A woman has confessed that she cheated on her husband and doesn’t regret it, claiming it made him a better partner.
The woman wrote into the Everybody Has A Secret podcast, revealing she had a seven-month affair in the first year of their marriage.
She explained that she’d been with her husband for 13 years, and they’d been married for six years.
She added that he’d “grown to be a really good partner, but things had not always been smooth.” During their engagement year, she felt he was “checked out” of their relationship, while she was juggling a “very stressful job” and wedding planning.
The tension was so high that she thought about cancelling the wedding and ending the relationship.
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When a chance to switch from her 60-hour-a-week job came up, she took it – and met another man along the way. During the interview, she said she “instantly felt a connection” with him, and was offered a trial shift the next day.
Things changed when Victor started asking her personal questions about her engagement.
She kept her answers “almost brisk”, but it reminded her of how good things were at the start, and how “bad they’d become.” Things got a bit “flirty” with Victor, and after the trial shift he offered her the job – but the pay was “far too low”.
After marrying her partner, she said she was “miserable” and “regretted the whole thing”.
Six months into her marriage, a co-worker asked her to pick up lunch, and “as luck would have it”, it was at the restaurant where she had her interview. She was “caught off guard” when Victor brought out her food.
“His face lit up with the biggest smile as he walked towards me, and my heart skipped a beat”, she shared.
He complimented her eyes, leaving her “breathless.” After posting a picture of her lunch on Instagram and tagging the restaurant, Victor messaged her saying she was “welcome back anytime.”
She kept returning to the restaurant, each time feeling ” that spark”.
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She admitted: “I knew I was playing with fire, but I didn’t care.” One day, after finishing work early, she met him and noticed he held her hand for a “little too long” when giving her food. Later, she invited him for a drink.
During their weekend meet-up, they discovered they had a lot in common.
“We had the same taste in music, movies, TV and politics,” she said. After spending the evening together, Victor gave her his number, which led to them texting regularly.
Soon, their texts became more intimate, and they planned to meet secretly. She confessed that they had “the most amazing sex” she’d ever experienced.
“The affair lasted for seven glorious months. I learned so much about myself during this time”, she revealed. The woman shared that the affair helped her understand her “own self-worth.”
She found herself less annoyed with her husband, and if he was “up playing video games all night”, she’d just go and spend time with Victor. She also started enjoying her own company more.
Her husband noticed the change in her behaviour and commented that she seemed fine without him around.
She confessed that she had realised she could lead a fulfilling life without him. This made him “prioritise” her, and he even sought professional help for some of his “issues.”
However, she admitted that her husband still doesn’t know about the affair, and she would never confess. She described her time with Victor as “perfect”, and knew it wouldn’t last forever.
She said she’d always remember that part of her life with a mix of “joy and wonder”. However, people were not impressed with the woman’s story in the comments.
One person wrote: “This will come to light one way or another and no matter how good your marriage has become in the meantime, you will lose his trust in an instant.”
Another added: “Reason number 1257 for not getting married. How did we get to the point where we say that infidelity fixes a marriage?”
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