He Told His Wife That If She Attends Her Affair Partner’s Funeral, He’s Leaving Her

Drobot Dean - stock.adobe.com - illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Drobot Dean - stock.adobe.com - illustrative purposes only, not the actual person

This man is still married to his wife, but years ago, he became depressed and started seriously struggling. His mental health began to affect both his wife and their overall marriage, too. So, they wound up separating for about 11 months.

“After a lot of therapy and communication, I moved back home,” he recalled.

However, while they were separated for nearly a year, his wife entered a relationship with a different man. According to her, the relationship was not an affair, either, since they were separated and “on their way” to getting divorced.

Now, he agrees that they were separated and on the path to divorce. But, since he and his wife were still married, he believes that her relationship was an affair – regardless of the fact that they were separated.

Despite disagreeing on whether or not his wife had an affair, though, they have since gotten back together and put a lot of work into their marriage.

“We have been working hard at making our marriage work for seven years now,” he explained.

Just this past Thursday, though, his wife’s old affair partner actually passed away. So, his funeral will be this upcoming Wednesday, and his wife wants to attend the service. And he is not comfortable with that whatsoever.

That’s why he told his wife that if she decides to go to her affair partner’s funeral, he will not be at home once she returns.

“I will be taking my stuff and my dog and leaving,” he revealed.

Drobot Dean – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person

His wife believes that he’s being very unfair by asking her not to attend her “friend’s” funeral. He, on the other hand, believes the guy was a jerk – especially because the guy apparently had feelings for his wife ever since they were in high school and acted on them while their marriage was struggling.

He also clarified that, nowadays, his mental health is okay, and the idea of his wife attending the funeral is not making him “spiral.”

“I just think it’s tacky and disrespectful towards me,” he vented.

Nonetheless, he’s not sure if threatening to leave his wife if she attends her affair partner’s funeral was really the wrong thing to do.

Do you agree that attending the funeral would be disrespectful toward him or not? Should he leave his wife if she goes to the service? What would you do?

You can read the original post on Reddit here.

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Katharina Buczek graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Digital Arts. Specializing ... More about Katharina Buczek

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