Wife Supports Husbands Business, Husband Cheats With Colleague And Loses Everything r/Relationship

[@mariabarker2036]

Him: I was a terrible husband but a great father. Me: Great fathers do not destroy their families.

[@Erikafman]

Burn

[@Acidfunkish]

Great fathers generally don't have kids who go NC. 🤔

[@scarlettg.5772]

@@Acidfunkish laughed at that to hard. Agreed

[@elizabethescalante7866]

@@Erikafman Ooh! Shots Fired! 😆

[@nuttmare9438]

Amen

[@manxiefeathermoon9888]

He didn't love his wife. He loved her money.

[@jamestown8398]

If he loved her then he would have kept his marriage vows.

[@jamestown8398]

@A H It depends on whether they live in an at-fault or no-fault area.

[@Zino_Kohiruimaki]

Z

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

@@jamestown8398 Yeah. He got exactly what he deserved.

[@nela3986]

Yeah he was the arm candy. They should make a new series called desperate househubbies.

[@slytherinlibrarian3501]

The first OP isn't sorry he cheated; he's sorry it didn't work out for him.

[@candycane1744]

He's sorry he has no money XDD

[@Azulakayes]

Exactly. He is sorry that he didn't get to spend his ex-wife's money on some young AP and also that he didn't get alimony

[@Daaaanielle]

Lmaooooo this was freaking glorious. I love how karma got them both. Poetic justice. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sleepyearth]

@@Azulakayes He had a business which failed after divorce when no funding comes in. We know his ex-wife's family has been propping him up.

[@shyjovi4898]

Right! He even said about the receptionist “I thought she loved me” so if she didn’t trap him and it worked out, he wouldn’t think twice about the family he destroyed

[@HowToPnP]

I love this one sentence in update 2: "Don't know if she started it while we were married" the typical "I cheated, so everyone must be a cheater"-mentality most cheaters have

[@catandrobbyflores]

If she did more power to her. I'm betting if it happened she did it right after he said he wanted an open relationship. He made it clear he didn't want or truly love her.

[@HowToPnP]

@@catandrobbyflores just saying that this is projection. The most jealous and accusatory partners usually end up cheating

[@catandrobbyflores]

@@HowToPnP no projection from me. I'm just looking at this after reading similar stories and the other partner usually ends up finding someone better after the person who originally wanted the free pass to open the relationship comes crawling back or gets angry that they are now happy.

[@Azulakayes]

I laughed so hard at that, my kid came into the room to ask me what was going on.

[@RJLiams]

@@catandrobbyflores Problem is if she cheated before any open marriage was suggested it wouldn't be good on her. She'd be just as much of a shitty person as the OP. Though I doubt that's the case. OP is probably just projecting. Hoping she cheated while they were married so he has either ammo to use against her, or to make himself feel justified in cheating.

[@ComaLies225]

I remember reading this story and I still cackle at the GF babytrapping OP only to find out he wasn’t the rich one. Talk about a plot twist

[@jaymel4691]

Yeah, they totally deserved each other! Their son deserves better than either of them.

[@insideAdirtyMind]

babytrapping aka "Girl, I really don´t want to use condoms"

[@lilywong9672]

@@insideAdirtyMind While true, it's also very easy to poke holes in condoms if she really wanted to baby trap the man.

[@Davtwan]

@@lilywong9672 And let’s not forget lying about being on the pill!

[@tinytanaka8779]

I imagine her going "How do I babytrap the wife then..."

[@kindafunne]

I rolled my eyes when the first OP wrote about how he was wondering if she cheated on him for getting married years after the divorce. Moving on fast isn’t cheating, he has no say on what his ex wife can do. Specially after he cheated and had a baby with his girlfriend.

[@n3rdv10l3nc3]

Yeah, like, we can argue that she rebounded & maybe even discuss if that was entirely in her best interest but honestly getting back into the game immediately is equally valid as waiting for a while.

[@jesserdan8544]

Right!? He says that his ex was moving on so fast when in fact he himself was so fast he went into a girls pants while still married to his ex wife.

[@jakeand9020]

It makes perfect sense, that's why she invested so much into HIS passion project.

[@Mochafairiemonster]

He didn’t die he cheated! For some folks disloyalty kills any love you have for that person. I’m sure he was chipping away at that love for asking to open the marriage (and probably being a pest about it).

[@ViciousNer]

He’s desperate for any detail that will allow him to dodge accountability, no matter how little. If it wasn’t his ex’s fault for not opening the relationship, it’s the mistress for not actually loving him. If not that, then he’s a victim because his ex was probably cheating as well. This dude sounds less like he’s full of remorse and more like he’s knee deep in a pity party.

[@KS-uv3rh]

"they'll understand me more as they become adults and gain context for life" Yes I hope they do understand and watch out for guys like their sperm donor.

[@Alayne89]

I read that as "I hope they turn out to be cheaters like me, and so can't be mad at me anymore". What other context is there for cheating?

[@KS-uv3rh]

@@Alayne89 i know right 🤣, is he expecting them to be like "yes, understandable, dear father."

[@erenssister.5535]

Tbh as someone with a cheater father the more I grew older and understood these things, the more resentment grew in my heart for him.

[@KS-uv3rh]

​@@erenssister.5535 Same. Trying hard to have a relationship with him as per my mum's request (they're not together) and I still cant see him without wanting to scream at him.

[@Nathan_Bookwurm]

As I grew older my perspective on marriage did change. From "spending life forever with one person" to "understanding in some situations you grow apart or things happen where you can't stay together." But my perspective to cheaters? No, that will never change.

[@thatomnivoreteacher6869]

First story infuriates me. He keeps playing the victim card expecting everyone to feel sorry for him and now he’s trying to claim his ex has been the one cheating in the first place. He needs to grow up, accept that he lost everything, and only focus on his son.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the son decided to cut ties with his deadbeat dad too. He's a victim too and he shouldn't be around his sorry excuse for a father either. This man oughta be completely alone, no wife, no girlfriend and certainly no children or grandchildren.

[@princessbackgammon3359]

I agree. Also I feel so bad for the wife but mostly for his daughters. At least the son has his dad but those poor girls grew up with that man. He raised them then betrayed them in such an awful cruel way. I at least hope their stepdad is a nice caring and loving dad to them.

[@CyeOutsider]

He's also playing the victim with his affair partner, "She baby trapped me", as if it was all her fault that he cheated and knocked her up.

[@Sienisota]

​@@CyeOutsiderMen don't get baby trapped if they bother to use a condom. He risked infecting his wife with an STD

[@jinxgiz3104]

"We started an affair and she baby trapped me." Well, well, well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions. If you're going to start an affair with someone who knows you're married with kids, don't be surprised when you find out that they're willing to do something else shitty.

[@jaymel4691]

And this is why decent people with morals don't get involved with people who are taken. Cheaters are scum.

[@desireeloveros1055]

Girl wanted a sugar daddy should’ve checked his net worth and used a condom cuz those arrangements never last long

[@Splatoon_Kirby]

@@melodyharpole8272 No but I can believe his story that she told him to his face she got pregnant because she thought hes rich. I had a BFF, she became an ex to me and went over the edge. I watched her date multiple guys, then brake up with them and get mad they're not groveling her to come back and would even pretend shes suddenly a lesbian and getting all handsy with a friend convincing her they can make their exes jealous. The friend was only on a temp brake and she and her bf agreed to not date or anything until they decide if they wanna make it more perm, well it became perm when he saw her with my ex-BFF. She kept saying it was 'a joke' and I finally pulled her aside and ripped into her for being an idiot and playing shitty hurtful games like this. They never got back together and the rest of my friend group realized WHY my Ex bff was an ex.

[@HighPhoenix1754]

She did baby trap him though. She admits it. But, doesn't make him any less shitty.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

@@HighPhoenix1754 I agree with you. Honestly, a petty part of me hopes that the ex-wife calls CPS and then adopts the affair child, just so this guy ends up completely alone.

[@paden1865able]

If she's the love of his life, why did he screw around on her in the first place? He got what he deserved. No pity.

[@brigidtheirish]

I know! Dad says Mom is the love of his life and he's *actively avoided* situations that could even *look* like he's cheating. Like one time when a female family friend needed a ride somewhere. Mom was okay with Dad giving her a lift but Dad very much *wasn't.*

[@SilverMKI]

To be fair it sounded like opening up the marriage was something he had been asking to do for a while so he may not have been quite as in love with her as he professes.

[@invictus6176]

@@SilverMKI not to justify him or anything but he said he and her had been dating since *Middle School* that’s very much like 30 years of dating with 0 other possible experience and I don’t see the problem in thinking about a Open relationship it’s only if you are pushing it on the other partner if they don’t want it and don’t accept that is when their the asshole idk it’s 4am imtired lol

[@babygirl_lunaa9096]

I saw the age gap and "we were together since middle school" and I had a heart attack thinking that she was 13 and he was 30 when they started dating, and was glad when I realized that it was his affair partner. Strange thing to be relieved over, but it was much better than the alternative...

[@Marchaland]

I also had to do a double take on that lmao

[@scarlettg.5772]

@@Marchaland same

[@juanhaines7295]

Story 1 this is what happens when you bite the hand that feeds you. Op got everything he deserved.

[@cgecko3]

Period, fuck him, let him rot in his own consequences. I'm glad he lost everything the only people I feel bad for are the first ex-wife, and the kids, the other ex and him are both dumpster fires.

[@Blaze02able]

Satisfaction. The only word I can say to describe what it felt hearing the story. It was so poetic

[@Swnsasy]

Idk why people think the grass is always greener on the other side instead of just watering the grass he already had.. Karma

[@Swnsasy]

@A H Ikr!!! How dumb just flat out had it made..

[@untitled-gv3qp]

@A H The ex wife was even funding a business for the OP. There are no words for how bad he ruined his own life.

[@Ospyro3em]

Story 1- oh the self pity and blame-shifting in this one! Story 2- "It only happened twice!" TWO TIMES TOO MANY!

[@LunaP1]

Counter post by ex wife: He purposely left out that I had a horrible miscarriage and he can only think about having sex while I’m in pain.

[@Ospyro3em]

@@LunaP1 I know about that update but I thought that was in response to a different story.

[@IsMgb45]

Story 2 - one time is already too many

[@Ospyro3em]

@@IsMgb45 yes that's the point I was making

[@stirrednotshaken4823]

Twice in “4” months! Geez, by the end of the story it sounds like this girl is a sex addict! She wants to screw everyone 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@tkb5726]

Story 1: As much as I am LOVING the dose of karma the universe dished out I genuinely feel bad for his daughters, ex wife, and especially his son. I hope his son finds people he can consider family and look up to.

[@erenssister.5535]

At least ex wife is with someone better.

[@zachf748]

This guy is so despicable that he’s *_still_* blaming his absolute saint of an ex-wife for _his cheating._ he deserves everything he has coming, and more.

[@BruinPhD2009]

Holy cow, that first OP is Fifty Shades of Idiot, 101 Assholes, 1001 Moronic Nights, the list is endless…

[@catandrobbyflores]

How to loose your wife in 10 days?

[@KE-hr4sb]

S1: Holy crap dude. For all his talk about "I own that I messed up," OP sure throws the blame around a lot: "She baby-trapped me," "My wife wouldn't let me open our marriage," "I've done everything I can but my daughters still refuse to see me," "Ex moved on so fast I can't help but wonder if she cheated on me." "I'm hoping that they will understand me more as they become adults and gain context for life." Fucking really dude? It's not about context or maturity; they are well aware of what a scumbag you are even at their ages. Classic cheater: Selfish, only thinks of himself and what he wants; he's pouting that their forgiveness isn't moving fast enough for him. He literally fucked around and found out. S2: It didn't only happen twice (in four months!!): She was seeing someone else when they got together that he hadn't known about (cheating again), and then dated a mutual friend when OP wouldn't say he loved her back after two months, and then "overlapped" him and OP. She's a serial cheater, let's call a spade a spade, and a hoe...well you get the idea.

[@ynmonroe]

Definitely.

[@KyrieChii]

He mentally can't allow himself to accept the reality of the situation. I guess if I was stupid & selfish enough to basically _nuke_ my entire life, (just to get something I wanted, only to then lose that thing), I'd probably have trouble confronting it too. For the sake of his son, he needs therapy big time. I worry for the little boy, not only because of the _shit_ parents/role models he was dealt, but because he was conceived via deception, & is a living reminder/representation of this OP's worst decisions in life. It's _very_ easy to see OP developing a lot of resentment & misdirecting it onto the child. He'll eventually find out his Mother never wanted him (he was a 'means to an end') & gave him up without a second thought, & he'll know he has older half sisters who want absolutely nothing to do with him. OP should get them both into some sort of therapy to help him work through any feelings he might have, or how best to tell him things when age appropriate.

[@WobblesandBean]

Right?? And I love how everyone is believing his word at face value when he spends the entire thread trying to pass all the blame to the women in his life.

[@Azulakayes]

S2: her behavior is very erratic. She could have a mental condition

[@scarlettg.5772]

I’m definitely older than these girls in s1 I can say gaining context won’t help. If anything their young age probably makes it easier for them to forgive him. He just has to take responsibility and stop bugging these poor girls he hurt. Realizing they may never forgive him nor do they have to. I have two cousins that never forgave their father for something similar. They’re adults now and 1 only puts up with him because she pities him and the other doesn’t care for him at all and just lets him see his grand daughter which honestly is more than he deserves in my opinion.

[@digitalharmony26]

You can’t decide you’re a good parent. If your kids don’t want anything to do with you, you’re a bad dad. And stop hoping your ex cheated to make yourself feel better. Grow up my guy.

[@itsjustmaddisen]

That post was basically “tell me you’re a loser without telling me you’re a loser.”

[@AndyyWithAY]

I do feel bad for the baby and the ex-wife , but hopefully the wife finds a man who's satisfied with her. She deserves better than this AH.

[@indianspartan76]

She did she married a family friend

[@mask938]

I hope the son can find a better role model.

[@indianspartan76]

I actually feel bad for the OP in this sense. The teenage daughters wrote him a letter saying they never want to see him again, to never tell the baby that he has sisters because they'll never accept him, that they have a father figure now and have no need for him or his son. No matter how much of a piece of shit you are, that's gotta feel like a stab in the gut, especially when you have been the primary caretaker. I can say I'd never do what this guy did, but I'm not in his situation, but I'm thinking about how much it'd hurt to read that written to me by my kids. Not excusing his actions, but that sounds painful

[@mask938]

@@indianspartan76 He deserves every bit of pain he gets. He wouldn't even be in this situation if he didn't cheat on his ex.

[@indianspartan76]

@@mask938 just because someone is a horrible husband, doesn't mean they're a horrible father. This guy might be. I'm just saying, I'd never want to see those words written to me by my kids. I'd be Damn near suicidal tbh

[@rinpaisys]

“It’s only happened twice” Man what a sh*t justification for something that should happen exactly 0 times.

[@TNTMAN360]

An open marriage basically means I want to cheat on you but I don't want to get a divorce

[@LunaP1]

If it’s not open before the commitment, it’s cheating incarnate.

[@TNTMAN360]

@@LunaP1 you make a valid point and I agree

[@jamestown8398]

Asking for an open relationship should be a deal-breaker.

[@TNTMAN360]

@@jamestown8398 I agree it's one of my deal breakers

[@mask938]

Those stories are even funnier when the reluctant partner starts dating other people and the partner who demanded the open relationship gets upset about the reluctant partner seeing other people.

[@TheHellsHobbit]

#1 How does Op think that his girls will understand him as they became adults?? What they will understand is he cheated and destroyed his family.

[@fytrndm]

I'm just wishing him good luck lmao... I have a friend who doesn't speak to her father because he did something like OP did. So, yeah, he's gonna be in for a rude awakening when one of his daughter gets married and asks their stepfather to walk them down the aisle instead.

[@itsjustmaddisen]

He’s barking mad and incredibly narcissistic.

[@Nathan_Bookwurm]

​@@fytrndm That stepfather walking down the isle is definitely going to happen from the looks of it.

[@tallyp.7643]

He thinks they'll grow up, start dating, and then "understand" the tired stupid trope of "men have itches that need scratching and they can't help it... but they feel really, really bad about it most of the time, so you gotta accept that and move on." OP is a selfish idiot.

[@KlaudiaShaefferr]

@@fytrndm and if, god forbid, any of his daughters get betrayed by their husband the way their father betrayed their mom, they definitely going to UNDERSTAND (how bad OP was)

[@Metal_Mouth]

The ending zinger of op getting upset over his ex moving on and getting married to a long time friend and accusing her of cheating really did me in. Straight out of the cheating handbook- cheated on your partner? Accuse her of being the cheater so you wouldn't feel too bad about your own fuck up. He said it himself, the friend knew the family for over 10 years of course the ex and friend would move from having a platonic relationship to a romantic one after this. Friend was probably her shoulder to cry on while her marriage of over 20 years fell apart and it pushed them to revaluate their feelings, all that with 2 years of dating, like dude just take the L... Admit that this whole spiral is your fault and your fault only. Not ex's, not the friend's, not the mistress' (don't get me wrong she's also a huge pile of manure). Refocus your life on your son, get therapy, and don't dwell on the past anymore. You have a child who is dependent on you, if you can't better yourself for you then do it for your son.

[@bilqeesnagdee7466]

Does he have the money for therapy though?

[@Metal_Mouth]

​@@bilqeesnagdee7466 You have a point, he did have enough to survive for a bit until he can hold over another job and he didn't loose too much money on the divorce but who know how much debt, if any, he gained from his failed business, or what his financial situation is right now.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

@@bilqeesnagdee7466 I see your point on being able to afford therapy, but what I wanna know is if he is WILLING to go to therapy and accept that his poor choices are his own fault?

[@insideAdirtyMind]

As someone who got cheated on, money and belongings were stolen, was lied to and lost the whole past life of my 20s....to hear this story 1 guy weeping makes me feel good again. Thanks for the story^^

[@Swnsasy]

I'm over here gleeming right with you babe!! That's what he gets..

[@carolroberts4614]

Similar story here!I feel the same.

[@WobblesandBean]

Same here. Men love to accuse us of being manipulators and gold diggers, but most divorced women I know, myself included, were totally screwed over by their ex husbands.

[@thatoneguy9816]

@@WobblesandBean what you know and reality don’t align.

[@ThePinkBinks]

When two people think they’re conning each other and both lose. It’d be great except for other casualties.

[@animeluver4ever911]

She wanted an excuse for cheating. No one has ever been roofied, lost all that time and not cared about it at all.

[@BIGEAGLEDUDE]

With the first story it's completely obvious that the original poster is never going to see his daughters ever again and most likely his daughters are most likely going to ask their mom's new husband to legally adopt them as his children. That is what's going to happen. In addition this man is so angry that his wife is moving on because of his own selfishness that now he has to basically be a single father and deal with the fact that his side piece left the country and wants nothing to do with him or their baby and his kids want nothing to do with him or their little brother. My advice to the original poster is simple you're just going to have to move on and let this be a lesson let learn to you you may have been a great father to them but the moment you betrayed their mother and got your side piece pregnant was the moment you knew that your family was never going to be the same and your family was never going to look at you the same. So take that as a lesson learned and move on

[@username-unavailable]

Teach your son to never make the same mistake and COMMUNICATE You wanted an open relationship and it didn't happen so you cheated and blew up your entire life? Teach your kid to never cheat and leave and make arrangements before acting with their penis. Be the best role model and person to your son. Play mother and father. Be someone your son will fight for and be surprised this is even a part of your history with how honorable and kind you treat all people around you. But don't shirk his life circumstances away from him either But be better than those circumstances to the point where he's unsure how he could've been born out of wedlock from a cheater. Be better That's how you move on happily

[@WhitneyDahlin]

Yep. Cheaters like to pretend that it isn't hurting the kids but it does. It deeply affects them and they will NEVER get over it. It will always be there. My husbands father was a cheater and my husband watched his father cheat and deeply hurt his mother. He will never forgive him for that.

[@fishbowl5308]

In fairness i do think that his daughter's might possibly reconnect with him. Itll take a big event or tragedy for it to happen but all he can do rn is raise his son and try to be better

[@janicewilcox8590]

"She baby trapped me!" No she didn't. You had unprotected set with someone other than your wife.

[@fcold9402]

1. Ah a cheater reaping his reward and whining about it on reddit. It's double funny because his affair partner is also whining after reaping he "reward". My relationship device. You deserve each other, please do whatever necessary to stay together and not inflict yourselves on anyone else.

[@itazuranakisu]

I feel sorry for the son. Affair children are often blamed and treated so badly by other family members. I hope OP doesn’t mention the daughters unless they do reach out to him because it will only hurt the son because he won’t ever be accepted as he will be a constant reminder of the affair. Hopefully OP has learned to be a little less selfish and put all his focus on the son and moving to a better living environment.

[@browhattheactualfu-2659]

Yeah I hope the sisters realize that the son did nothing wrong

[@pippo17173]

@@browhattheactualfu-2659 Honestly for as much they are doing this, sadly its the best take your gonna have in this situation. There was a story I remember about Op finding out her dead husband had an affair and while op is not the asshole for only doing the necessary to help out the kid, recent info shows that op really should of just left them. Ya harsh but what else can you do? The girls here unfortionly pick the right route and the only saving light here is if the son turns out better, find out what happen, and many years later he and the girls can talk and hope it leads to a good relationship without the asshole dad, how ever he turns out many years later.

[@tallyp.7643]

I am picturing a home DNA test when he's 16 and then he goes out looking for the half-sisters if some are in the same town... and what their reaction will be to seeing him on their doorstep. I can only imagine how much of the truth OP will gloss over until that point, and then he'll have ANOTHER pissed off teenager on his hands when kiddo learns the harsh truth of his existence. OP had better make enough money to afford therapy for him and keep ahead of the custody laws. You know that mom will come back just to jerk his chain because she's a vindictive youknowwhat and try to make their lives miserable to drive a wedge or make him spend money trying to keep his son from her.

[@plantemor]

"I also think that forcing them won't do me any favours" ME ME ME ME ME... how about "won't do THEM any favours"???? He's not thinking about anyone but himself.

[@GabrielleHayes1921]

1) "But I was a really good father" Says the guy who was very willing to risk his families happiness for a fling. I do wish they in future will accept their brother, just not their dad

[@owl7072]

Story 1: "My ex moved on so fast I've started to wonder if the relationship started before our divorce" even if it did, you're in no place to get upset about her possibly cheating 🤨

[@Katiekooleyes]

Story 1: "Ex moved on so fast I can't help but wonder if she cheated on me." Just stop! Right there! Don't even try it!

[@shells500tutubo]

Amen, amen, amen!! Projection at its finest.

[@Buff_Helpy]

Mark is one of the most positive KZbinrs out there and even he couldn't think of anything nice to say about this trash bag of a human. I love it.

[@AlejandroMeri]

I can say a positive thing about him: He tries to fix his relationship with his daughters without pushing the visitation agreement. That's not small considering how many stories we've heard from the kids perspective. He's still a POS though but I think he does deserve a second chance with his daughters.

[@rebekahsegun8319]

@@AlejandroMeri He doesn't deserve anything. If he wants a second chance with his daughters, he has to wait for them to make the first move. So far, they're not interested in doing so so that sucks for OP, but he brought this upon himself. If ever the daughters decide to rekindle the relationship, then that's fine and he can try his best to make it up to them.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

I don't blame him to be honest. I too couldn't think of anything nice to say. And I'm a very sweet and kind young lady. There are people that I just don't care for. And this sorry excuse for a man is one of them.

[@chunglu]

not even half way through the first post and i'm already laughing. my, my, my, if it isn't the consequences of his own actions!

[@freya-r4904]

First story is similar to another story about this chick's friend who "accidentally" revealed about her cheating and that rumor got to her husband. She was desperate to fix her relationship and marriage, but he never wanted her back and neither did her kids. OP in this story really did screw up. All I can say is: what's done is done; gonna have to move on. He will also have to raise his kid better and teach him to not repeat the same mistakes OP did.

[@AlmeneBeranger]

OP's daughters including the wedding photos in their NC letter was beautiful. These girls take no prisoners.

[@Tammohawk1]

1. OP might have been a decent dad until the moment he chose to cheat. That changed everything. 2. Can you say a hot mess? OP and his friends need to kick this gal as hard as they can to the curb.

[@ShatoraDragondore]

Story 1: OP has a lot of nerve being up set his former family moved on and is starting to thrive and heal after his nuked the family for 20 minutes of fun with a younger woman. That poor child no matter how you retell this story there is no way to do it with out him learning so many people never wanted him to exist/wish he didn't. His half sisters never want to be brought up to him, and his own mother threw him away.

[@jamestown8398]

Yeah, the son is in a bad situation. Literally the only person he has to look up to is a cheating dirtbag.

[@ShatoraDragondore]

@@jamestown8398 Some therapist's kid is being put threw collage with all the baggage the poor boy has to deal with.

[@LovelyCinccino]

One thing I learned on Reddit: When someone asks their partner to open their relationship, that person already has someone picked out and wants permission to cheat with no punishment. I wonder how long this guy was eyeing his affair partner, as he was clearly eyeing someone when he was begging his wife for an open relationship.

[@brigidtheirish]

Yeah. This is one of the reasons I don't like the idea of open relationships. If you don't want to commit, *don't get married.*

[@pippo17173]

@@brigidtheirish People who suggest this to partners not into it, forgets that the first requirement for these kinds of relationships is to go to people who does this. Not the one who dont. Way to make those people who do look bad assholes.

[@brigidtheirish]

@@pippo17173 Syntactic mess, but I think I understand. Honestly, I still find the practice irresponsible. What about STDs? Unplanned pregnancies? One 'partner' deciding he or she would rather have one of the side pieces as a main piece?

[@bioshockbrat9171]

Story 2: GF sounds like a drug addict with commitment issues, what is going on that she's looking to fill a void? Why isn't one person enough? If she keeps going this way, she's going to be very lonely. So sorry OP is going through this, glad he decided to leave and know he deserves better

[@reaganlangston5915]

S1 : I am continually shocked when grown adults have no concept of consequences.

[@CharlesGriswold]

Story 1: Poor me, poor me, poor me! Dude needs to STFU and GTFO. He threw his former family away and they don't want him back. He needs to suck it up, get on with his life, and leave his ex-wife and ex-kids alone. Story 2: OP needs to nope right the hell out of there.

[@masumi1990x]

Story 1: OP and his mistress deserve each other.

[@TwoStepILY]

I love that he says she moved on too fast when he moved on before she even knew her relationship was over. Plus wasn’t it like 2 years later?

[@orchidoxs126]

Purely to victimize himself in some way. And finally the wife married s l9ng tine friend two years later. It's not really that quick since the whole family knew him. Plus Op getting mad the ex had another man around his kids is so funny, because what about his girlfriend? Didn't he try to do that since he wanted his kidd to soend time with him and he lived with his girlfriend during that time.

[@mamabear1394]

Karma really hit that one hard

[@ThePinkBinks]

Wow. I’ve been spiked and SA’d and that chick is not acting like someone who was spiked. My husband is under orders that if I ever “cheat” or act weird like that to drag me to a hospital and get me tested because I’m that terrified of it. I’m not the type to cheat though.

[@jinxgiz3104]

OP: I know I'm the bad guy and this is all my fault but *tries to shift some of the blame onto others* Seriously, given how quickly his daughters dropped him, how much they apparently hate him and how much they seem to prefer their new stepdad, I'm doubtful that OP was as good as a father to them as he claims he was.

[@Lugialuvr]

Story 1: I could feel my fury growing as the OP was like 'maybe as they get older they'll grow up and reach out' Absolutely not screw off. Like that whole 'I'll tolerate the distance until you forgive me' isn't respecting their boundaries, it's expecting that they'll come around OP needs to get over himself seriously

[@j.kaimori3848]

Oh boy, I read this one with my partner and it was a doozy. A kind of cannot put down story.

[@LSHEVV]

It's like a horror movie... but instead of rooting for the main characters, you're just hoping the monster doesn't get indigestion from eating them.

[@Mimikinn]

Wow, I feel really bad for that baby boy. A mom who doesn’t want him and a loser for a dad? He’s better off being put up for adoption. At least then he’d have a chance at parents who love him, and won’t have to deal with the toxic drama that his parents created.

[@droid2645]

I guess OP spent his whole life living under a rock, in a cave, with his fingers in his ears, having never heard of a young girl coming on to an old guy..only every other movie ever made shows this scenio.. WOW MAN REALLY!!!🤨

[@amandab8433]

Story 1 : This boys and girls are why you should always do your research 🤣. The only ones that I feel sorry for are the children and the Ex Wife. These two knuckleheads can go wallow in their own self made miseries.

[@Silence-1170]

Happy Friday everyone wishing you all well and a happy day to you waffles Pokémon has been enjoyable so far the new game is awesome! Have a great day mark thanks for these stories everyday!

[@Merryfrances]

New to this channel. I think I’m the only one who hasn’t seen a pic of Poppy. Love that half the comments are about her and she has a fan club.

[@katiesmith2031]

welcome to the channel hope you are having a wonderful day if you want to see poppy go to his channel then to the community she's at the top

[@Khrysalis01]

Is Poppy a pet? I’m clueless too. Edit to add: Oh, Poppy is a cute little doggo. So adorable and cuddly and all I want is to baby talk to her. 😂 🥰

[@Merryfrances]

@@Khrysalis01 yes she’s his pup. I followed the instructions to find her pics and she’s even cuter than I’d imagined.

[@katiesmith2031]

@@Merryfrances I know she's adorable 🥰🥰🥰

[@Khrysalis01]

@@Merryfrances yes, I did after I posted and why I edited my comment after I saw the community photos of Poppy.

[@kmatford]

Mark I just wanted to say that I love that you do updates with the story.

[@MarkNarrations]

Aww thanks so much :)

[@heathermiller5765]

So do I. Some channels will cover stories that usually don’t have updates so I tend to wonder if their issues got solved

[@MiraTheWarlock]

I'll be honest, I'd not forgive my father either if he pulled this I'd cut him out on principal, I don't fork with cheaters on principle I can't tell whether the boys father or mother were the worse rolemodel as for story two This is why you don't forgive cheaters, if they were sorry they wouldn't have cheated

[@ThePurple628]

The situation with OP's ex-girlfriend is insane and it very much sounds like she's too incredibly immature for any sort of relationship. It's just better to not touch her and insist she gets help because she definitely needs it.

[@CatsandDragons7]

Bahahahaha “I was not a good husband but I was a good dad” my guy if you were a good dad you would not have betrayed your family like that. Piss off.

[@brigidtheirish]

2: She claims her drink was spiked by doesn't want to go through the "hassle" of getting tested? Yeah, she's lying.

[@blakezummo264]

Perfect background for playing Skyrim, always love the videos Mark!

[@katiesmith2031]

I love playing games and listening to Mark it's just perfect

[@MarkNarrations]

LOL you folks

[@bartvansliedregt5482]

I love that I have something new to listen to whilst playing pokemon till the dead of the night

[@lizgreene7921]

Perfect timing for my drive to my parents' house

[@fufufuaru]

11:17 always funny when cheaters project on their significant others

[@merykhan97]

"I hope they gain context for life as they grow up" i believe they will and that will only change their opinion about their brother. There's no context of life that justifies cheating.

[@ataleofcoffee842]

Story 1 is just an amazingly tragic result of his shitty actions. Man was so stuck on his own wants that he destroyed his daughters lives and sense of self esteem, and his son's start in life. Just wow. And man has the audacity to assume his ex was also cheating. That little jab of "hindsight" just makes him look petty and pathetic, looking for any thread to tear down the mother of his daughters to make himself look a little better to internet strangers. Also, I am livid for his eldest daughter. OP claims he never cared about 'first born sons', but what did he do to shut that down for his daughter growing up? That idea had to come from somewhere, and if not from him, then his family, and he did not do enough to shield her from that. And he just doesn't see that? Also. Will people please stop trying to 'save' relationships by opening them? You can't manage a single partner relationship, what makes you think you have the skills to handle an open one? Those are hard fucking work and require difficult conversations. It's not just a feelings free hall pass to fuck whomever consequence free.

[@x1tekja]

First OP is the living embodiment of fuck around and find out I hope for his son's sake that he can turn a new leaf

[@tishaharrison7117]

Wow one person's selfish act has destroyed 5 kids lives because the son is going be writing a reddit story when he is grown telling us how hus half siblings hate him and his mom abandoned him..and he resents his dad for all of it. Geez think before you act🤦🏾‍♀️

[@MrFunkyDutch]

Story 2: OP's girlfriend clearly has no impulse control, I'd head for the hills!

[@laurdiane]

the first op is something else, he got what he deserved

[@trainerlesseevee478]

That was a rollercoaster ride. Wow

[@zerobolt9506]

That first story sounded like another story that was told from the Wife's side

[@NoOne-fo1di]

S1- that story made me feel so happy inside lol you ruined your own life for nothing but sadly brought a child into a horrible life

[@michamocha]

This entire story was the embodiment of 'play stupid games, win stupid prizes'. I'm cackling at how both of them got screwed over in the end. Karma is beautiful

[@Undomaranel]

Dear OP in Story 1: Your daughters already understand you well enough to know you aren't their priority. They were your children, you cheated (which is never a mistake but a series of choices you alone bear responsibility for), and what message did that send to them? That they weren't good enough. That the weren't worth it. That you weren't willing to fight for them and care for them and instead looked elsewhere. That maybe if they loved you more you would have chosen them, that maybe if they were worth more or better you would have remembered them, that if you cared about them you wouldn't have betrayed them. Can you deny that? Can you honestly deny that when you chose to cheat you were thinking about your daughters? Or was it more about the immediacy of getting that itch scratched and having that adventure... aka selfish experiences that did put your wife and daughters on the back burner? Actions speak louder than words, and you proved them right. Your actions proved they aren't a priority. So when you're baby trapped with a boy, of which they've heard again and again they're the ones that broke the pattern, when they know they aren't your priority, what else are they supposed to think? Do you honestly expect a happy and loving family when you've betrayed and replaced them? Intentional or not, actions speak louder than words. You betrayed them in secret, how can they ever trust they're your priority? I'm not saying this to whip you more. I am saying this to help you understand their perspective. Teen girls are difficult because they don't look at the surface, they look at the meaning behind it. "Susie smirked at a joke, so she likes X." Then they file that away to talk about, to remember and use in their conversations or in who likes who for the teen girl fight/ flirt/ pecking order/ dominance squabbles. They're developing detectives fam! I know, I've been there. And like your daughters I was betrayed by my father. He said I wasn't worth the school's required $50 music lessons by asking, "Why should I pay for that? That's your schooling." Logical, yes. A teaching moment, maybe. But the precedent had been established that I should go to him with anything no matter how embarrassing, and money was embarrassing in our poverty stricken family. Instead of framing it as getting a job, or you're in middle school time to take on added responsibilities, no learning how to stand up for yourself and be confident, it was a scoff and denial and no further discussion. That's just one instance fam, and that's from the same man who physically, emotionally and sexually abused me to the point I'll always have CPTSD... the man I trusted because he was my father yet used me like he used everyone else in his life then downplayed and manipulated my experiences and feelings and positioning because it wasn't his way of thinking... If you want a snowball's chance in LA with your daughters you have to back off and show them you care. Don't send presents, you'll just be attempting to buy their love. Don't call and chat when they've asked you to forget about them, that's disregarding their wishes. Follow their wishes, not yours. Post on social media once in a while, holidays and such, about how much you're missing out with them. About how you realize you messed up by "accidentally" or "unintentionally" hurting them. How you didn't mean to betray them in that way, it was a lapse of judgement and you know you hurt everyone by making the wrong choice (wording denotes responsibility taken, women pick up on that), and you hope in the future when they find your posts they'll reconsider. Prove over time that you miss them, that you know you messed up, that you wish your accidents could be somehow forgiven but you know they can't. How you wish you had an opportunity to apologize for rejecting and hurting and denying and betraying your daughters, but know you can't undo the past and all you can do is move forward and try to do better. How if they'd give you a chance you'd be the dad you were supposed to be in a heart beat. How you love them, and even though you have a "new family" they will never replace the one you already had. And wait. And keep posting. And wait. Don't hold your breath though. You know you "messed up" bad (cough choosing to put yourself in a position of infidelity isn't messing up it's deliberate cough). You know you hurt them, but currently you're downplaying their hurt. Stop that. Take them seriously and imagine this in their shoes. The man who was their world chose someone else and got a boy, intentional or not, and now he finally fits in with his family... you'll be lucky if they ever reach out to you. But until then, you have some growing up to do. Stop being so selfish and think about those you claim to care about before you do something. Don't be like the 3rd grader I had who watched his father die in a four wheeling accident, and had a break down because, "I saw my dad die because he was stupid! He was showing off to the family and now he's a broken, bloody mess in the ground and left us all alone! He didn't love us, he loved his four wheeler more!" Do you have any idea how heartbreaking that is to hear, let alone from a child??? Stop being the same trope, the selfish, prideful human who has to prove to himself he can have it all at the expense of his responsibilities and duties. You're better than that. Be better than that. Tl;dr grow up and consider those you claim to love, stop choosing only yourself and your needs to have intimacy or how you need your children. They're all individual lives that you are affecting. Best wishes.

[@lisawhereisthecultjam]

Hope everyone has a great weekend! Thanks for all the stories Mark. :)

[@nhilda1898]

Oh my god! The first story was such a good laugh i needed while at work. He got his comeuppance. Karma dropped kicked them BOTH in the teeth and I'M HERE FOR IT 😂

[@danmancino22]

If she cheated once, you should've already been done.

[@NCAnon]

For a moment in this story, I thought this was written by one of my relatives. I'm a bit disappointed that there's more than one person cut from the same cloth as my relative. 😔

[@milieg3309]

Imagine having a gf who feels less sorry than the guys she cheated on with

[@SleepyDoggameplay]

Story 1: yeah not sorry Op nothing you say is going to make me feel bad for you you did this to yourself LOL.

[@Flotton]

first story, No words man just head shakes oml

[@Germania72]

As he couldn't get his ex-wife to open the marriage, he cheated on her. Now he's empty-handed, his AP is just a POS. I just feel sorry for the new baby.

[@katiegeorgeripia]

10:50 i love how you pop up 🤣 I couldn't stop laughing 😂 Story 2: She's full of it and knows exactly what she did and why she did it

[@NightPhoenixPress]

Yep, in the first story, sounds like everything turned out like it should've. A gold digger and a cheater got that karma.

[@aliciav7620]

OMG! There is subreddit I believe called after the affair. I was curious but some of them believe they can last after.🙄 And these sounds exactly like the female story but made it seem like having his baby would make him leave his wife. Mind-blowing.

[@diddykitty746]

Working on homework for Art class. I love drawing, but this is so tedious! Having a good day otherwise, and hope you are, too

[@WhitneyDahlin]

LMAO bro you aren't a good father. A good father wouldn't treat the mother like you did. You aren't a good father and you aren't a good person

[@nyanya960]

Just wanted to say the editing was so good in this one (the little Mark rising up in the corner during the 1st story killed me.) good content as always uwu

[@catharsismemory]

Left his family just to end up a single dad. I feel bad for the son.

[@mumof3androcking]

That girl in the last story could have been me if I hadn't of got my mental disorders treated. She needs to go get herself help.

[@Agonysis]

I think I'll switch things up and start on Story 2: So, OP is concerned that she has no remorse for cheating because that's the same reaction she had to being caught last time? Uh... "SomeBODY once told me the world is gonna roll me. I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed..." Story 1: Nothing to add here besides "Karma did its job". Well: “it makes me wonder if they started before we got divorced." Would that be after you cheated and destroyed the marriage anyway? You're right, bud, it doesn't matter!

[@louellacharlton4425]

Tyvm Mark. Stay safe please. PEACE

[@shadowm2k7]

Omg what an absolute MESS!!!

[@kingsevil5255]

"I'm pretty pissed that there's a man living with my daughter's that I didnt know about" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@katiesmith2031]

Mark thanks for the video hope you and poppy are having a wonderful evening goodnight and sweet dreams

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

Much love m8, sleep well🤗🤗💜💜

[@katiesmith2031]

@@broken_queer_but_fighting8589 thank you broken I will. Hope you are having a wonderful evening goodnight and sweet dreams

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

@@katiesmith2031 thanks 💜💜🤗🤗 and uno reverse

[@katiesmith2031]

@@broken_queer_but_fighting8589 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

@@katiesmith2031 💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗

[@AngelaNortonTyler]

He lost me at "baby-trapped me."

[@Neolithika]

Story 1, that poor boy. I hate when children get the shit end of the stick like this.

[@karenwhite1077]

When you cheat it’s not a mistake, it’s a choice.