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Knowing about somebody elses affairs - what would you do?

6 replies

hooked · 17/04/2012 12:49

Brief history ....
Me and my hubby are still in regular contact with an old neighbour of ours.
The bloke ended up having an affair (he has a wife and two kids) which we knew about.. anyway his wife eventually found out and almost left him after discovering her husband got the other woman pregnant.. but stayed with him anyway... His wife has never spoken to me (even when we were nieghbours) and has always given me the cold shoulder for no obvious reason atall.. but she would willingly speak to and have a laugh with my hubby... fast forward one year and my husband recently discovered that this bloke is now visiting prostitutes on a weekly basis. The blokes wife phoned my hubby today asking my hubby to see whats going on as she suspects her husband is having another affair (considering my hubby isnt really a friend of hers, just mates with her husband, i found it a bit odd for her to ask him that, considering she could have asked any other 'mate' of her husbands or a family member?).. My hubby said he didnt know anything but would have a word with her husband........ Hubby told me she phoned him and I think Me and hubby should both just ignore it and back off, as i dont think we should get involved... Also considering that this bloke told my hubby about the prostitutes and thinks its a laugh and shows no remorse for his actions and even suggested my hubby should 'have a go'.. to which my hubby politely replied that its not his scene... What would you do? Just after opinions really. thanks :)

OP posts:
SarahStratton · 17/04/2012 12:51

I'd keep well out of it tbh. It's not going to end well, whatever you say or do.

hooked · 17/04/2012 12:54

Thats what I think... but but hubby still wants to remain mates with this bloke instead of backing off, which i think will prove a little difficult :/

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fluffiphlox · 17/04/2012 13:00

Don't get involved in any shape or form and that goes for your other half. NO GOOD WILL COME OF IT!

fiventhree · 17/04/2012 13:07

Suggest your h finds new friends, tbh. All the infidelity books agree that neither of you should have friends who are not 'friends of the marriage', and a man like this may well rub away at some of your own h's boundaries over time.

izzyizin · 17/04/2012 13:08

Given that your ex-neighbour's new hobby is not something that your dh would entertain I can't imagine that they have much in common and, given that his wife can't bring herself to be polite to you, I would suggest that you reduce the 'regular contact' to 'irregular' as in a card at Christmas.

I have to wonder what planet this woman is on... why would she expect your dh to play private dectective for her? This couple sound ripe for the JK show and, as Sarah says, you're best advised to keep well out of it.

fallenpetal · 17/04/2012 13:44

I agree with everyone, stay well out of it. Its a massive hornets nest to stir up and IME being the bearer of bad news never works out well.
The husband might be making up his prostitute habit to "look good" and either way is bound to deny everything.
Neuther sounds ideal friendship material, she has done nothing to warrant you doing anything to support her and he sounds like a real peach! Both of you should limit any contact to civility only, I am sure your DH will soon tire of his stupid boasts and attitudes or the other man will find hubby boring anyway.

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