to hang out with brother best buddy, and subsequently he betrays her trust. Hello, everyone. I'm typing using my mobile device. Everything out so ignore any formatting mistakes. Also English isn't really my first language, so if I make any typos or grammatical mistakes, then ignore those as well, please.

Smile getting to what happened. So my husband Brandon, 28M, and I, 30F, met because of work four years ago. After dating for three years, we finally got married like one year back. His best man was Theo, 28M, who had been his best friend since middle school. Theo and Brandon were brothers, according to everyone who knew them, but I personally was never a fan of the guy. He was just too loud and obnoxious and we never managed to get along well. For some reason, Theo was also weirdly possessive of Brandon which never made sense to me. He'd occasionally invite himself on our dates and I'd feel like the third will the entire time. He'd come over quite frequently for my taste and whenever he did, he made sure to

exclude me from all the conversations and made me feel like an outsider. Even when we'd hang out in a group, with Brandon's other friends from school, everyone else would attempt to include me but Theo wouldn't. I'd discussed these things with Brandon a couple of years into the relationship, but he'd laughed it off and said that I was getting too worked up and paranoid over a friendship. He thought that my reaction would be valid if Theo was a woman, but he was a guy so there was no reason for me to feel so insecure because of him and turned it into a joke, which is why I didn't bring it up again because the way he reacted to it made me feel stupid and the whole issue just started seeming ridiculous even to me. I didn't think that it was a red flag as such at the time

and tried to deal with my feelings towards Theo by ignoring him and distancing myself from the guy. I was insecure of him but I just didn't want it to show anymore because Brandon wasn't going to take it seriously and I didn't want to make a fool out of myself once more. So I kept things to myself and didn't talk to or about Theo again. They continued to be friends and after our marriage, Theo began to visit a little less because he'd also started to see a woman and was serious about her. Brandon was happy for him and I was relieved that they were reducing the time they spent call me insecure or jealous but it was a huge relief to me.

Unfortunately, Theo and his girlfriend broke up a month ago because she wanted to move to another city for work and he couldn't do long distance, so they had to end things for good. He was miserable for the next couple of days and actually spent them sleeping on our couch. He claimed that he couldn't bear to be alone at the time and Brandon looked upset too so I didn't say anything and let him have his way. He finally did go back home after a few days, but then he started visiting regularly again and the same behavior I was annoyed at his girlfriend for breaking up with him because of the repercussions that it had on my personal life.

I went back to tolerating him again and this time it was more out of pity because he genuinely seemed upset about his breakup and would bring her up often. However, Brandon would also talk about how bad he felt for Theo and that would get under my skin because I was already putting up with Theo's visits. I didn't want to talk about the guy even after he'd live. left. It was as if their entire lives revolved around each other or something. I wanted to have some quality time away with Brandon because I was getting annoyed by Theo's visits, so I decided to surprise him with a four-day trip to the Bahamas because both of us really love beaches, but I'd never

been to the Bahamas before. I organized and paid for all of it and ten days ago, I decided to tell him about it. He was thrilled and both of us were pretty excited since we'd both been working really hard for a while and this vacation would be a well-deserved break. That lasted for about two days until Theo showed up, Brandon told him about the trip, and all of a sudden, it was they who were going on that trip without me. As soon as Brandon told him that he was leaving for the Bahamas the next day, Theo instantly said that he was ready to go because life had been pretty boring after his breakup. I thought that he'd back off when Brandon told him this was supposed to be a trip that he and I were going on, but instead, he made a face and told me that I could stay

home just this once so that he could relive the good old days with his best friend. I was stunned at what he was saying and expected Brandon to tell him that I was going on that trip and not him but for some reason. He decided that it was more important for him to be a better friend than a husband and looked at me to ask if he could go on that trip with Theo instead. I was stunned and I didn't even say anything but instead, excuse myself to go outside and didn't return for about half an hour because that's how shocked I was. I'd always put up with their weird closeness, but that was really too much for me to handle and I think anyone else in their right mind

would have reacted the same way in a situation like that. When I came back home, Theo had left and it was just Brandon and I again. I confronted him and instead of trying to see where I was coming from, he told me that I was overreacting and being selfish. In his opinion, he and I could go take a vacation anytime we wanted to,

but Theo needed this more right now since the poor guy had just been through a breakup and was going through stuff. So he needed to be there for his, brother and make sure that he was doing all right emotionally. I reminded him that I was the one who paid for this trip and to that, he told me that he'd pay me back in installments once he was back from the vacation which meant that he'd already made up his mind about going. Our flight was supposed to leave in the afternoon but instead of packing, I spent the night

and the next morning crying silently all alone in the guest room. I told Brandon that I wanted to be alone because I felt a cold coming on, which was a lie because I just wanted to be away from him at the time. Despite everything, I still held out hope that he'd sensed that something was wrong and would cancel the trip, but he'd just told me to take care of myself before he left and didn't even hug or kiss me goodbye because he didn't want to catch my cold which would ruin his trip. I was partly in shock and partly depressed because of what had happened. I hadn't seen it coming because I'd been totally blinded by how much I loved Brandon, but that incident really forced me to take my rose-colored glasses off and see the reality of the

situation. It was always going to be Theo over me for him and it didn't matter. if we were married, if I was pregnant, or maybe even after we'd had kids. Even then, I'm sure he'd choose Theo over his own blood because that's the kind of relationship they have. That day. I felt like I was going crazy because of the amount of jealousy that I felt and I wanted to tell someone about it, but I didn't because I kept thinking about what Brandon had said the first time I brought up my problem with Theo and his friendship in front of him. I didn't want to come off as weird or insecure, so I didn't tell anyone but by the next day, I was seething and wanted to do something about this to hurt Brandon.

So I did some brainstorming and I had plenty of time for that since I'd already applied for a leave from the office for five days for that vacation, but then I decided that I'd use those days to come up with some way to hurt Brandon instead. Eventually, I settled on buying out the house and then, when he'd come back, I'd kick him out and that'd be the perfect lesson for him. So the house that I live in is the one that I've lived in for the past seven years, even before I met Brandon. I'd been thinking about buying out the house for quite a while but hadn't discussed it with him because he often spoke of moving to Seattle, where his sister currently resides because he's close to her. The lease of this house is of course in my name only, but I decided to make the big move and buy the house just to cement everything. My landlord was pleasantly surprised and we managed to

close the deal within four days. In the meantime, I'd also spoken to a friend of mine who's a lawyer and told her that I wanted to file a divorce petition on the second day, and by the time Brandon returned from his vacation, I was ready with all these papers. I'd stayed home that day specifically to welcome him and he was about to come and give me a hug, but I stopped him midway and shoved those papers towards him, then told him that he had an hour to pack his stuff up and leave. He was surprised but took a while to read through those papers and after that, he began to laugh because he thought I was joking. It was infuriating but I convinced him after a few minutes that this was.

was all real and actually happening. That's when he started panicking and told me that I couldn't do this to him over something as petty as a vacation. When he said that, I lost my temper and started screaming at him about everything he'd put me through so far. I reminded him yet again that this was a vacation that I'd paid for and he had no right to even allow Theo to make such a ridiculous demand. He'd not only allowed Theo but also given in to his demand and insulted me for about the millionth time but this time, I wasn't going to tolerate the disrespect. He told me I was acting crazy and said that my jealousy over a male friend of his was ridiculous and made no sense. Once again, his excuse was that Theo was a guy, so I had no reason

to be insecure about him, but that wasn't the point. He kept picking his friend over his wife again and again which just sucked, but he was just not willing to see my side and kept telling me that I was overreacting to the situation and it just wasn't that deep. He left after almost three hours of arguing because I was getting pretty hysterical, but even then, he told me that he was giving me some time to think things over before I made a mistake. He sent me several texts saying that I'm just making a big deal out of nothing. Brandon still thinks that Theo being a guy makes it all all right because he's not an actual threat of any kind, but I don't understand why he doesn't understand what I feel. At this point, I'm honestly beginning to think that I might be overreacting

and that's why I'm on Reddit right now. Nobody else in my family or friend's circle knows what's going on with me and Brandon yet because he hasn't told anybody and neither have I but I really need to know if what I did was out of line or if he deserved it. So I'd offer evicting my husband and filing for divorce after he chose to go on a vacation that I paid for, with his best friend? Update 1. So, first of all, thanks to everybody who commented. Regardless of what you guys said, thanks for at least taking the time out to say something. I'm grateful for the ones who tried to let me know the truth gently and also grateful for everyone who gave me the harsh reality check that was much needed. I've wasted more than four years of my life trying to win over Brandon, but I knew all along that

I was competing with someone I could never defeat anyway. Oh, but my best friend isn't another woman, so you shouldn't have a problem with me prioritizing him over you is pretty much the lamest excuse there could ever be for someone to make their spouse feel like utter crap all the time. I feel awful that I wasted so many years of my life with this guy just because I loved him and was willing to give him as many chances as he needed to fix his behavior. But the problem was that he never even thought that there was anything wrong with the way he'd been treating me all along and believe that it was perfectly normal for a married man to constantly want to spend all his time with his best friend, regardless of gender.

It's a flimsy excuse and makes no sense because at the end of the day, he picked him over me and I won't care if it's a man or a woman he picks. I'll still be hurt that I'm not his priority when he's very obviously mine. At least now I know where I stand and I finally decided to make sure that I get out of this marriage before I end up wasting any more of my time. He's been texting me on and off for a week now to try and get back with me but it's pointless. Even Theo tried to text me and explain that I'm overreacting and I'm the one who's making all this weird but I don't really care what he thinks so I blocked him.

Brandon still hasn't responded to the divorce petition but he has time and I honestly don't believe he's going to contest it so I'm not worried. Update 2, Vailp, Brandon cheated on me on that vacation. Not with Theo, which at least I would have been prepared for but with another woman whom he met on vacation. He'd only text me good morning in the mornings while he was away and I didn't properly respond to them but only said good morning back to him and left it at that so he wouldn't get suspicious about what I was doing back at home. On the fourth day, he texted me that he missed me and he loved me a lot at three in the morning

which I found a little strange but I didn't let myself get bothered because that would just make me feel weak and I'd end up forgiving him yet again, which I didn't want to do this time. So I ignored that text and then after that he came back home and things that I mentioned in my post took place so I didn't have much time to think about that text. Today, I found out that he definitely sent me that text after he'd hooked up with this random woman he met at the hotel he'd been staying at. This woman reached out to me on Instagram and informed me that she'd hooked up with my husband just a couple of days ago and all the details that she provided me with lined up.

She told me that he told her his real name and she'd planned for it to be a one-time thing, of course, but she'd thought that he was really cute so she'd looked him up online and had come across his Facebook profile. Now his cover photo is us on our wedding day and that's how she realized that he was married. I'm not active on Facebook and she didn't know I checked my messages there so she did some stalking and managed to find my Instagram account. She told me that apparently Brandon and Theo had been in the hotel bar at the same time as them and they'd brought her and her friend drinks. That's how they got to talking and she and her friend hooked up with Brandon and Theo separately that night. She and her friend had an early flight back home the next day and

she'd found out about me within the next two days, but she'd hesitated about whether to reach out to me or not and that's why there was such a delay. She apologized to me and told me that if she'd known that he was married, she never would have hooked up with him but she didn't see a ring on his finger and so she didn't think much and went ahead with him. I honestly don't think the poor girl had to apologize because this wasn't her fault at all. She didn't even know he was married and she was probably just trying to have some fun on her vacation. It should have been Brandon who should have known better but he's never been the type to know better. I know that much now. I was hurt when I read her message and cried a lot because it just felt so crappy but deep down,

I did know that this was for the best. I thanked her and told her that she'd actually done me a because we were currently in the middle of a divorce and it had helped me if she could provide me with proof of her stay at the hotel around the same time that he'd been there. She was nice enough to agree to it immediately without question and even told me that I could reach out whenever I needed to if I wanted more proof at any point. So ultimately, my husband did cheat and it was his god-awful so-called best friend who encouraged it. I really wish I could claim to be surprised, but I'm not. I'm just really not surprised in the slightest and in fact, I really think that you

that this was a long time coming. And who's to say this is even the first time that they're doing something of the sort? Theo and Brandon have hung out and been away on night out several times even after we got together, so I wouldn't even be surprised if this was a regular ritual of theirs, going out and picking up girls. I'm just disgusted at this point, there's nothing else I have to say on this. Three weeks have passed but he hasn't responded to the petition yet. He still has 10 days to go. This is definitely not going to help his case and I'm really happy that this information stumbled into my lap like this. He deserves this. Update 3, I guess the woman texted Brandon as well because last night, he called me up begging me to give him a chance to explain.

It had just been a couple of hours since I'd posted my last update at that point and I was really tired from work so I told him that I wasn't interested in his side and I just wanted him to leave me alone, but he didn't listen, as usual. Even after I hung up and then declined several calls, he continued to call me so I was left with no other choice but to block him. Then, he decided to message me on Instagram and left me a really long text about how sorry he was and that he just had a moment of weakness. You know, the typical things that men say when they've cheated and want to make it seem like it's no big deal so we should just forgive them and move on. He begged me to let him have one last chance at making our marriage work and even offered to attend marriage counseling,

but let's be real, we're way past that point right now. Counseling isn't going to help any of this and we both know it. So I told him to piss off and then blocked him on Instagram as well. I also blocked him everywhere else just for good measure because I didn't want him to have any access to me anymore. In case of emergencies, he could contact my lawyer. Update 4. So he finally responded to the divorce petition and he's not contesting it, but he has decided that he's not going to agree to my settlement terms and wants to negotiate before the divorce is finalized, which is going to take a couple of weeks since the waiting period here is relatively shorter. Like, three months or something I believe.

So he wants to negotiate and even has the audacity to demand alimony from me since I earn a lot more than him. You guys can only imagine how ridiculously stupid someone must have to be to try and do something like this after they've literally cheated on their spouse. It's annoying but it's okay because I know I'll win and I know he's digging his own grave, so I can only wish him luck for whatever he does. I spoke to him a couple of days back because he'd actually called up my parents to force them to hand me the phone because for some reason he thought that that's where I was.

I wasn't, I was away on a business trip for like three days and he'd probably come around to stalk me or something and when he didn't see the lights on at home, he concluded that I must be hiding out of my parents to avoid him. He must be delusional too if he thinks that I'm going to go to such lengths just to avoid him. He's not that important and he's not much of a threat either because I know how big of a coward he is. Just to be on the safe side, I've decided to change the locks on my door and to amp up the security around my house because I don't want him loitering. I heard from a few of our common friends that he'd been living with Theo, which is no big

surprise because of course he's going to live with the mistress once the wife kicks him out. I honestly don't even care anymore and I really just wish I could get this divorce over with as soon as possible because I'm actually just done with this guy. He sucks and I must have been crazy to even think that someone like Brandon could be my soulmate or whatever even for a second. His soulmate was clearly Theo and I just wasted all of our time by staying with him and putting my heart and soul into making a pointless marriage work. At least my parents are supportive of me and think made the right choice. My friends were thrilled because they'd always believed that there was something problematic and off about the relationship that Brandon and Theo had always warned me about it. I was an idiot to shrug off their warnings and pretend like Brandon was the perfect guy for me

but hey, at least I came around before it was too late. We'd been discussing having kids for a couple of months before all of this happened during the time that Theo was dating his ex and would come over less often and I'd agreed because I was getting older and I wanted a healthy pregnancy. Now I'm just grateful that I didn't get pregnant and we didn't start trying for a baby at the time because that would have been a total nightmare for everyone involved. I have all the evidence against Brandon and the first mediation session is happening in three days, so I'm actually pretty excited to see how things work out.

I don't care if he has any regrets right now or not, but I'm going to make sure that he regrets whatever he put me through by the time we're done with this. My feelings for him are all gone now and I can finally see him for the loser that he really is and has been all along. Thanks for all the support, you guys.