AITAH for allowing my husband’s mistress to meal prep for him and the kids?
Betrayal had carved a deep silence between them, a chasm filled with years of in***elity and broken trust.
Though their marriage was fractured beyond repair, they stood united by the pure love they shared for their children, finding solace in the fragile bond of parenthood while the rest of their world crumbled around them.
In the quiet aftermath of pain, she found strength in letting go—of anger, of hope, of the man she once knew.
Faced with the reality of his affair with Cherry, a woman who had woven herself into their lives through meals and gifts, she drew a firm line, reclaiming her dignity not through vengeance, but through the fierce clarity of acceptance.
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The original poster (OP) is navigating a complex situation where long-term marital in***elity has led to an emotional and physical separation, though they maintain a united front for their children.
The central conflict arises from the OP's decision to halt her domestic contributions, specifically cooking, and actively encourage her husband's new affair partner to provide meals for the family, framing it as a test of the affair partner's devotion.
The core question is whether the OP was justified in using this unconventional, emotionally charged tactic to enforce new boundaries and shift domestic labor onto the affair partner, or if her actions were an unfair manipulation of all parties involved, including the children, by deliberately involving a third party in the family's daily routine. Was this strategic boundary setting or an act of emotional manipulation?
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