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Is this revenge on the OW fair or not?

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pinkgown · 22/10/2024 02:58

Obviously we don't have the whole story, but would you be tempted to do this, to take revenge on the OW on your mother's behalf? I think I might, if I felt my mother and my family had been torn apart by her actions.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9j9lpgjxlo

A mugshot of Eleanor Brown - a woman in her early twenties with dark shoulder length hair and blue eyes.

Eleanor Brown jailed for sharing naked photos of father's lover

Eleanor Brown posted the woman's photos on an escort site as an "act of revenge", a court hears.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9j9lpgjxlo

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ImustLearn2Cook · 22/10/2024 03:26

CitrineRaindropPhoenix · 22/10/2024 03:03

Well she's ended up with a long prison sentence and her sister has lost her job, all for an affair that ended over 12 years ago. Sounds like everyone's lives are totally destroyed except for the man who had the affair in the first place.

Exactly this.

AlwaysYoshi · 22/10/2024 03:26

I find the comment by the affair partner/victim a little offputting:
“I find it hard to believe a woman would do this to another woman”

She knowingly had an affair, she knowingly sent nudes that could (and did) get seen by others - did she deserve what happened? No. Did she make poor choices that led to this? Yes.

i think the daughter did deserve jail but it seems disproportionate to receive three years when child sex offenders receive probation or convicted rapists received less time. It doesn’t seem comparable.

ImustLearn2Cook · 22/10/2024 03:25

ImustLearn2Cook · 22/10/2024 03:04

@pinkgown Exactly.

That was meant to be an agreement with @CitrineRaindropPhoenix pp.

I tried to copy and paste their username but must have hit the Op’s username that came up in a suggestion box instead. It won’t let me edit it.

euff · 22/10/2024 03:25

Just re read it. The police officer daughter contacting the OW's daughter and threatening her was not okay or fair. She didn't do anything wrong.

Bagonerves · 22/10/2024 03:11

My dad had an affair on my mum and I never had an issue with the OW, it was HIS doing.

What I also learnt was that affairs are complex, it wasn’t just ‘thrill and shagging’, there was love and care there and we are humans that seek such so I cut everyone slack on that front as I felt and knew my dad wasn’t happy for a good while (I appreciate he didn’t go about it in the right way, but he’s a human learning just like us all).

username9764 · 22/10/2024 03:10

No, the sisters come across as very dysfunctional. The police officer especially given the nature of her job and knowing the consequences.

DifficultBloodyWoman · 22/10/2024 03:10

@pinkgown, if you would do that to the ‘other woman’ in your parents’ marriage, what would you do to your father?

euff · 22/10/2024 03:08

Based on what's in the article no I wouldn't. I obviously don't think much of the OW if she knew he was married and had kids but it's the man who cheated. He is responsible for the damage to his family. Sounds like the daughter has been truly messed up by her own family and will now have to deal with the consequences.

ImustLearn2Cook · 22/10/2024 03:04

@pinkgown Exactly.

JimmyGrimble · 22/10/2024 03:04

No it’s deranged and illegal. The defendant was very young when the actual infidelity took place but had been shown the photos by her mum. The mum and sister then egg her on to post nude pictures and hateful messages. Pathetic and childish.

CitrineRaindropPhoenix · 22/10/2024 03:03

Well she's ended up with a long prison sentence and her sister has lost her job, all for an affair that ended over 12 years ago. Sounds like everyone's lives are totally destroyed except for the man who had the affair in the first place.

DiddyRa · 22/10/2024 03:00

Yep let’s blame other women instead of the men. Sounds about right. Those poor little helpless men just can’t help shagging around.

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