For context, I’m happily married, been with my husband for 8 years and we have children, I don’t intend on doing anything about this, posting to see if anyone has had a similar experience to be honest.
About 10 years ago, I was single and started seeing someone. We dated on and off over the course of a year. I liked him, but he didn’t seem to want to commit so I stopped things. Today, I bumped into him in the supermarket, he approached me, asked how I was etc. He told me about his job but said he moved abroad for a few years not long after we stopped seeing each other. I said nice to see you etc, and then left to get on with my day.
This evening, out of curiosity I looked him up on social media. Turns out that when we were ‘dating’ he was actually engaged and due to become a father in a matter of months. He never moved abroad, it’s evident from what’s on there. I don’t understand why he felt the need to lie about that. I don’t intend to do anything about this but I actually feel horrible realising I’ve been the ‘other woman’ or indeed, one of several.
Cheating is something I am so against, so I guess I feel a little bit gutted to realise that I’ve essentially done it to someone else. I know that I’ll put it out of my head and it’s not something I would ever intend on telling anyone as it was so long ago.
AIBU to feel strange though?