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Most intrusive thoughts are mere figments of the imagination.
But if something in your gut tells you otherwise, you may want to stop and listen.
However, seeing some telling signs made her believe she may be onto something.
To complicate matters, one of the presumed love childrenbegan a romantic relationshipwith her eldest daughter.
The author is understandably at a loss as she sharesher lengthy storyonline.
Scroll and read through what could easily be a romantic drama film plot.
Inan articlefor Psychology Today,clinical psychologistsDr.
Both doctors noted that gut reactions may profoundly affect a persons decision-making.
In the authors case, she kept her guard up until she noticed those telling signs.
As we wise up, our sense of intuition likewise sharpens.
It is why we can feel more inclined to trust our gut in some high-pressure situations.
In doing so, you may notice specific cues in their behavior.
The author is close to both her husband and his friend.
She likely knows them almost inside out and has grown familiar with their behavior patterns.
Given the signs she noticed, her suspicions may bear some weight.
She is also commendable for maintaining self-awareness through a difficult time.
Ethically, it was dicey.
But I really wish I had done it anyway, and just not told anyone.
Because I really, badly need to know, and I still dont know for sure.
(For example, Luke has been a sleep-walker in the past.
I was just trying not to cry.
Well, they reacted exactly as I would have expected.
Their responses were perfect and so very well rehearsed.
I genuinely cant tell if it was honest emotion or powerful gaslighting.
Amy was more upset than Luke, or at least more outwardly upset.
She was angry, offended at the accusation.
Luke just seemed heartbroken by it.
Maybe they were just acting, but I dont know.
Somehow, they had reasonable responses to all of the points I brought up.
They asked questions I didnt know how to answer.
I had never objected to them having alone time before, why did it suddenly bother me now?
What exactly did I want them to do?
How could I think such a thing about them?
Why had I waited so long to say something?
Luke was more understanding than Amy.
He respected my feelings, or at least he acted like he did.
Amy appeared to feel more betrayed by what I said.
I ended up apologizing several times even though Im not sure I did anything wrong.
Luke also apologized for anything hed done to indicate he was unfaithful.
I asked Amy more pointedly that, if not Luke, who HAD fathered her children?
Luke did his best to calm her down, but the room was still fraught with tension.
There is a way to be certain, of course.
Not certain of my husbands fidelity, but of the paternity of Amys children.
I could see the pain in Lukes eyes.
But he very reluctantly agreed to participate in a DNA test.
Unfortunately, Amy did not, and thats where we hit a roadblock.
I was afraid of this.
To hell with Luke and whatever that meant for him.
To hell if that meant all of the kids learned of the situation.
She needed to be aware of what she might be getting herself into.
I had no objections, so she texted him to meet with us.
Tom came to meet us, and Sophie had me relay what I told her to him as well.
Tom and Sophie just gave each other this oddly knowing stare.
And, Reddit, thats when they blew my mind.
Apparently Tom has overheard conversations that are…questionable.
She agreed with them.
She could also see a strange sort of closeness between her father and his mother.
They agreed that Luke was likely having an affair.
They agreed that, because of Kaylees allergy, Luke might very well be her father.
And if Kaylee was Lukes daughter, the rest of Toms siblings could be Lukes as well.
Tom could be Lukes kid himself.
The math led them to the same places as me.
So Sophie and Tom came up with a little plan.
As it turns out, they are not in love!
Theyre still just best friends.
She had no idea I was already suffering in silence.
Sophie apologized for not voicing her suspicions sooner.
That was their idea for how to rock the boat.
I also think it was Tom/Sophies way of punishing them for their affair.
Teenagers can be vindictive.
So they concocted this idea that they wanted to date.
Either way, the question now is…where to go from here?
We have to figure that out.
So now its just a question of how to proceed.
Theyre both completely on my side, which means more to me than I can ever express to them.
The woman did more digging and found the truth
Guys, I teared up.
I exited the messages app and checked Lukes recently deleted photos.
Sure enough, the same selfie was there, and others.
Amy topless, Amy naked, in various poses to show off.
There were pictures of the two of them together, cuddled and pressed close like a couple.
In some of these, she was naked.
In some, they both were.
Stopped looking at that point, Id seen enough.
For about five minutes anyway, then a strange compulsion to keep searching led me to check Lukes laptop.
Well, it was true.
I called my lawyer, who is a remarkable woman.
I also asked her to draw up the paperwork and have it ready.
She told me that shed already had it ready since I first reached out to her.
She warned me that this could be considered theft.
I went back inside, and then, I packed up Lukes things while the house slept.
Luke stirred once or twice while I was in the bedroom but did not wake.
I got all of his things packed into trash bags and I loaded up the car.
Thats when I woke him up, and told him to come outside.
He was confused and half asleep, but he did notice things were missing.
I ignored his questions and just told him to come with me.
So he followed me outside.
Once we were by the car, I pulled out the divorce papers and officially handed them to him.
Tried to be sweet with me, to be tender.
He kept insisting that he loved me and that there had never been anything with Amy.
Kept trying to persuade me not to tear our family apart.
He tried a different approach.
He refused to go.
Bought a little time.
I couldnt sleep for the rest of that night.
Eventually I realized Id have to wake my children up early and explain to the extent that I could.
Naturally, I woke Sophie first.
I did not specify what kind of evidence and she did not ask.
That I wasnt sure where, but from now on things were going to be different.
Louise was the one to ask if we were getting divorced, and I couldnt lie to her.
I told her yes.
Owen asked when they could see their father again and I wanted to cry.
If Luke was going to be with her instead of me.
I couldnt answer, but I suppose thats an answer on its own.
As for Amy, shes radio silent.
Tom has told Sophie that shes acting like nothing is wrong but is clearly stressed out.
That when her children ask, she makes the same sort of claims.
She doesnt mention anything about my accusing them of an affair, but still puts it all on me.
Honestly, I think they all kind of know whats going on.
My life has fallen apart.
But it was never my life.
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