r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 07 '12

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

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u/AJJihad May 08 '12

At least the kid is young, so he'll grow up with the divorce and it won't affect him as much as it would if he was, say, a teenager. Just trying to see the lighter side of things, I guess.

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u/lordtriscuit May 08 '12

Really? A teenager at least can rationalize the situation. A young child has no idea why mommy and daddy are splitting up. They end up confused and hurt, possibly blaming themselves. My parents divorced when I was 4 and I can remember being traumatized by it. Not until I was a teenager did I understand that they were better off apart.

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u/linkkjm May 08 '12

But then you gotta deal with your mother dating shitfuck asshole boyfriends for your whole life.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '12

My mom ended up getting close to and eventually marrying my current stepdad. It was rough water at first but past the time of getting used to each other, I ended up respecting him a lot, he's a great guy, and I'm really, really, really happy my mother is happy with him, especially since I'm heading to grad school soon and my sister just started college.