Most of us like to believe that if we ever discovered a massive lie, we’d know exactly what to do: Tell the truth, do the right thing, easy.
But it’s rarely that simple when the lie isn’t hurting you directly, and exposing it could detonate someone else’s relationship, reputation, and future.
This 24-year-old woman is the black sheep of her family, while her 32-year-old brother is the golden boy. It’s painfully evident that she was an accidental pregnancy, so her parents treated her differently because they didn’t exactly want her.
She also struggled in school, and by the time she was growing up, her parents were too invested in their careers to care about her, and her brother was too old to want to spend any time with her.
Two years ago, her brother introduced their family to his new girlfriend, Sarah, who is gorgeous, the height of a supermodel, and in possession of a heartbreaking backstory.
Sarah informed everyone that she was married once before, but lost her husband unexpectedly to an extremely rare heart condition.
“Basically, he dropped dead at like 28/29. In the aftermath, she left her home state, went no contact with her family and old friends (my brother says they were ‘harmful’ during her ‘grief journey’), moved across the country, and reinvented herself. This was like 4 years ago,” she explained.
“Immediately? I did not like. She seemed fake. It was just a vibe thing that I couldn’t vocalize. But also, it didn’t matter. My parents LOVED Sarah.”
“Like, the moment they met her, they started including her in family vacations, birthday dinners, and within a few months, my mom was saying [stuff] like “I think she’s the one for your brother.”
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Sarah has no presence on social media, and she has a very unique last name, so throughout the last two years, she’s Googled her without any results.
Well, she can find recent things related to Sarah’s job, but there is nothing from her old life or anything connected to her husband.
Speaking of Sarah’s husband, she gets really strange if anyone asks about him. She gets tears in her eyes, and her brother steps in if anyone wants to know his name or what he was like.
Several months back, her brother and Sarah got engaged, and since Sarah has virtually no friends, she’s been invited to be in the bridal party.
A couple of weeks ago, she went shopping for her bridesmaid dress and opened up her Venmo app to send Sarah money for the dress.
Curiosity got the best of her, and she decided to see how far back Sarah’s Venmo history went. She found transactions Sarah sent to her brother, nail artist, and hair stylist.
“But I saw one Venmo from a guy that looked like it was for living expenses. And when I googled him, I found his Instagram. And on his Instagram, I found a wedding photo from 2017. And in that wedding photo, he was the groom, and Sarah was the bride,” she added.
“And that dude is still alive. Like VERY ALIVE. He posted 3 days ago. He’s remarried with kids!! I found her siblings, her old maiden name, and her whole old life once I found her ex’s account.”
“So IDK what to do. Part of me is like, maybe the relationship ended badly, and that’s why she goes around saying he’s dead? Part of me is like, maybe she’s in witness protection (she’s [in trouble] if she is, because I eventually found her)? Part of me is like, do I need to tell my brother???? Do I tell HER?? Like pull her aside and be like “hey sis, what’s up???” I screenshotted everything so I have proof. I just don’t know if I should sit on it or tell someone.”
I’m concerned that because she’s not exactly close to her parents or her brother, nobody will believe her or even appreciate the fact that she knows Sarah is lying about a major incident.
Her brother absolutely deserves to know that Sarah’s lying about being a widow and having a dead husband, so taking the anonymous approach to airing Sarah’s dirty laundry is best.
What I mean by that is sending him an anonymous letter or email with the proof will be better than her telling her brother herself.
What advice do you have for her?
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By Bre Avery Zacharski
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