A man recently discovered a significant secret from his wife\u2019s past, and despite enjoying what seemed like a happy marriage for two decades, he continues to struggle with forgiving her to this day.\n

The man\u2019s marriage appeared to\u00a0be\u00a0exceptionally joyful and fulfilling throughout all this time.\n\n
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\u00a9\u00a0Noah Clark \/ Unsplash\n
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A\u00a043-year-old man turned to\u00a0Reddit\u00a0seeking solace and guidance from empathetic individuals. He\u00a0and his 44-year-old wife have celebrated 20\u00a0years of\u00a0wedded bliss. In\u00a0his narrative, the man highlighted the fact that he\u00a0and his now-wife began their\u00a0relationship\u00a0during high school, with him as\u00a0a\u00a0junior and her as\u00a0a\u00a0senior. During the initial two years of\u00a0his wife\u2019s college, they navigated a\u00a0long-distance relationship while he\u00a0was still in\u00a0high school.\n
Both of\u00a0them completed a\u00a0year at\u00a0community college before attending college in\u00a0the same city for an\u00a0additional year. From that point\u00a0on, they have shared a\u00a0living space. The couple tied the knot the summer after the man\u2019s college graduation. Their marriage has been largely fulfilling for both\u00a0partners, or so the man believed. However, recently, he made the difficult decision to initiate divorce proceedings. The catalyst for this decision was the revelation that his wife had been unfaithful with multiple men, with the most painful discovery being the period during which it occurred.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The distressing secret came to\u00a0light during a\u00a0regular dinner with friends.\n\n
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\u00a9\u00a0freepik \/ Freepik\n
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\u201cJust after Christmas, we\u00a0got together with a\u00a0few friends of\u00a0hers from college to\u00a0catch\u00a0up, have dinner, and hang out. We\u00a0talked about a\u00a0lot of\u00a0stuff, and my\u00a0wife mentioned that we\u00a0met in\u00a0high school (not that we\u00a0dated, just that we\u00a0met). Her old college roommate commented that it\u00a0was crazy that we\u00a0met in\u00a0high school, had a\u00a0few wild years in\u00a0college, then ended up\u00a0together. I\u00a0played along and commented that\u00a0I didn\u2019t know if\u00a0my\u00a0wife was as\u00a0crazy as\u00a0I\u00a0was,\u201d he\u00a0recalls.\n
The roommate started to\u00a0tell a\u00a0story, but the man\u2019s wife suddenly cut her off and said she was uncomfortable about\u00a0it. The man wrote that he\u00a0sensed something was\u00a0up, so\u00a0he\u00a0said that they actually started dating in\u00a0high school and were together for his wife\u2019s entire time at\u00a0college. All of\u00a0his wife\u2019s friends got real quiet and the rest of\u00a0the dinner was awkward. On\u00a0the way out, one of\u00a0her other roommates took the man aside and said he\u00a0should have \u201can\u00a0honest conversation\u201d about what happened at\u00a0college.\n\n
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The man is\u00a0struggling to\u00a0come to\u00a0terms with the recent revelation.\n\n
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\u00a9\u00a0Andrea Piacquadio \/ Pexels\n
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\u201cI\u00a0asked my\u00a0wife on\u00a0the way home, and she kind of\u00a0blew me\u00a0off. I\u00a0told her it\u00a0was important that she was honest with\u00a0me, and again she said it\u00a0wasn\u2019t important. When we\u00a0got home, I\u00a0told her\u00a0I was going to\u00a0stay at\u00a0my\u00a0brother\u2019s house until she was ready to\u00a0talk about what happened in\u00a0college,\u201d the man\u00a0disclosed.\n
The following day, the woman visited and confessed to\u00a0having cheated on\u00a0her husband with \u201cseveral\u201d men during her first two years at\u00a0college. She conveyed that, at\u00a0the time, she didn\u2019t perceive it\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0significant issue due to\u00a0the long-distance nature of\u00a0their relationship, and she doubted the sustainability of\u00a0their high school romance. The man pressed for more details, and she said it\u00a0was at\u00a0least 10\u00a0different men, including at\u00a0least 3\u00a0guys she introduced to\u00a0him as\u00a0friends when he\u00a0came to\u00a0visit on\u00a0weekends and 1\u00a0guy she was still in\u00a0contact with. The man promptly made the decision to\u00a0initiate divorce proceedings and intended to\u00a0commence the paperwork at\u00a0the earliest opportunity.\n
And here\u2019s yet another\u00a0complex life story\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0woman who canceled her husband\u2019s birthday party after overhearing what he\u00a0whispered to\u00a0her 15-year-old daughter.\n
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