My husband had an affair with a co-worker, and he got caught by her calling our house and leaving her makeup on the back seat of our car. He’s telling me he only kissed her. We’ve been married 42 years and this happened 20 years ago. But one night this year he broke down and told me the truth that he did actually have sexual relations with her.
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