"I'm Dying A Little Each Day": Cheating Husband In 'Agony' When Wife Decided To Open Marriage After Catching Him Red-handed

By Annie N. in Relationships On 21st September 2023
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Everyone is aware of the scientific notion that when you f*ck around, you find out. Boy, did this cheating husband find out. 

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OP, our regretful cheat met someone online and struck up a relationship. The two started hooking up in hotel rooms over the course of a few months.

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Problem was, OP had a wife and 3 children back home. His infidelity however met an abrupt end when he saw his wife sitting in the lobby as he returned from his little tryst.

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OP's wife decided not to put up with any of it and left him for 8 months.

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When they did talk about getting back together, OP's wife decided that the only way to sustain the marriage would be to open it since OP had a tendency to stray beyond the boundaries of traditional marriage.

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OP didn't want any of it and claimed he learned his lesson. His wife however put her foot down and that was that. Two years since then, OP has been agonizing over every move his wife makes.

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His imagination runs wild with scenarios whenever he sees her happy.

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The two no longer have a great sexual relationship either. OP tried to revisit the conversation but was quickly shut down.

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OP's love life went from several times a week with two women to nothing.

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His guilt also stops him from trying to find someone for himself.

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He lamented that he could not take it anymore and asked whether people on the other side of the situation could provide him with some insight.

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This, however, is Reddit. He got advice but it was sandwiched in between some brilliant roasts.

Most agreed this was a situation of OP's own making.

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The puns kept coming and some even rhymed.

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Mostly however people had no sympathy for him and suggested he put an end to this already dead horse.

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Most speculated that she agreed to stay for the children and/or to avoid legal issues.

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For some, OP's wife was a hero.

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