People strive to disguise their relationships with other women in whatever manner they can. But occasionally the truth emerges in the most unexpected way. A woman on Reddit recounted her experience about her unfaithful husband, who unexpectedly got a tattoo, revealing his secret.
It all began with an ordinary tattoo.
A woman wrote to one of the Reddit communities to relate her mind-boggling story, which began with an innocent act by her spouse. She wrote, “A year and a half ago, my spouse got a tattoo. I don’t mind tattoos or anything, but I’ve never had one or discussed getting one.”
When she asked him why he had decided to ink his body, his response seemed unlikely to cause any issues.
The OP wrote, “He said he started thinking about it because one of his sisters married a man who had several tattoos. It made him realize he wanted one. He ended up getting a lily tattooed on the left side of his chest. I didn’t really like it, but I didn’t comment because he is free to do what he wants with his body.”
A small coincidence led the woman to reconsider her husband’s tattoo.
The woman appeared to have forgotten about the tattoo and resumed her normal life with her husband, until one day, her husband wanted to add more embellishments to his tattoo.
The OP writes, “A little over a year after he finished the lily, he went back and had some ivy added around it.”
I used to accompany him to certain work gatherings and parties because it was considered usual. He then began telling me I couldn’t go with him, and I pushed on him taking me there again. He finally gave in and brought me to one.
Then, an apparently routine meeting turned into a major issue. The woman wrote, “I met one of his colleagues.” She works in the same department as him and has the same title, so they collaborate a lot. I knew it was my husband’s mistress since her name was Lily.»
The OP was solving a conundrum in her thoughts, but her spouse told her she was mistaken. The woman stated, “My husband swore it was a coincidence.” I attempted to disregard my feelings about his sudden desire for a tattoo.»
The discoveries that followed that episode were quite traumatic for the woman.
However, the woman eventually realized that her husband did have a gigantic skeleton in the cabinet. And not just one.
She wrote, “He eventually admitted they’d been having an affair for the past two years. I was so astonished that I didn’t think about the ivy, but my husband explained that Lily had a baby named Ivy, and he got the tattoo a few months after the birth.”
When the OP learned about the affair and discovered that her husband had a child with his mistress, she instantly considered divorcing him. But he had high hopes that she would forgive him for everything he had done.
The woman revealed, “He begged me not to get a divorce, but I can’t forgive this. We have to be separated for a year before we get divorced.”
The woman now is totally desperate and broken.
The OP wrote, “Our daughter is turning 18 next month. There will not be child support ordered for either of us by the time we are divorced. The divorce should not be complicated. We both work, so the attorney I consulted said there will not be spousal support ordered for either of us and our assets will be divided.”
She shared her feelings about everything that has happened to her, saying, “Part of me is still in shock. He wants to go to counseling, but I can’t. We have been married for 19 years, and I let him convince me my feelings about his tattoo were wrong. I never thought I would be 43 and getting a divorce, but here I am.”
Reddit people were very supportive in the comments.
- So he had an affair for two years, had a child with mistress and wants to work on the marriage now? Good for you for standing up for yourself, I’m sorry you and your daughter are going through this. © AAP_BH / Reddit
- Just for giggles, ask him why he thinks that you should stay together and try to work it out. Then let us know his answer. I can’t imagine why he thinks that you should forgive him. © CurlyGurl_Bee409 / Reddit
- Can I just say, from a daughter who watched her dad cheat constantly on her mom, that I hope you are proud of how you are handling this situation. I was so angry at my mom for staying with my dad. The disrespect he showed my mom stayed with me for years, it even affected my relationship with my mom. You are showing your daughter that you know you deserve better and that you will not accept any form of disrespect. Keep your head up and know that you are amazing! © Wondeful_Guidance_6 / Reddit
