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I know I'm being hypocritical but AIBU

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Ruby37 · 28/08/2018 10:18

Am so prepared to get slated for this.

Old flame of mine recently got married. We were never officially together but we slept together multiple times over the course of a few years. Anyway we have stayed in touch, just as friends.

When he got engaged to their now DW, he carried on messaging me, telling me how much he wants me etc. I was in a bad place (no excuse at all) so went along with it. Phone sex, sexting, meeting up for sex. This went on for about a month until I came to my senses and saw what an absolute bitch I was being. Ended it. We remained friends, JUST friends. Just messaging occasionally, asking eachother how we are etc. He is now married. He got married 2 weeks ago and has recently messaged me, trying it on again. I rejected him. He confessed he had been cheating on her the entire time, and has a mistress who he has seen 4 times since he married his DW and he was on honeymoon for a week of that 2 weeks.

I cannot help but feel absolutely awful for his DW. She knows that he was sexting me a while back (but doesn't know the rest) and banned him from talking to me but he has carried on. One part of me thinks I need to tell her because she cannot spend her life with a cheating husband. But the other part of me knows what a hypocritical little fuck I would be, as I was the other woman 18 months ago.

On a scale of one to ten, how fuming would you be if the woman your husband used to cheat on you with, messaged you to let you know that he was now cheating on you with somebody else?

OP posts:
CripsSandwiches · 28/08/2018 15:50

Well done for telling her - right choice. Make sure you have blocked them both, never have any contact with him again. Move on with your life.

This. YOu've done the right thing in giving her the information it's not your place to decide for her what to do with that information. She may choose to dismiss it and pretend it's not happening - that's her choice. At least you've planted the seed of doubt so that next time he's caught "just sexting" or whatever she might see sense more quickly.

Lellikelly26 · 28/08/2018 15:57

By the sound of his behaviour she will find out anyway. The best thing OP can do is stay well away. Unless OP likes drama there is no other reason to be involved

SassitudeandSparkle · 28/08/2018 17:28

Really? It looks like you wanted to hurt his wife but not admit your own part in this - job done, OP. Did you admit that you were the OW as well? Because he's only become a pest to you since he got married, before that you were happy to take his messages.

Toomanydecisions · 28/08/2018 18:17

I think you were right in telling her, but you definitely should have told her the truth about you as well.

I think you were trying to alleviate your guilt here by telling her about this other woman, without owning up to your part too.

Veterinari · 28/08/2018 19:32

Well done Ruby
I hope that you can move on and forget about this now

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