Imagine being pregnant and excited about your first baby, only to have a family friend confess her love to your husband. That’s exactly what happened to a 26-year-old woman who’s been with her husband for seven years. The family friend, who had kissed her husband years before they started dating, was still infatuated with him. The wife made the mistake of confiding in this family friend during a rough patch in her marriage, which seemed to give the friend an opening to express her feelings. Now, the wife is left wondering if she should confront her or stay silent. ♀️
The Happy Couple and a Family Friend

A Lingering Infatuation

The Unrequited Love Grows

A Friendship Forms

Confiding in the Wrong Person

The Confession

The Aftermath

Setting Boundaries

The Drama Continues

Playing the Victim

Ignoring the Messages

Involving Others ♀️

The Wife’s Dilemma ♀️

Update: Muted

Finding Closure

To Confront or Not to Confront?
This wife is in a tough spot after her family friend confessed her love for her husband. The couple has tried to set boundaries, but the friend continues to play the victim and involve others. The wife is left wondering if she should confront her or stay silent. The situation has left her feeling betrayed and unsure of what to do. While the couple has muted the friend, they know they may not be able to avoid her completely in the future. What would you do in this situation? Let’s see what the internet thinks…
NTA, OP should confront the friend and share the texts.

NTA’s silent treatment is a lucky escape for the treacherous friend

Protect your marriage, cut ties with the desperate family friend

Couple needs to confront friend together and cut her off.

Friend’s delusion leads to confession and puts marriage at risk

NTA and husband promises to cut off family friend

NTA. Commenter sympathizes with the husband and criticizes the friend.

Betrayal by a family friend, forgiveness and patience shown. NTA

Couple agrees to cut off family friend after betrayal

NTA, but should husband clarify situation to third parties

NTA. Admirable boundaries, entitled friend. She’s TA

Setting boundaries is key.

Pregnant wife defends her husband and confronts family friend

Cutting off toxic friend for spouse’s sake
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Commenter calls out OP for creating a bizarre dynamic.

Commenter suggests blocking friend to avoid Joe Goldberg situation
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Don’t let a narcissistic friend take advantage of you!

Regretful commenters agree: friend’s confession was completely wrong

Married woman tries to steal friend’s husband, NTA for confronting her

Commenter resists urge to lash out at family friend, NTA.

Cutting contact with drama-causing person is best for all.
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NTA – Handling unwanted advances as a team

Don’t let a manipulator come between you and your husband

NTA. Set boundaries and cut off toxic ‘friends’
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A former toxic person advises to cut off the family friend.

Cutting off toxic ‘friend’: NTA and share the truth

NTA. The wife’s tantrum is self explanatory. Block her!

Toxic friend? Cut her out!

Setting boundaries is key. ESH for not doing so earlier.

NTA. Friend’s infatuation turned manipulative. Husband is over it

OP should block the drama and tell mother-in-law the truth

Advice to tell MIL about family friend’s confession. NTA

Cutting off contact with crazy woman who can’t take no

Supportive commenter encourages blocking family friend who made advances

Expose the truth! Don’t take the blame for her actions.

Cutting ties with toxic friends is always the right move

Set boundaries and keep marital problems to yourself

Handling inappropriate advances with class and grace

Cutting off a friend who confessed love to your husband

NTA, drop them like a flaming hot piece of poo

Cut her off , MIL adores her – husband called a puppy

Friend confesses love to husband, wife stays silent. Commenters outraged

Don’t let toxic people ruin your happy relationship

Block and report the harasser, but what if they’re far?

Age difference raises questions, but commenter advises cutting contact.
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Teen shows more maturity than family friend in love triangle

Confused commenter misses the point

Setting healthy boundaries and cutting off threats to your marriage.

Supportive commenters agree husband is NTA, suggest cutting off friend
