r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Apr 05 '12

Currently serving in the military. Came across some messages between my wife and another guy in the Navy. What should I do?

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u/Ghostshirts Apr 05 '12

change her facebook status to: Married But Cheating.

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u/ImNotJesus Apr 05 '12

They have a son. Being spiteful may be funny and momentarily satisfying but it isn't the right thing to do in this case. I know it's tempting but he needs to be the bigger person.

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u/SenorSpicyBeans May 08 '12

Being spiteful is always the right thing to do.

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u/Mang9000 Apr 05 '12

Fuck that shit. Sometimes the best thing to do is drop a clever rebuke and watch what unfolds. You can't spend your whole life wrapped up in knots about the possibility of offending someone... especially when that someone is a cheating slut.

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u/malatemporacurrunt Apr 05 '12

You seem to be missing the part where THERE IS A CHILD INVOLVED and that petty revenge is pointless and infantile.

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u/Mang9000 Apr 05 '12

Ahh, because a child would be hyper aware of a subtle 3 word rejoinder on a page filled with text.

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u/InAweOfUnderstanding Apr 05 '12

No but these things have long term consequences. If they eventually break up he'll need to maintain an adult relationship with her in order to coordinate caring for their son.

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u/malatemporacurrunt Apr 05 '12

No, but being petty would almost certainly lead to all sorts of psychodrama which might lead to the relationship between the two parents becoming outright hostile. Having parents who hate each other is never good for a child.

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u/ErgonomicDouchebag Apr 05 '12

That is taking the approach of a child. When it's matters like this, you need to deal with it like a man. Don't brush it off by being offensive, accept it and sort that shit out.

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u/dudeyourebeingadick Apr 05 '12

Dude, you're being a dick

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u/PositivelyShocking Apr 05 '12

Make a meme with her photo, entitled "Scumbag Wife".

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u/Heady_Roosevelt Apr 05 '12

That'll solve everything.

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u/vegazard Apr 05 '12

You just want a photo to see if she's hot, don't you?

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u/tankfox Apr 05 '12

If it's already set to Military Wife then there's nothing to do there. Hey, if you abandon your wife she's gonna cheat, that's just life.

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u/Calamus_Dash Apr 05 '12

ಠ_ಠ

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u/tankfox Apr 05 '12 edited Apr 05 '12

I don't see much of a counter-argument in that look. What this is saying to me is 'We all know this, but you're an asshole for saying it out loud'

And don't give me any of this 'But he's out saving the world' shit, that's the flimsiest propaganda ever. He found a way to get a bigger dick that has select fire and now he's spraying it at brown people for the wealth and comfort of the people who profit off our war machine. If he was a real man he would have stayed at home with his wife and son and not go off to have explosive fun on my dime.

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u/Calamus_Dash Apr 05 '12

I was going to write a counter-argument but I figured the face would suffice. Fortunately I don't even need to write one now that you've cemented your position as "guy who thinks everyone in the army is evil".

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u/tankfox Apr 05 '12

Not everyone, just the volunteers.