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unfaithful husband

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2J8DATLAS Mon 13-Jun-16 16:44:23

I am age 74 and my husband is age 80. We have been married for 14 years after the deaths of our previous spouses. I have recently found out that my husband has been having a sexual affair with a woman for the past 2 years (at least). I do not intend to leave him or do anything to rock the boat as I am fully dependent on him financially. I am very angry about it and am finding it so hard to deal with emotionally. Has anyone any words of advice on how to deal with these feelings.

dogsmother Fri 03-Jul-26 08:44:13

redliz

Whoa! You say that your don't share a bed with him and haven't for several years - is that your decision or his? Because if it's your decision then why would you be surprised that he is having an affair? You seem to be very keen to keep your financial entitlements but less so to provide the natural comfort of marriage by being close to him. However, if it is his decision to sleep separately then you obviously do have cause to be concerned about the financial arrangements.
I say this from personal experience as my husband has refused to have hardly any form of physical contact from the time we got married nor would he discuss it but he made it clear - sometimes with aggression - that there would not be a divorce so we have stayed living in this limbo for over 40 years! We get on well as friends but it is not the relationship I wanted and so I too had a longstanding affair which filled the gap both for myself and my lover without interfering with our successful family lives. It was not how I would have wished it but that's life - but are you sure he is having an affair? At 80 I would say that he's to be congratulated if he is!!! Have you thought about moving back into his bed and removing any reason for him to want an affair?

This is a hugely valid other perspective to be considered!

tanith Fri 03-Jul-26 08:48:00

This thread is 10yrs old let it disappear now.