He Smashed His Wife’s Family Heirloom After She Confessed To Cheating On Him With An Ex
This man and his wife, who are both 38, have been married for 13 years now, and they have three children together.
On their five-year anniversary, his wife also gifted him a vintage mandolin – an heirloom that had been passed down in her family for generations.
“That was the most thoughtful gift anyone had ever given me, and I never loved my wife more than at that moment,” he recalled.
He even learned how to play the instrument, and every year, on her birthday, he plays two or three new songs for her.
Yet, while he thought their relationship was strong and stable, his entire perspective changed just last week – when his wife confessed to cheating on him.
Apparently, one of her exes had come to town, and she hooked up with him. While telling him the truth, she seemed genuinely remorseful, too.
“And she had no reason to confess to me, but she did,” he explained.
“She promised to give up drinking, give me access to everything, and a lot of other things. For that, I gave her credit, but it still felt earth-shattering.”
Once the cat was out of the bag, they also agreed that they wanted to make their marriage work – both for their family and because he still loved his wife.
CarlosBarquero – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Despite that, he had a lot of anger bottled up that he simply couldn’t release. This led him to not speak to his wife for around a week while he was “stewing” in his feelings.
Well, that was until just last night when he asked his brother to watch their kids for the evening. Afterward, he started to have a serious discussion with his wife – in which he reiterated that he wanted to figure things out together.
“But I told my wife I needed to do something first,” he revealed.
He proceeded to grab the mandolin, throw it on the ground, and break the heirloom into a bunch of pieces.
At the time, it felt like the right thing to do. However, once the instrument was destroyed, he felt a mix of regret and relief.
“I no longer felt that anger and it felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders,” he admitted.
His wife, on the other hand, was heartbroken and burst into tears. She didn’t talk to him for the rest of the night, either.
Thankfully, this morning, his wife claimed to understand why he did that – even though she still seemed very hurt.
So now, he’s not sure whether smashing the mandolin to release his rage following his wife’s cheating was justified or a jerky move.
Does it seem like he wanted to get revenge and hurt his wife back? Do two wrongs make a right?
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