Discovering your partner's infidelity is devastating. It leaves you feeling like there's a brick in your chest, wondering what you did wrong to deserve such a nasty thing to happen to you. Newsflash - it's not your fault, and the cheater should have been more communicative with you about the way they felt in the relationship.
But what would you do if you found out that not only had your partner had cheated - but you also found out your dad played a part in it too? One woman was completely heartbroken when this betrayal became her reality.
Venting her anger and hurt, the anonymous woman took to Reddit to write: "My dad told my husband to make sure to get rid of evidence of cheating."
She explained that she'd found her husband cheated online and her dad offered her husband advice, saying: "Next time he cheats, make sure he deletes evidence and be careful."
The woman referred to her dad as a "serial cheater", saying her mum had suffered because of his lack of loyalty, with her mum even saying to her that she should forgive him "and not fight with him because his one year of online cheating is only online."
She was left wondering what sort of a parent would make such a comment, and her mother-in-law also compared what her son did to merely "looking through a sexy magazine."
She wrote: "How was it [not] online cheating? He was on multiple dating apps and websites, had video calls where he masturbated and talked to women, had a different Instagram and Snapchat, saved nudes, and saved a lot of screenshots of dating profiles, nudes, conversations, and video calls, etc."
The woman later provided an update, saying that she'd taken the decision to completely leave him as the trust wasn't there anymore, adding: "I just couldn't have any peace of mind with him."
She also said that she'd gone "low contact" with her parents as she couldn't bring herself to cut them out totally.
At the end of the post, she offered some words of wisdom, writing: "Life is good, may it heal me completely. Also shedding some hope to those who have been through hell like me. One door closes so you can find a bigger and better one. Hang in there."
People commented their words of support for the woman, saying they hoped that she was able to find happiness.
One wrote: "Glad you're doing well now. You've earned a happy life after the way you were treated."
"I'm so sorry", someone commented. "After I had my first child my dad told my husband that if I gained too much weight or wasn't putting out enough that he should cheat. It's such an extra level of betrayal. I'm so sorry."
Another said: "Girl I am so proud of you! I went through this exact same thing. And it shattered me. 15 years of marriage, two kids and I adored this man. Little did I know, I meant NOTHING to him. I was a joke. A maid and nothing more.
"Still to this day (happened a few years ago) I question if he only married me because I got pregnant. You my girl are a rock star and a strong mum! Keep being the best version of yourself because that’s all I have been doing now."
What would you do in this situation? Let us know in the comments.
