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This is what I'm writing to his wife after 'lockdown'- any suggestions for tweaks?

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hewasatwunt · 15/04/2020 22:51

Hi, please don't shoot me. Flowers

I was involved with someone who turned out to be quite dodgy. Some of you will recognized the details- have name changed just in case he views posts under my other usernames.

I think his wife should know about the hundreds of sexual assignations he's had outside marriage. I don't particularly have an axe to grind now, I just genuinely think she should know. She's in her mid 50s, she could choose a different life if she wanted.

Some people on various forums already gave me a lot of help writing this. Do any of you have any other tweaks you can suggest? All names etc have been changed.

Hi Sue, I thought you deserved to know what’s happening.

Bob is constantly seeking opportunities for encounters.

He was having an involvement with me for the best part of 18 months, from July 2018 until January 2020. I blocked him because I realized what he was like. I'm really sorry and won’t interfere in your marriage again.

Whenever he said he was with Fred and me, he was just with me. Sometimes he maybe said he was with us overnight, or gave some other excuse to be away; he was just with me. After I took him back home from his treatment, three times a week, there was some activity involved.

There’s a woman he’s seeing at times at his treatment, called Lucy. Maybe he said he was setting off early before treatment solely to give her a lift. That is not always the case. He also sometimes meets her in the afternoons.

He talks to a woman online called Eve. He has encouraged her to send him explicit photographs and videos. He’s frequently propositioning women online and asking for photos or to meet.

The first woman he mentioned having had an affair with was called Suzie and lived in Blackpool. I think that started at some point while he was studying at Manchester and finished a while after he finished there.

Around six years ago he was seeing Mina who attended the gaming club at the time. At one point they went to a bed and breakfast for a night, I think somewhere up north. His involvement with her lasted a few months.

He is bisexual and also goes to ‘adult cinemas’ where he engages in acts with several male strangers at a time. He’s been doing this for decades and it will have been hundreds if not thousands of men. He does not tend to use protection for his activities there. He tries to get women to go along to the cinema with him to join in with these pursuits, and sometimes succeeds.

There’s another woman, also called Sue, who he’s been involved with at times over the years. He invited her to go to the cinema/swingers’ clubs too. He didn’t mention this woman to me, so it just goes to show that what I’m able to let you know is just the tip of the iceberg.

There’s another dimension to this in that the women he targets or succeeds with tend to be vulnerable, or at a vulnerable time in their lives. He is exploitative, coercive and manipulative. He also lies to get what he wants, including about the nature of your relationship. Some women didn’t give meaningful consent as it was when they were ill, through exploiting their vulnerabilities, or it was given under false pretenses.

Sorry to let you know about all this, but I thought you should be aware.

-Judy.

P.S. If you want more evidence or to discuss this further, you can contact me

OP posts:
thecatisginger · 15/04/2020 23:24

She's in her mid 50's, and could choose a different life if she wanted

I want you to remember this line and recall it to yourself when you are mid 50's. You have got a lot to learn.

tillytown · 15/04/2020 23:24

You're upset because he dumped you, so now you want to get your own back by hurting her?

notangelinajolie · 15/04/2020 23:24

Let it go, you are coming across as a bit unhinged.

saraclara · 15/04/2020 23:26

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TheMagiciansMewTwo · 15/04/2020 23:26

I'd want to know if I was the wife. But I'd only want to know what you could prove and that's only your relationship with her DH so stick to that. Yy that's harder to spin. It's harder to paint yourself as the victim (which you try to do above). You were complicit and his DW won't thank you. But at least then she can decide if she wants to stay with him.
But, as I read it, I wondered if you think she's on MN? Do you? Was this your way of telling her? Because I don't even have words to describe what that would make you.

Cheesepleas3 · 15/04/2020 23:28

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ShesGotBetteDavisEyes · 15/04/2020 23:28

I knew who you were straight away Op and read some of your subsequent posts.
You are obsessed - the last thread I saw about it was a couple of months ago maybe?

Part of me thinks yes, send the fucking email - she deserves to know - she could be completely clueless and at the end of the day he’s endangering her health by being such a dirty sleaze.

But honestly you need to move on for your own MH. I can understand the desire for revenge but the best revenge is a life well lived.
She probably knows what he’s like and he’ll convince her you’re some nutty stalker anyway.

ShleeAnKree · 15/04/2020 23:29

This is a weird thread. THe wife is better off having the truth, how it's delivered is never going to be pleasant.
I vote tell her but do it neutral. Don't go overboard with the ''kindnesss'' as if you were shagging him for 18 months your ''kindness'' will not seem very kind.

Do it with facts. Keep it brief.

Id want to know. I wouldn't want to waste my life with this kind of arsehole. I'd rather be single and free.

caringcarer · 15/04/2020 23:31

Leave this poor woman alone. She has enough to deal with by being married to a plonker. Rip it up and move on with your own life.

huuskymam · 15/04/2020 23:31

You weren't too bothered about his wife knowing when you were shagging him for 18 months. More like, he dumped you and moved on to the next bit on the side, you're pissed off about it and want revenge.

Qcng · 15/04/2020 23:32

Well, I don't know, you could probably tell her actually, it might give her the opportunity to live a life on her terms.

If my DH was shagging all and sundry, I'd like to know.

I think your letter is too detailed though. It verges on unhinged, and the message will be lost as she may likely read it thinking "wow there are some crazy people out there" and laugh it off.

I agree with a PP with using at least one example with evidence (IDK did you save any texts or emails or take any photos during your affair?) or just a one paragraph summary without all the glory details.

MissHoskins · 15/04/2020 23:32

He's the therapist isn't he? Not your therapist but he tells you that that's his job.
Please don't bother sending any letter to his wife. Just stay away from him now.
As pp have said, stop obsessing about him. Just stop and work on yourself, please get some professional help, you need to concentrate on yourself now. Give up and let go.

Soontobe60 · 15/04/2020 23:32

Are you bonkers? What makes you think his wife doesn't already know and accept it? There's nothing worse than taking revenge. It won't make you feel better, it won't bring him back to you and it won't make his wife your new best buddy.
You'll just make an absolute tit of yourself.

Survivingchipandkippee · 15/04/2020 23:32

Your pretty heartless if you send that. What is your motivation? I’d say it’s revenge rather than “helping” this lady. This revenge will be short lived and you will be as bad as he as you will ruin someone. You cheated too
so don’t hold yourself on a pedestal.

Jeaniealogy · 15/04/2020 23:34

I'd want to know if my partner was doing/had been doing all the things you say... not least to get myself checked out for STI's.
But, she may not want to know, she may already suspect but doesn't want to face up to it for many reasons.....it's you that wants her to know; ask yourself why that is ?

Ginger1982 · 15/04/2020 23:34

You're batshit.

Howfar12 · 15/04/2020 23:35

You sound obsessed - why ruin someone else’s relationship / life. Focus on your own life.

Shatandfattered · 15/04/2020 23:35

I'm another one that recognised you straight away and remember the therapist post etc. You seriously need help. You have obsessed over this man and his life for MONTHS. Leave the woman the fuck alone!!!!

CandyLeBonBon · 15/04/2020 23:36

It's a shit letter anyway. So whoever helped you wasn't very good at it!

You're being ridiculous.

HTH

chickenyhead · 15/04/2020 23:36

please don't let him have any kids

Howfar12 · 15/04/2020 23:36

I bet you’re fun at parties OP

RedRedScab · 15/04/2020 23:37

OP, print off a copy of this and burn it like we used to do with 'accusatory' letters, in the days before social media and the temptation to over-share.

Then delete it.

You've become obsessed. None of what you've written is to 'help' his wife, as you well know.

Funny how your conscience only appeared after you were scorned...

VeniVidiVickiQV · 15/04/2020 23:38

Even IF it was the right thing to do to tell her, doing so when she is in absolutely no position to seek help/support or leave him, let alone divorce him is just plain cruel. She's stuck with him for the foreseeable whether she wants to be or not until lockdown is over.

There is a good chance he's stuck inside and unable to fuck about right now too. Or is that what is bothering you?

QuacksInTheDark · 15/04/2020 23:39

I see this is going well...

Qwerty543 · 15/04/2020 23:39

Don't pretend this is for noble reasons. It's revenge pure and simple.

Did you honestly think he was single and faithful to you for those 18 months btw? Or did you know all/some of this then?