Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

30 days only

I had an affair and I want my affair partner to be discovered

680 replies

Gemitf · 30/08/2026 15:47

Had an affair with a married man who has young children. I’m also married with young children.

Since it ended recently, he has gone back to his wife and kids and is living happily like nothing ever happened. I know his wife to say hi to as our kids are at the same school. Everytime I see her it kills me. I can’t bear knowing that he has ‘got away with it’ and hasn’t taken any accountability for his actions.

These feelings are made worse by the fact that my marriage has suffered so badly as a result. I haven’t yet told my husband, but I know I am going to have to if I want any chance of saving the marriage. I can’t continue living dishonestly for the rest of our lives. I assume he will (rightly) want to divorce me. Everything inside me wants to tell my affair partner’s wife what has happened so that he can experience the pain I am experiencing. The bitterness I am feeling is so strong. I want him to be exposed. Should I tell her?

OP posts:
sittingonabeach · 30/08/2026 15:52

Maybe you should have thought this through before you had an affair and ruined people’s lives. You should be feeling pain

cocoonscriticupgrading · 30/08/2026 15:52

You are blaming him and wanting his wife to suffer for your infidelity as if it was all his fault? Both of you made a choice. It was an equal transaction. Tell your husband before you get vindictive over him. Nasty!

WearyAuldWumman · 30/08/2026 15:52

@OP To sum up: you want revenge because you're a woman scorned.

You chose to risk your marriage and you're angry because your AP hasn't chosen you.

If this is for real, you're utterly selfish.

Credittocress · 30/08/2026 15:51

You want to tell her to punish him, so you are going to do it in a painful way. Don’t do it. If you could tell her to be kind then I’d say go ahead, but you’re just dragging this woman into your mess

MarthaLovesLaughing · 30/08/2026 15:49

This reply has been deleted

Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.

Swipe left for the next trending thread