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Should I tell my friend her husband is cheating?

I recently went to Sydney for the weekend and was out for dinner when I saw one of my friends husbands with another woman. They were kissing in the foyer but must have changed there minds about eating there and they left. He didn't see me. I don't want to hurt her because she has just gotten over a recent death in her family but If it were me, I would want to know. What should I do?


    




suzieq
make sure you are for sure about it before you confront your friend. what if it wasnt him? ask her hubby first tell him if he dont confess then youll tell.


poor2riches
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Have you ever thought of talking to him alone. Tell him you seen everything. Time to get him to wake up and realize he has been caught. Be nice about it and tell him how this makes you feel and see what he tells you. It's up to him to do the right thing.


just.me.
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Whoa, tough question....My instinct is to tell her. I would want my friends (or acquaintences, even) to tell me. No matter what. I would want to know. Although, you are putting yourself at risk, you may lose her as a friend. She may not be willing to "hear" what you have to say and may turn it on you. Still, I believe she has a right to know. If you decide to tell her (and I hope you do) PLEASE make sure you are available to her as she may not be ready to share her emotions with "everyone". Good Luck.


alialoggi
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My husband cheated, so I've had this conversation with many people. Most friends say they'd want to know. Some say,you don't tell her, because she could get mad at you. They say, she may know and this will embarass her, or she wont believe you, or she'll think you are causing trouble. Its risky, but I'd tell any friend, that I'm close to. I think men are protected enough. Good luck!


Betty M
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This is always a hard question to answer. You don't want to hurt your friend by telling her that you caught her husband cheating on her, but what kind of a friend would you be, if you didn't tell her?

I personally would be hurt to find out my husband was cheating on me, but if later I found out my friend knew and didn't tell me, would just add to my pain and I would feel that there wasn't anyone in this world I could trust to be honest to me.

If my husband was cheating on me and my friend saw him with another woman, I would want her to tell me.

Start out by telling your friend that she is a good friend of yours and you know that she has gone through a lot lately and you don't want to add to her pain, but there is something you think she should know. You have given this a lot of thought and you feel if this was happening to you, you would want to know and you are hoping that she feels the same way you do. Then tell her what happened.

Give her some time. At first she might not want to believe you, because she doesn't want it to be true.

Or you might go to your friend and tell her you saw one of your other friend's husband cheating on her and you don't know whether you should tell your friend or not. Ask her what she thinks you should do. If she ask you what your friend's name is, tell her you don't want to spread rumors, you just need her advice. If she says don't tell your friend, then you will know not to tell this woman she is the woman who's husband is cheating.

I hope things work out for the best.


buggs8498
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Well I would say hands down tell her but I was in a similar situation when I caught my best friends boyfriend cheating on her. I told her but she didn't believe me and I had several other people telling me that they were seeing him with the other girl also but she wouldn't believe me and I told her several times. Anytime that I would say something to her about it she would always say well he said that wasn't true and he wouldn't cheat on my again (he had already cheated on her twice.) So I finally stopped telling her about him and the other girl and when he broke up with her and told her that he had been cheating on her she wanted to blame it on me because I didn't tell her. I would still say tell her she has a right to know.


Jezzi_hp
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I won't. It's a bitter truth, and most men do that anyway at one point in their marriage life. As long as it's just a fling, no more than that.... I may be wrong, but it's me.


variable
if your really her friend you'll tell her. save her the heart ache.


Debbie P
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If it was me, I would tell my friend. The only problem I foresee is that she may not believe you.


IQ lady
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If you are a true friend then tell her and be there to support her when she needs it.How will she feel if someone else tells her and that person is not a friend. you would want someone to tell you and so would all women. be her friend.


evil2innocence
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hellooo??? would you want youre hubby cheating on you...and not be told abou this?? pick up the phone


VW
First, you always want to confront the person involved which is the husband. See where that goes. He should be the one to tell her. Better yet, he should be the one to break off the affair. Secondly, ask yourself what good that will do your friend. She may know already. I would not tell her.


Hey it's Ashley ^_^
if you are her friend
You should tell her!!!


malambingako

Where the wife lives?I have doubts that maybe you are the mistress.If you are a true friend,you would tell her and be there for her..


ohsostarless
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i'd say yes. you'd want to know if your husband is cheating on you right?


Starlight4u2
What are you waiting for? She is your friend and I would definitely want to know everything you saw he did.
Call now!!


wilmarynazario69
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I think you should not tell her just like that because that's her husband and she will believe whatever he says to her and you may lose your friend. But because you are her friend you should lead her to discover this by herself. That's the hard part but is worth it.


Kris R
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Tell her. It'd be harder for her to learn it the hard way, thats learning it herself. Your the only one that can let her know and take some of the emotion off. Another bad thing that could happen if you dont, is he will divorce her and she will be destroyed.


Julie H
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She probably knows. It's a rare time when a woman is being cheated on and doesn't know about it. Whether she wants to believe it is another matter. I wouldn't tell her because she will only get mad at you and if she doesn't, her husband will be mad at you. Either way, you lose. And if they somehow mend everything they both will be mad at you for trying to break up the marriage. Just stay out of it and act surprised if she tells you about the cheating. Trust me on this one.


Rhiannonnnn.
omg tell her.
she wont take it out on you and if she does well that just proves she is not a very good friend. but since you are her friend then i really think the best thing is to do is to tell her:)


Ben D
mind your own business


Vicky S
I think you should wait a little a while about a month because if you wait too long she might get upset that you hadn't told her sooner . but in a month you can explain to her that you only wanted to give her time to recover from the recent death. But don't neglect in telling her because she definitely deserves to know if her husband is cheating so they can decide what to do about it


Durango
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tell her .....you are her friend!


Tracy
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First you should confront the cheating husband about it and see whats up, and if he admits he was cheating or won;t deny it, you should defiantly defiantly tell your friend. You weren't spying, you just happened to see it and she deserves to know


Tediiy
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I think you should tell her so she wont have to get hurt anymore because its just going to be worst once she finds out weeks are months from now.if you decide to tell make sure you comfort her so she wont feel so bad.


Geena
uhhh if you are REALLY her friend..i would just tell her so she doesnt get hurt more in the end.


SSALAZAR
even though it mite hurt tell her so she can beaware of whats going on.. i know id wanna know if my husband was cheating


â„¢ Mogul SUpreme â„¢
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Yes!


kim h
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I would want to know also so I would tell her.





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