What Happens When A Relative Claims Your Man Is Unfaithful?
How Would You Handle A Loved One Accusing Your Spouse Of Cheating?
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In my mind, an ideal relationship is one that is airtight. One where no one has influence over what goes down in that relationship but the two people involved. You should be able to trust that person more than anyone else. And there should be nothing that anyone can come to you and say about that person that will shake you. Ideally speaking, of course. But we don’t live in a perfect world and of course, things happen. So what do you do when someone you trust and love comes to you with suspicions that your spouse is cheating? And no, I don’t mean someone suspect. I mean someone who has nothing to gain by witnessing you leave your partner or seeing you in pain. Would you hear the person out long enough to see if their reasoning or evidence checks out? Would you shut them down immediately? Would you make your spouse aware of what was going on?
I recently read about a woman on Reddit, who is trying to block out the anxiety brought on by her younger sister and brother-in-law accusing her husband of cheating with one of his good friends, Sarah. Sarah recently passed away and unfortunately, the woman’s husband witnessed her sudden death and even tried to perform CPR on her. The woman has never had an issue with her husband’s relationship with Sarah, nor has she ever suspected anything between the two of them, but her sister’s comments are driving her crazy. The so-called evidence that this woman’s sister brought to her is quite shaky. For one, her sister believes that her husband was too broken up over Sarah’s death for her to be just a friend. Secondly, there was a time when the poster’s husband canceled dinner plans because Sarah suffered a head injury while they were hanging out and he didn’t want to leave her at the emergency room alone. Sarah’s husband was out of town at the time. And finally, there was a time when the woman mistakenly spoke on a sensitive matter, and Sarah got offended. Apparently, the woman’s husband encouraged her to apologize to Sarah to make amends. Although the woman seems to trust her husband, she’s feeling anxious because of her sister’s constant pressing (You can read more about her story here).
Another interesting example of this was when Mary Mary singer Tina Campbell learned that her husband had been unfaithful. Last year, Tina revealed that a close family friend is the one who exposed the affair. Tina confronted her husband about the affair, and although he denied it, at first, the truth eventually came out.
Each example is very different, but any scenario that involves someone accusing your spouse of something is a tricky one that should be handled with care.
We’re always interested in hearing from you, so let us know how you would handle someone making cheating allegations against your spouse?
