You know that one of your friends who is married with kids is cheating on his wife. Do you tell her?

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Sheldon  Cooper Profile
Sheldon Cooper answered

Leave a letter in her mailbox telling her, obviously without your name on it. But I wouldn't get in that.

Good luck either way.

Didge Doo Profile
Didge Doo answered

Absolutely not.

Honestly, it's their business not yours and it's very sticky territory to traverse. I guess it's equivalent to a cop being called into a domestic dispute. You could be mauled by both parties.

If you tell her about it, and if she reacts, their marriage will probably end.

If you do nothing, she may not find out. The affair may end (as affairs usually do) and they may continue to live together happily. Or she may find out on her own and take whatever action she deems fit.

By telling her you can only provoke a confrontation and the outcome isn't likely to be a happy one -- for them or for you.

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HelpStop AnimalAbuse
Thanks but the problem is that as a close friend from day 1 of her relationship she has always asked me to tell her if her husband" jumped the tracks". She is by nature a very forgiving person but the one thing she could never forgive is infidelity.

We are very close friends & i have already asked her to tell me if my Fiancee strayed as well. Her husband is treating her like a fool & I hate to see her being treated like this.

I will have to consider this more carefully before i decide what to do. Thanks for replying.
Charles Davis Profile
Charles Davis answered

Dangerous territory, if you tell, you'd better be 100% about it and have the proof to back it up. Otherwise you'll lose a friend.

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There is no doubt & i have seen it with my own eyes (Unfortunately). I have always said to all my friends if my Fiancee did the same to me to tell me as long as they were 100% sure it was happening.I am damned if i do & damned if i don't. Thanks for your reply.
Charles Davis
Charles Davis commented
Well there is no right and no wrong, as I said "Dangerous territory". It's a very hard call.
Meesh  Dollinger Profile
Meesh Dollinger answered

My ex cheated on me and I would have liked to have known long before I found out. I wish someone had told me!

CalTex - Doug Morgan Profile

If you feel you need to do something, let the husband know that you know he is cheating.  This accomplishes two things:

(1) he gets a chance to plead his side of the case.  Perhaps there is more to what is going on this couple's life than you are aware. 

(2) It may be what pushes him to come to terms with his infidelity in a frank discussion with his wife -- the theory being he would rather his wife find out from him rather than you.  Even if you have no intention of stirring up a hornets' nest by telling his wife, he doesn't know that.

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