This story is called.
"Wife of almost 29 years was caught cheating at a restaurant".
Yep, that's right, my wife was cheating on me at a restaurant owned by a friend of mine, and she was cheating with him.
I am 50, my wife is 49, our kids are grown, and have their own families, this guy she was cheating with, successful, owned a couple of restaurants, he was like a second dad to my kids, when I wasn't around, he was.
I found out my wife was suppose to be at work that day, and just so happen, one of my co-workers, who my wife doesn't know, sent me a text saying, my wife looked like she was flirting heavily with some guy.
My wife has NEVER met this co-worker, I just happened to show him a photo of her one day at work, and he remembered how she looked, he just so happened to be at the same restaurant.
He sent me a photo, and sure enough, she was at the restaurant, when she was supposed to be at work.
But, my friend was the one she was laughing and joking with, so, I just thought that they were just chatting, nothing serious, he is a long time family friend, so, I blew it off.
I was working out of town that week, and I was coming home early, so I could take my wife to lunch, as a surprise.
My wife usually calls, or texts me when she is on her way home from work, but that day, she didn't.
I got home around 11:30, and parked in the driveway, as I walked up to the door, I could hear laughter coming from inside the house.
As I opened the door, there they were, my wife and my friend, laughing and talking, I didn't not have a warm and fuzzy feeling, because, it was almost midnight, even though he is a long time friend, why is he with my wife alone?
I asked my wife, what was he doing here, and she said, "he just came over to talk", yeah right, I thought, but, I didn't say anything.
She comes in behind me, and asks me am I okay, I said to her, I don't like the way this looks, a man coming over to a woman's house at midnight, when her husband is not home.
I told her, I am going to bed, and I went upstairs, and I went to bed.
The next morning, I asked her again, what was he doing here so late at night, she said the same thing, I said okay, and left it at that.
A few weeks later, I was at my friend's restaurant, and I ran into his wife, she is a really nice lady, we started chatting, and the conversation got around to my wife.
His wife told me that she had seen my wife with her husband several times, and that she was pretty sure they were having an affair.
I asked her, why would you think your husband is having an affair with my wife?
She told me, she thinks they are around each other, way too much, and he is always talking about her.
I said to her, I am going to talk to my wife about this, and she said to me, you might want to think twice about that, because if she is cheating on you, she is not going to admit it.
After talking to my friend's wife, I flat out pulled my phone out in front of his wife, called him, and asked him flat out, was he sleeping with my wife?
He said, NO, he wasn't sleeping with my wife, he said, you are my friend, my best friend, I wouldn't do that to you, I love you man.
I said, okay, I believe you, but, I am going to ask her anyway.
I asked my wife about it that night, and she denied it, she said she wasn't sleeping with him, she said he was like a big brother to her, and she would never do that to me.
For some reason, after talking to my friend's wife, and even after her husband said he wasn't doing anything with my wife, I STILL DID NOT believe him, his wife had already planted the seed in my brain, that something was probably going on with my wife, and her husband.
So, a few weeks pass, and I notice my wife becoming a tad bit distant, it was a RED FLAG for me, so, I decided to put a GPS tracker on her car, just for piece of mind.
A few days go by, and I see my wife's car is not moving, it is sitting in the driveway, it is 8:00 pm at night, so, I went outside to see what she was doing.
She was in the driveway, talking on the phone, I asked her who she was talking to, she said, "a friend", I asked her which friend, she said, "a female friend", I said okay.
At that point, she looked mighty suspicious being on the phone, OUTSIDE, talking to a so called FEMALE FRIEND.
A few minutes after she went back inside, I decided to look at the GPS tracking app, on my phone, and it showed me, that she went to work and back, and that was it for the day.
I thought to myself, if she was talking to a friend, she would have at least went out and done something, but, she didn't.
The next day, I looked at the tracking app again, same thing, she went to work and back, no stops in between.
A few days later, I got home from work early, and I noticed my wife's car was not in the driveway, it was around 3:00 pm, so, I decided to check the tracking app again.
The app showed she was at the restaurant, so, I decided to go to the restaurant, but, just to see if I could see anything, I didn't go in.
I drove by the restaurant, and I saw my wife's car, and I also saw her, sitting in a booth, with our good friend, holding hands across the table, I was livid, I was so mad, I wanted to confront her right then and there, but, I didn't.
I went home, and I waited for her to come home, she finally came home around 9:00 pm, I asked her where she was, she said she was at work, right then and there, I knew she was lying, then, I asked her, how was her day?
She said, "it was good", after the small talk, I made the decision to hire a private investigator for a bit to see what they can uncover.
The next day, I met with the private investigator, and I told him what I wanted, he said, "it will be a bit pricey", I said, "I don't care, just do it".
After hiring the private investigator, I had to think about what assets we had, what would happen with the house, and the cars.
Later that day, I called my son and my daughter, and asked them to meet me, and told them, it was urgent, they both showed up within the hour.
What I laid out to them, made them upset, my daughter started crying, I told her, I hired a private investigator, so, we will have to wait and see, my daughter is 23, and my son is 21.
My son said, dad, are you sure?
I told them both, that our friend's wife, suspects that he is sleeping with your mother.
They both said, they would keep an eye on her, and let me know if they see anything.
A few days go by, and I get a call from the private investigator, he said, "I have some bad news".
I asked him what it was, he said that he has been following my wife , and she has been meeting up with our friend, get this, at a hotel, and he
has footage of it, even has footage of them going into the hotel, while holding hands and kissing, they drove 30 minutes away, to try and hide it.
I was so mad, I wanted to confront her right then and there, but, I had to wait, I needed to think about what I was going to do.
The next day, my wife went to work like normal, and I decided to call our friend's wife, she answered on the first ring.
I asked her, how she was doing, she said, "I'm good", I asked her if her husband was home, she said no, he is at work.
After a few minutes of small talk, I finally got to the point, and I told her that I know about the affair, and I have proof.
I told her I would prepare it in a few days, and give it to her.
Then, I called my kids, and told them to meet me again, we met later in the evening at a local park.
I showed my son and daughter what the private investigator compiled, they both had tears in their eyes, my son said, "I can't believe it", my daughter said, "I knew something was up".
Then, I asked them what they wanted to do about it, my son said, "we confront them and end it", my daughter said," we do nothing, and just let them keep doing what they're doing".
I looked at my daughter and said, why would you want her to continue with the affair, she said, it would solidify the divorce, my daughter wanted the evidence to be STRONG against her mother.
I asked my son, he said the same thing, have the private investigator compile a little bit more evidence, then, you file for divorce.
I was shocked that my children would say such things, I thought they would want their mother to end the affair, and work things out.
But, they both said, it was a major betrayal, and they just couldn't forgive their mother, who would go down such a road and cheat with a long time friend, they said, she was just selfish.
I told my children, I would think about what they said, and get back to them.
The next day, I met with the private investigator again, and asked him to get more evidence, and he complied and said he would continue, until I told him to stop.
A few weeks go by, and the private investigator gets some damming footage of them at the hotel, 30 minutes away, and they were in a pool, messing around.
I told the private investigator to compile it, and send it to me.
I got the footage, and I called my lawyer, and told him what was going on, he asked me if I wanted to file for divorce, I told him, not yet.
I then took the footage to my children, we all just sat their in silence, watching their mother , and our friend, in the pool, frolicking around.
We all just looked at each other, with disgust in our eyes, and we knew, that it was time for a divorce.
My daughter and son told me not to say anything to her, just continue to do everything you need to do in secrecy, and just let her keep thinking she is getting away with it.
I told them, I would take their advice, and that's exactly what I did.
One month goes by, and I pretend everything is okay, I act like I don't know anything, and we go about our daily lives.
I started planning my departure, all I have to worry about is, what assets she would get, if any, in the divorce, in my state, New Hampshire, cheating can affect the outcome of the divorce.
I had to act fast, so I could protect myself, and my assets.
One day, I told my wife I was going to a business conference for the day, when in reality, I was meeting with my lawyer, to start the divorce proceedings.
I told her, when I got off work, that I had this conference to attend for a few hours, and I would be home later, she said that was fine.
I met with my lawyer, and told him what I wanted, he said, "are you sure about this?", I said, "Absolutely".
I then called the private investigator, and told him to send me everything he had on her, which he did.
I called my son and daughter, and asked them to meet me at home, and we all would confront their mother.
My wife gets home, she walks in, she sees all of us, and has this big smile on her face, my kids didn't smile back, they knew what their mother did, I asked her to sit down, and we all just looked at her.
I then told her, I have filed for divorce, and this is why, I then pull out my laptop, and show her the footage, of her and our friend, at the hotel, in the pool.
She had no words, she just looked down at the floor, with a look of shame on her face.
I told her, I will be putting the house up for sale in the next month, then I told her to leave, she tried to say she didn't have any where to go, our
son and daughter just looked at her in silence, and then our son said, "you can always go and live with him", motioning towards a picture of our friend.
She left that night, and over the next few weeks, she came back and forth to get her belongings, our children refused to see her, they were disgusted with her.
A few months later, the house was sold, I waited until the divorce was final, before I started looking for another home, when the house was sold, I moved in with my daughter, until I could find a house.
At the divorce hearing, my ex-wife didn't put up a fight, my lawyer showed the evidence the private investigator compiled, and she didn't get anything, she made good money herself, she managed 2 rental car facilities.
After the divorce was finalized, I bought another house, and my kids helped me move into, my kids said they haven't heard from, or seen their mother since that night, we ambushed her.
As for my friend, we don't see, or talk to him any more, his wife divorced him, he has to pay her spousal support for 8 years, OR, until she remarries.
They were married a LONG TIME.
The most amazing thing that happened in this horrific ordeal, is the way my kids handled it, they were my rocks, and I am so proud of them for the way they handled it.
I would have never thought, in a million years, that this would ever happen to me, but it did, and I am a better person because of it.
I want to thank everyone of you internet strangers for giving me some good, sound advice.
Oh, I left out one detail, when I sold the house, because my wife cheated, she did not get half of the proceeds, she only got 30%, she lost some of it, because she cheated.
I did NOT know that.
Again, thank you guys, I will be forever grateful.
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