His Sister Cheated On Her Husband With Her Boss, So He’s Refusing To Loan Her Money For A Divorce Lawyer
This 32-year-old man’s older sister, who is 36, was married to her husband for 12 years. The couple had three kids together, and until recently, he genuinely thought his sister had a solid, stable marriage.
However, that all changed around two months ago when she shared some shocking news. It came out that his sister had been having an affair with her boss.
His sister wanted to confide in him and swore the cheating only started because her husband didn’t pay enough attention to her.
“But honestly, I think it’s just excuses,” he admitted.
Then, just last week, her sister’s husband finally found out about her infidelity, was devastated, and decided they needed to get a divorce.
Splitting up isn’t cheap, either, so his sister has been left in a bad financial situation. That’s why she recently approached him and asked for a loan to help cover the cost of a divorce lawyer, as well as some of her living expenses.
He wasn’t on board with helping his sister, though, and flat-out refused to give her any money.
“I told her that I can’t support what she did and that her actions have consequences,” he recalled.
If you couldn’t have guessed, his response infuriated his sister, who accused him of being judgmental and abandoning her when she needed him the most.
Drobot Dean – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Even their parents took his sister’s side, saying he was being too harsh. They claimed that family should help family, no matter the situation.
He finds that pretty rich coming from them, seeing as they haven’t offered to foot his sister’s bills.
“It’s one thing to support family in times of hardship, but she created this situation! She was hoping I’d just bail her out with no questions asked, but that’s not how this works,” he explained.
According to him, this also isn’t the first time his sister has cheated on one of her partners, and he doesn’t believe she simply “slipped” into an affair with her employer.
“She chose this mess and now expects the family to rally around her like she’s the victim here,” he vented.
“And my parents are really pushing that ‘family loyalty’ angle, but to me, loyalty doesn’t mean blindly funding someone’s mistakes.”
Nonetheless, with his whole family now against him in this situation, he’s been left wondering if refusing to loan his sister the money for a divorce lawyer is really so crazy or not.
Would you help your sibling if they betrayed their spouse like that? Or do you think he’s doing the right thing?
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