A man is currently married to his wife, and not too long ago he found out that she deleted a message from his ex about being pregnant with his child.
5 years ago, his ex-girlfriend texted him to say she was pregnant. His wife, who was just his girlfriend at the time, noticed the message before he did.
So, his wife thought it would be best to delete the message (she didn’t read it) and block his ex…but she didn’t tell him and kept this secret from him for years.
Recently, his mom reached out to him to say that his ex contacted her about his daughter. He and his mom were floored to find out that he has a child he never even knew about.
He was able to get a paternity test done, confirming this is his daughter, who is currently 5-years-old.
“My wife says she’s remorseful,” he explained. “That she was just very immature at the time and didn’t think it could be that important, so much so she forgot about it.”
“I’ve never loved anyone more than my wife. She’s supported me through so much. I believe that she actually feels bad and regrets it.”
Right now, his wife is actually about 21 weeks pregnant with what he thought was his first kid, and they decided to try to separate for a bit while he wraps his head around everything.
A week ago, he did get to talk to his ex more while he revealed to her that he really had no idea she was pregnant because his wife deleted that important message.
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The meeting really did not go well though, as his ex eventually said she doesn’t want him to be involved in their daughter’s life at all, and she’s going to take him to court for child support.
He is attempting to still fix his relationship with his wife, but now he really can’t afford to pay for proper therapy for them.
Complicating things further, his whole family learned about his wife deleting the text from his ex, and they’ve been bombarding his wife with nasty messages.
“My lovely older sister also decided to add to the fire by posting about this on her FB,” he said. “My wife has locked herself at home since and is taking everything quite badly since even her friends now know now and have distanced themselves from her.”
“I’m actually quite worried about it but at least her mum is there with her and I try to check on her regularly. It’s all just overwhelming.”
“When I’m not thinking about my daughter, I’m thinking about my ex. When I’m not thinking about my ex, I’m thinking about my family drama and when I’m not thinking about that I’m thinking about my marriage and the pregnancy.”
He was initially excited about having a daughter he didn’t know about, but considering everything he’s dealing with, he really isn’t thrilled anymore.
What a mess, right? Maybe you shouldn’t ever delete a text from your significant other’s ex without at least seeing what it says first!
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