I'll try and be as concise as I can.
I've been with OH for 14yrs, married for 10 and 5&6 yr old boys.
In 2008 two years after marriage I found he'd posted a pic on an adult meeting website and his bank statement with money going to a couple of dubious websites. I was gutted but he swore it was nothing more than
titilation.
Fast forward to 2015 where I caught him chatting to an unknown person on whatsapp and he hurriedly shut his phone down. I confronted him the next day and he said it was a woman from work (she works in a different country and sees her rarely) and said that he didn't want me to see as she puts kisses at the end of messages and he does the same.
In May I had a mind meltdown and ended up on antidepressants. I'm sure jealousy was partly to blame as OH had been spending a lot of time in the pub and there are some real tarts working in there and I'd convinced myself something was going on. Even a regular had asked OH if there was something between him and one of the barmaids. There isn't, I'm sure of that but it was his emotional intimacy with the staff which shook me.
Fast forward to three days ago where I looked over his shoulder when he wasn't looking and saw he was chatting to on whatsapp with the name 'Carl'. We were in the airport coming back from holiday when this happened. He hurriedly turned his phone off. I felt sick the whole flight home.
I confronted him two days ago about his scurrying around with his phone and asked who he was talking to. He said this woman from work again. He knew I didn't buy it. I said so who is Carla?
He told me all (Or perhaps not). He told me her name and said he met her through Ashley Madison 14 months ago and swore that it was just chat and it was obvious that nothing was going to happen between them. But he met her for a coffee once anyway and has been chatting in a totally non sexual way, and I do believe that. He swore on our kids lives that they haven't kissed or anything and that it's a purely platonic thing.
I said it is heart breaking that he shares things with this other woman and he said he only talks trivial things and she does most of the emotional offloading about her life. He said he felt guilty when he told her something personal about our life.
He also confessed that this woman from work when he visited the other country made a pass at him and he reciprocated the kiss. He said he felt like a real shit as this woman after that event has been in our house (with another male colleague) when they visited the UK.
We've done so much crying the last two days. Lots of talking between us. He loves me so much, and I'm certain of that, and I love him. We are sleeping in separate rooms. He asks if we can go to counselling. I said I don't know right now as I am very raw with all this.
I don't want to tear up our family and it would destroy our 6 year old, he has emotional issues, but I can't stay just for the children.
I don't know what to do. I'm feeling so raw right now. Please help me.x