Wife’s Affair with Contractor Rocks Family: Husband’s Response Crosses the Line?

Picture this: you’ve been married for 13 years, have two kids, and just bought a new house together. Life seems to be moving along, but your relationship has been struggling for a while. Then, your wife unexpectedly cheats on you with the contractor you hired to work on your new house. In a moment of rage, you decide to tell her mother about the affair. But now, your wife is saying she doesn’t know if she can forgive YOU for telling her mom. Grab some popcorn, folks, because this story has more twists and turns than a rollercoaster.

13 Years of Marriage and a New House

Relationship Struggles

The Contractor Enters the Scene

A Suspicious Saturday ️‍♂️

Wife Needs a Break

Contractor Arrives, Something’s Off

Wife’s Confession

Deleted Messages and Apologies

Clearing My Head ‍♂️

The Truth Comes Out

Wife Admits to Cheating

Fury and Heartbreak

Revenge: Telling Her Mother

Hitting Her Where It Hurts

Bringing Up Her Deceased Father

The Aftermath ️

Mental Health Crisis and Mom to the Rescue

Confrontation and Sleeping Arrangements

Talking It Out ️

Wife’s Persistence

Decisions and Remorse

Damage Control with Her Mom ‍♂️

Miscommunication and Conclusions

Wife’s Unforgivable Accusation

Am I Overreacting? ‍♂️

Clarity on the Contractor

Wife Cheats, Husband Tells Her Mom: Who’s the Real Villain?

Our storyteller has been married for 13 years and recently bought a new house with his wife. Their relationship has been rocky, and things take a turn for the worse when his wife cheats on him with the contractor they hired. In a moment of anger, he tells her mother about the affair, knowing how much her parents’ opinion means to her. Now, his wife is saying she doesn’t know if she can forgive HIM for telling her mom. The internet has weighed in on this emotional rollercoaster of a story, and the responses are as varied as the twists and turns in the tale. ️

NTA. Actions have consequences.

“NTA, she cheated and needs to face the consequences”

Manipulative wife blamed husband for her affair, no remorse shown.

NTA commenter advises taking action and suggests possible infidelity.

Suggests meticulously planned affair, advises public shaming and divorce.

Commenter calls out wife’s audacity and criticizes husband’s response.

Contractor’s affair with wife leads to brutal comment.

Man blames himself for wife’s affair with contractor.

Suspected infidelity, NTA for husband’s reaction.

Husband gets brutally honest about wife’s affair with contractor

NTA stands up against cheating wife, calls out her narcissism

Red flags in wife’s behavior, don’t let her manipulate you.

NTA. Husband questions forgiveness after wife’s affair with contractor.

Infidelity accusation leads to heated comment section

Questioning wife’s loyalty after cheating accusation, NTA judgement.

Kissed contractor, husband’s response: YTA if you stay. NTA otherwise.

Agreed! Staying with a cheater is never worth it. #YouDeserveBetter

Husband’s response to wife’s affair crosses the line.

Spurned husband calls wife a ‘whore’ amidst affair scandal. NTA

Speculation of deeper connection between wife and affair partner

NTA. Get tested, get paternity tests, leave.

Trust broken after affair, husband’s response could lead to divorce

Spouse’s affair caught, but is the husband NTA?

Devastating truth: wife disrespects and owns husband with affair.

Blunt comment advises paternity tests after wife’s affair

OP’s wife is mentally ill and unstable. NTA.

Divorce is better than being married and miserable.

User suggests reporting cheating contractor, sparks discussion on infidelity.

User suspects wife’s infidelity and advises to be vigilant.

Harsh language aside, comment points out red flags in husband’s behavior

Red flag central! Get tested and drop her ASAP!

Commenter calls out spouse’s hypocrisy, advises divorce in spicy tone.

Don’t let her use telling her mom as a smoke screen.

NTA stands up for himself and his children after wife’s affair

Marriage doomed after wife’s affair, harsh truth hits hard.

Blunt comment on infidelity and advice to get tested

Questioning the wife’s infidelity and OP’s story credibility

Spouse cheats with contractor, commenter says NTA, offers sympathy

Blunt but honest comment advises to leave cheating wife.

Hilarious comparison to Wendy’s girl, but harsh advice for husband.

Exposing wife’s affair to avoid being painted as the villain ‍♂️

Husband accused of crossing the line for exposing wife’s affair

User suspects wife wrote comment and advises getting a lawyer

Husband’s extreme comment on wife’s affair shocks readers.

Hold her accountable and confront the mother-in-law?

Cheating spouse gets what she deserves according to comment.

Husband betrayed by wife’s affair and lies. NTA.

NTA. ‍♂️ Get a divorce. She’s being manipulative and controlling.

NTA for exposing affair, blow up contractor on Yelp

Wife cheats with contractor, time to move on for kids

Spouse cheated with contractor and manipulated husband’s kindness. #NTA

Divorce seems like the best option here. Protect yourself.

NTA wins with a straight-to-the-point comment.

OP’s wife cheated on him with a contractor, but he’s the one apologizing?

Husband threatens to expose wife’s infidelity to everyone.

OP receives evidence of wife’s affair with contractor, suspicions confirmed.

Defending oneself after spouse’s affair, a necessary evil?

Divorce her for your sanity, but don’t take things too far.

Cheating spouse receives harsh criticism for dishonesty and betrayal

Explicit comment promotes infidelity and lacks empathy. Not cool

Husband’s response to wife’s affair with contractor ignites debate.

Cheating wife tries to DARVO and gaslight husband. NTA.

Divorce and honesty with family: harsh but understandable response.

Contractor affair leads to husband’s bitter comment.

Lies, cheating, and a meddling MIL. ‍♀️

NTA commenter calls out wife’s manipulative behavior and advises leaving.

NTA husband discovers wife’s calculated affair, confronts her family for support

Divorce seems like the best option Keep detailed records

Divorce is inevitable. Don’t be a bigger a**hole than necessary.

Tattling to her mom was unnecessary and immature. ESH.

Husband’s wife cheated with contractor after 13 years of marriage. NTA.

Husband’s fiery response to wife’s affair shocks readers