Cheating was fun. but now what?

My wife two our two kids to Florida to visit her parents who recently retired and chose to live down there on a permenate basis. During the two weeks my wife and kids were away, I slept with one her best friends three times. Her friend and I had no intention of carrying on a serious, long-term relationship, just, you know, we drank, smoked a ton of weed and a little crack. Needless to say we laughed alot. Now my wife is back home and guess what? I'm feeling so guilty I can barely get the words out to say that I love her. My wife is starting to notice the difference in me. I found out that she has been asking her friends questions about me. She even asked the girlfriend that I'd been sleeping with. The fling is over. I want to come clean and admit what I'd done. I feel like that guy in that short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart". I could get away with what I've done if I keep my mouth shut. My wife's friend would jump off a bridge before she told anyone about it. What "we" did was wrong, childish, and incredibly stupid. But damn! It was alot of fun! But guilt is having it's way with me. Is it normal for people who cheat to swallow guilt and continue on in marraige as if nothing happened? I love my wife and kids and I know that I won't cheat again. Not with the creepy way I feel now. Should I keep my mouth shut, or spill the beans and cause my wife some severe hurt just to make myself feel better?

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  • thegypsysailor

    It really is a no win situation. Most likely, if you tell, your marriage will end, sooner or later. I've always thought of trust as the glue that holds a good relationship together. If you don't, your guilt will surely trip you up and it will all come out anyway.
    I really have no advice for you, but if you do wish to retain your family, I wish you good luck.

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  • Shroot

    Needless to say you're a cunt

    However you get 1 point for realising you're a cunt

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  • with one of her friends? you two deserve each other...the 2 bitches

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  • kelili

    I advise you to keep your mouth shut and live with your conscience. It's your punishment. If you want to save your marriage you have no other choices. Some things are better left unsaid.

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  • motherlovebone69120

    You are in a no win situation. During my third year of marriage, I had an affair with a woman that I thought at the time was my "soul mate". She was the only woman who ever made me cum from a blow job and when I watched her swallow my load, I was mesmerized. We used to meet several times a week at her place during our lunch hour and either make passionate love or "69" for the whole time. The affair lasted nine months and I knew that it wouldn't end pretty, so my wife & I, along with my baby girl moved cross country back home. I had terrible feelings of guilt, not being able to confess, but at the same time, missing my soul mate and our absolute perfect sex life. I promised myself that I would never cheat again and haven't yet in the subsequent 20+ years. That is why my recent gay fantasies have made me think twice about bringing them to life. I might be better off just jerking off to gay porn nightly, rather than risk everything again. The only thing about that is I would be in constant internal strife regarding my sexuality.

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  • Fall_leaves

    You're already a pig, do you really want to add onto that list and be a liar as well?

    Telling her isn't what's going to cause her some serious pain, you cheating with her bestfriend is and look at that you already did so fucking get it over with and let her decide if she wants to stay with you.

    You've managed to piss me off, so just make sure when you tell your wife she doesn't have a knife within arm reach.

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  • green_boogers

    Swallow your guilt, don't spill the beans, and it will be only your problem. If you do tell her, the entire family will fall apart and it will be everybody's problem.

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  • tripw7

    Never tell. If you want to end your marriage, this is what can be done. If not, don't ever mention it and yes it will be hard to keep to yourself but the "tell all" confession will only end up in divorce court. You do not want that. Keep your mouth shut!

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  • Gspyder

    Considering your wife took your kids to Florida "permanently," I guess it's safe to assume your marriage is already on the rocks. It's a tough situation, coming clean would be the right thing but you're almost certainly going to lose her again if you do.

    Maybe what's best in this situation to just use it as a learning experience. You now know that the guilt and betrayal of cheating is not worth it, and most importantly, that you love your wife and never want to do anything again to lose her. Maybe try a fresh start, take her out somewhere nice and tell her you never want her to leave like that again. Maybe even renew your vows, I love romantic mush like that.

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    • Couman

      I guess it can be read either way, but I'm fairly sure it was her parents who moved to Florida permanently.

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      • Gspyder

        Dang. I must have misread that. I hate when I do that :P

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      • RoseIsabella

        Damn, you're good! Ya beat me to it.
        ;-)

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  • shuggy-chan

    I cheated in Monopoly once as a camp consular, It was fun... WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

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    • CoraCook

      Mein Gott, you were a camp counselor?!

      World is doomed.

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      • shuggy-chan

        well Jr camp counselor, i was like 14

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  • Perv01

    Dude grow some balls ..ride ur bycle to Pearle St. Buy some "hard" and go see the friends...whilewife was gone she probably did her share of adult Tom foolery too..soget you some crack and tell gf how much you enjoy spending time with her naughty little ass

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  • qld37

    You're fucked. Worthless scum.

    "Should I keep my mouth shut, or spill the beans and cause my wife some severe hurt just to make myself feel better?"

    All you think about is you. You're primary concern is how you feel, not what you have done to your wife. You're not angry at yourself for betraying a woman dumb enough to love and trust you. You just want an easy way to remove your guilt.

    The only thing that you should do is to come completely clean and tell your wife everything. Even who the woman is. You're worthless and so is your wife's friend. Give your wife the opportunity to decide what she thinks is necessary.

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  • bfus

    Don't tell her, and don't ever cheat on her again. I wouldn't tell her because you will just be hurting her immensely and turning her life upside down. Unless you plan on cheating on her again, in which case you should tell her you no longer want a monogomous relationship with her.

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress

    "Should I keep my mouth shut, or spill the beans and cause my wife some severe hurt just to make myself feel better?"

    That's quite an interesting statement.

    That you're thinking about how to just make yourself feel better.

    That's what got you into the mess to begin with - by putting what made you feel good first and putting your marriage second.

    I'm not saying "don't tell them" but rather... consider your motives. Maybe it's time to stop siding with "what makes me feel good" and start considering "what will improve my relationship" and "how do I put my vows first"?

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  • LIGHTHOUSE

    Do not tell anything to your wife. In course of time you will recover fully from your secret activity.

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  • kelseyt

    It's normal that you feel guilty after cheating. Perhaps you need to examine what you did and try to figure out why you did it. Sometimes people self-sabotage: instead of working out how they actually feel about their significant other, they go and cheat so that they HAVE to end their relationship. Is that what's happening here? Or is it some other reason? You need to understand what's going on with yourself psychologically before you make any rash decisons.

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  • LaBellesima

    OP, the truth will always come out one way or another.

    Youre better off telling her now, rather than wait. Because if you dont, she will either: a) find out by other means (dont underestimate a woman's drive to investigate her cheating husband)

    b) be SUPER pissed off that you waited too long. She will think "All this time you were lying to my face, what Else have you been lying about?"

    and hell hath no fury like a woman scorned let me tell ya

    Oh one more thing, yeahh youre a SLIME (and her "friend")

    scumbags like you and that homewrecker should at the very least come clean,

    Its not fair to your wife and your children

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  • Negima93

    I'm not sure why, but this pisses me off. You need to tell your wife, so she can make the honest decision on whether or not to leave you. How would you feel if she had cheated on you? You would be outraged and rightfully so. She deserves someone who knows how to keep it in their pants

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    •                       œ

      you always get what you deserve, that's the law of karma, deal with it.

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  • Pyro4444

    Your fault, your problem

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  • TareBear20

    You need to tell your wife.

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  • RealWord

    Give your wife the honor of knowing what you did and face repercussion. She then has the right to choose to stay or leave, but she has that right and choice, after knowing the truth. You want a happy-go-lucky life, once they are back...very typically, but don't expect life to play so kindly, in return. These things find a way of showing their head when you least expect it.

    Be honest or don't, it's your life, but you're already on your way to single and divorced/married and unhappy.

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  • ㅤㅤㅤ

    Wow, seriously? Tell her. I know you won't, but you should. Christ, how the fuck would you feel if you found out she's been fucking another man? Sounds like you shouldn't have been married, buddy. If I were her I'd cut you out of my life for fucking good. Tell her. Do you honestly think you can live with that your whole life? What a fucking inconsiderate jerk. If that's what's fun to you then divorce her and live your life with a bunch of random people, go ahead, just don't waste her time.

    And her best friend is no fucking angel either. What a cunt. You two are literally the worst and it's awful. No idea how people like you two can live with yourselves. Tell your fucking wife so she can move on to bigger and better things. Jesus christ.

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    • ㅤㅤㅤ

      There's nothing wrong with the lifestyle of wanting to sleep with a different person every night - It's nor for me, but I'm not one to judge. What I DO judge you for is cheating - I abhor that! That's very rude and cruel and fuck you. Betrayal is not nice...I literally have no idea what goes on in the minds of those who can be so inconsiderate of others, especially those that love them...disgusting.

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  • mountain-man82

    Coming clean is the only right thing to do.

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    • CoraCook

      Why are you former military?

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      • mountain-man82

        Medical discharge. I wasnt allowed to be on a ship anymore. A navy person that cant be on a ship, yeah, they discharge you.

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  • CoraCook

    I'd cut your dick off and cook it in the dick pot!!!

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    • Gspyder

      That's what I've been told will happen to mine if I ever cheat

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      • CoraCook

        Soooo.... you better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why!!! :D

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        • Gspyder

          Haha! Trust me, I'm on my best behavior

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          • CoraCook

            That's good! Keep your pecker where it belongs!

            Have you been on your worst behavior, btw?

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            • Gspyder

              I will! Its perfectly happy between my legs or the other pair it's allowed to get between;)

              And no. There is no excuse for not just leaving if you're unhappy or would be happier with someone else. Full disclosure: In highschool I started talking to one girl during a point where my girlfriend-of-the-time and I weren't speaking. I felt so bad about doing that I would never consider getting physical with someone while stringing along somebody else. It's disrespectful to everyone involved including the cheater in my opinion.

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  • howaminotmyself

    Better to hear it from you then from the best friend. No one wants to hear they've been cheated on but you can't really trust the friend to keep your secret now, can you?

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  • RoseIsabella

    Well, you should feel guilty and ashamed. I'm glad to see that you value your wife and kids and want to be honest and reconciled to her, but I would highly recommend that you go to a Sex Addicts Anonymous meeting, get a sponsor and work the twelve steps of the program before disclosing to your wife what happened. I'm reasonably sure that you picked the worst person in the world to cheat on her with.

    Checkout this website:
    http://saa-recovery.org/

    DON'T SMOKE CRACK, IT'S FOR LOSERS!

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