Is it normal; both cheating on each other, still together?

Let me start off by saying english isnt my first language.

So i got a niece who is in her 30's she has 2 children and a boyfriend (babydaddy) they live together. The problem is theyre both cheating on each other and its driving me nuts! I know everything about it and it kills me when i see there kids. She cheats on him with her second-cousin who lives in another country but each 6 month she goes and visits him. Her boyfriend knows this but he cant really say a thing because he cheats on her too. He wont come home for 2-3 days sometimes.

I know its hard to believe but something tells me they still love each other and just want each others attention.

I want them to stop cheating because this will ruin the kids :(

Please someone tell me what to do!

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  • dirtybirdy

    I think you should stay out of it.

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    • But they're family though

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      • dirtybirdy

        But he knows she cheats and she knows he cheats. Are you sure its not like an open relationship? Maybe they've discussed it with each other and have some kind of agreement.

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        • No birdy, they both act like they don't cheat on each other but, they both know they do..

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          • dirtybirdy

            Ohh. Well that's a tough one. I guess its up to you whether or not you want to get in the middle of something like that. It could get ugly.

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    • I have a carrier pigeon.

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  • It sucks to be you right now.

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  • ifonlyuknew247

    If you're concerned about the kids and how they may be negatively affected (because depending on how old they are, they may have some kind of "vibe" that something is not right, they are very intuitive) maybe you can sit each of them down separately, alone, and talk to them about that, and just about that person's infidelity, not mentioning the other person, even if they remark on it. Have them concentrate on how the kids can or will be affected. Chances are deep down they are thinking about this as well, which may be part of the reason they are pretending they don't know about their cheating on one another. Once they realize by your speaking to them that others have noticed and are concerned about the kids (obviously something you share with both parents, which is very fortunate for the kids that all their family is there and wants the best for them), they will think about their situation(s) even more, and perhaps decide to change it so that the entire dynamic and environment is one of trust, love, understanding and cooperation.

    The fact that they are together and continue to peacefully and functionally coexist says a lot for their potential to resolve this in a functional manner. Make sure you let them know all this, and make sure they know anything said between you stays between you and that one person. Most importantly, let them know you are not trying to butt into their relationship or tell them how to live their lives because if it were only them it wouldn't affect you as much since adults make decisions themselves and live with the results themselves. But the children had no choice in the dynamics of their environment. They already know this behavior must stop and they have to grow up sometime. If you feel compelled to say something, be sure to frame it without blame or a moral punishment stick to beat them with, just with concern for what they kids are observing, and how it is shaping their lives, whether or not the adults think they're playing it off well enough that the kids can't tell something isn't quite right.

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  • WhiteOctober

    As long as they're fine with it, who are you to worry about it? I've heard something similar before, a relationship where they allow each other to cheat. They're not even ashamed of it, they just tell each other they've slept with someone else and take that from each other without even raising an eyebrow. I think they're the happiest couple of people I know. Nothing wrong with that.

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    • That's the point, they're not fine with it. Both cry on my shoulder about it. I'm stuck in the middle.

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      • (s)aint

        What you should do is to tell BOTH of them, preferably at the same time that they should stop crying on your shoulder about it if they aren't willing to change.

        Had they both been fine with fucking others there would not had been an issue in the first place but as it is now the kids probably suffer in this dysfunctional relationship.

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        • ''Had they both been fine with fucking others there would not had been an issue in the first place but as it is now the kids probably suffer in this dysfunctional relationship.''

          You're right im gonna talk with the both of them

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        • I came into a wine glass once.

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  • mixwell

    I agree with bird, as fucked up as it is its really none of your business to get in the middle of it. It might even backfire and your relationship with them would get bad.

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    • The PO already said that he/she already is in the middle of it. So it does not help to say that the PO should stay out of it because that is impossible now. I think that a talk with them both is needed or else the kids will suffer.

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