He Told His Best Friend That His Wife Was Planning To Drain Their Joint Savings Account And Move Across The Country Behind His Back
If you found out your friend’s spouse had a secret plan to drain them of their money and take off, how would you go about telling them?
A man was recently in the uncomfortable position of having to warn his friend that his wife had plans to flee town and divorce him after getting the information from his wife.
He’s 29 and friends with a married couple named Jack and Abby, who are in their early 30s. He and Jack have been good friends for a while, and Abby and his wife, Elizabeth, formed a close friendship after he introduced them.
Sadly, it’s been a rough year for Jack and Abby, as they’ve undergone some stressful experiences. For instance, Abby lost her job recently, and the two of them were involved in some drama with her family.
As things got worse for Jack and Abby, Abby felt she needed a change and confided in Elizabeth, telling her how she was planning on making one.
“Abby told my wife over coffee that she’s planning on leaving Jack since their issues have been so bad,” he explained.
“She said that soon she plans on clearing out their joint savings and checking [accounts] and moving across the country, then filing for divorce.”
When he saw Elizabeth after her meeting with Abby, she seemed “off,” and after pressing her for details, she told him everything Abby had told her.
He was shocked, and his first instinct was to tell Jack right away, as he didn’t want to see him return home from work one day with an empty bank account and no wife. Elizabeth said she disagreed with him as she didn’t want to betray Abby, but as Jack’s friend, he knew there was no way he could avoid warning him.
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“That led to a semi-heated discussion where she said I would ruin her relationship with Abby, so I asked if she thought that was acceptable behavior, and she disagreed, [saying] it wasn’t our place to involve ourselves,” he recalled.
“I simply said this isn’t something I could just sit on, and I would be informing Jake.”
Elizabeth eventually conceded, telling him she wouldn’t stop him. Later that day, he sent a lengthy text to Jack, informing him of everything Abby had said to Elizabeth.
Jack thanked him, telling him he’d take half of his and Abby’s joint bank account balance out later that night and would speak to a lawyer.
Jack then confronted Abby, and Abby subsequently went off on Elizabeth, telling her she no longer considered her a friend.
Abby explained that she needed her and Jack’s joint account money to get home and “establish” herself but could no longer do so. Elizabeth has been upset ever since and is angry at him for ruining her friendship.
Now, he’s left wondering if he was wrong to reveal Abby’s plans, as it destroyed a friendship and a marriage but protected his friend from major harm.
Do you think he did the right thing?
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