I (17/F) don't know this for a fact but I'm pretty sure that my mum (45/F) is cheating on my dad (45/M) with my best friend's (17/M) step-dad (40/M).

That's a tough question. Seems clear cut when you look at it from the outside in, especially if you've been in a similar situation. Obviously it's nowhere near the same shit, but my ex cheated on me last year. It sucked as a 16-year-old. I can't imagine how much it hurts for a married person. Emotionally and in terms of sexual health like you mentioned. I guess at the end of the day, I wish I didn't know. I don't want that kind of pressure for a choice that I didn't make. The pressure to say something, tell him what I saw, etc. Even if I hint at it, there's no mistaking the fact that I had interpreted it as cheating. Maybe if I were 10, I could play it off as curiosity. But I mean ... a kiss? At 17, I know what that means.

As fucked up as it sounds, my dad is a doctor, so I'm pretty sure he knows where he stands in terms of physical health. But you're right. My emotional wellbeing shouldn't get in the way of his physical wellbeing.

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