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I Cheated On My Husband With A 17 Year Old?
I'm 41. I have a son in high school and his friend is staying with us for a few weeks while his parents are going through a divorce. My husband and I don't have a great relationship (though everyone thinks we do). He's seen my husband fight with me and call me names over different things. My children idolize their father and take after him so they don't really think anything about insulting me or just plain ignoring me. Skip ahead and basically we started sleeping together. We both feel horrible about it. We've slept together a few times but we also just go out and have fun. I feel bad. I just don't know what to do. I know the right thing to do is to stop but honestly, I don't want to. I actually feel happy around him and I haven't in a long time. I know my husband cheats on me and he hasn't bothered to hide it from me in the past 10 years. Please help.
It's not legally statutory rape because consent where we live is 16. That doesn't mean I think I'm not guilty.
My husband had an affair with a 13 year old little girl. I called the police on him. I'm the one who tried to help the girl and nothing ever came of it. I'm not a pedophile. The person I'm cheating with may only be 17 but that is legal where we live. He'll be 18 in 2 months. 2 months won't make you any more mature.
I'm not expecting long term relationship obviously. I can't leave my husband. I don't have anywhere to go. I married when I was young to escape my family and I've never been to school (literally). I only learned to read and write in my 20s. I don't have any means to survive in the world without him. I don't have anyone that can help me.
So Over It, I know you can't technically cheat with a 13 year old girl. He didn't. He out and out raped her. I have to stay with that man and I have to deal with his children that are turning right into him. Do you know what that's like?
Chelsey, age of consent is 16 where we are. He's 17. It's legal by the law. And he wasn't a virgin. If he was, I wouldn't have done it. My children don't love me. Even my son will hit me and scream at me like his father.
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- Otis FLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Please do let us all know when you're going to be on the Jerry Springer Show.
- FrankensteinLv 51 decade ago
If you are sure your husband cheats on you, and the age of consent is 16 where you live, then I'd say go for it. But, how would your husband react if he finds out? Even if he cheats on you, he might not think the same about it coming from your end, and could possibly kill the both of you. Or, tell him you know about him cheating, and you would like to date a younger guy. If he can't handle that then get a divorce and take half his stuff.
Why are you still with your piece of crap husband? You typed the question and it looks to me like you are educated. If he did rape a 13 year old, you need to report it to the police, get a lawyer and divorce him. You still know the difference between right and wrong, and it is wrong for you to stay with him. If I was you I would pack up everything you want, drain the bank account, and get an apartment and find a job. There are lots of jobs where you don't need anymore education than to be able to read or write, and sometimes that isn't even necessary. Get the hell away from him, and if your kids are so messed up because of him, let them live with him. If you have always been a good mom, they will still be in your life.
- Anonymous5 years ago
You should leave him. It's a lot easier said than done, I know, but if he was unfaithful to you this time, how can you ever know he won't be again? Or how can you know this has been the only time? If you feel like you can work it out with him, then you can try. I am pretty sure that you will always have some trust issues with him, though. And a 17 year old? Wow, that's awful. I can't imagine how you must feel right now, but I feel bad for you and am truly sorry this had to happen to you. Go get yourself a gallon of ice cream, move in with a friend or family member and try to get on with your life without him.
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- 1 decade ago
I'm sure whatever state you live in has assistance programs. Like food stamps, welfare, those types of things. Housing assistance, food banks, help with education expenses. THOSE THINGS ARE THERE FOR YOU! The government sets up those programs so that people in situations like yours can get out of them and be ok. So don't you dare say you can't leave your husband. Why the heck can't you? Do you want to spend the rest of your life miserable? If you do, that's fine, but don't complain about it because you choose it. If you want help you have to go get it. And it may be different, and not so easy, and a little scary, but jeeze, come on now. Look what your life has become. Do you even know who you are and who you want to be anymore? Really? It's less scary to go thru some big changes that put you in a better direction than it is to stay living like that forever just because you don't think you are strong enough to leave him. I suggest you stop worrying about some KID (yes, a KID) and start worrying about yourself. The only reason you are sleeping with him is because he makes you feel good about yourself. That will wear off eventually when he finds a hot 16 year old. You need to be the one that loves yourself. If you don't really love (and like) yourself, no one else will either. So get off your butt, find your backbone again and find out where you can go to apply for housing assistance, medical, food and welfare in the morning and go do it. The kids may love their dad a ton, but they would be very proud of a mother who's not a doormat. And a s!ut. It's true. Sorry, the only way to say it. So go take care of yourself, life's too short to use the poor poor me excuse forever. Do something about it. Nothing changes without change! And good luck to you.....
- KatLv 41 decade ago
If I were you, I would try to leave.
Use the rape case to divorce him and get Alimony. You want to teach your kids that a man can not abuse a woman and have the woman just take it. Get alimony and child/spousal support and walk.
Get your GED with night classes. Take a loan and get a degree or a useful skill and stand on your own two feet.
If this boy really cares for you, he will wait while you get your life in order. Then yall can pick it back up after you have cleared your own life.
Also, ask yourself how you would feel if you found out some 40+ year old woman was having sex with your son. Would you be angry? Would you not care?
- Anonymous1 decade ago
this is wrong on so many levels.
he's 17 and your 41? not only is that a bit icky, but pretty sure it's illegal, and if you were to be dobbed in by anyone you could be charged, sent to prison and spend the rest of your life as a registered child sex offender.
he is your sons friend, how do you think it would effect their relationship if your son finds out? this poor kid you have taken in is obviously going through a difficult stage in his life, so wouldn't he need all the support he can get from his friends?
also, you husband treating you badly and cheating does not give you the right to sleep with a 17yo boy in the family home, it gives you the right to move out and divorce your husband.
you are using this boy to prop yourself up while you are feeling down, when you are the adult you should be supporting him in this time.
god i hope this question was a joke.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Well, you should problably get a divorce and find someone who loves you and doesnt cheat on you. Hes lucky that you didnt leave him a long time ago. I dont think its good to be messign with the sons friend though, it could upset your son, just let that fizzle out, and then find somoene who is perfect for you, and closer to your age as well, because you will have a better chance of having a lasting relationship that way :) Gd luck
- 1 decade ago
Is not this rape?
wow!
You cant blame people for heckling you because if this was a guy who did this to a 17 yr old girl they would have called him faaaaaaaaar worse.
Hopefully you have tough skin
now for my 2 cents
If your husband was a cheater then you should have divorced him
but I bet you was to afraid to live your life alone
You now have to make everything right
If I was you I would confess the cheating to the husband and have counseling for his cheating also and confess it to the 17 yr old's parents......
You have to do damage control now before this gets any bigger....
I feel bad for you.....
Also pray it helps
But I believe you should had divorced your husband when he was blatantly cheating on you
EDIT
I just read that your hubby did it with a 13 yr old!!!!!
*Shakes head*
you really should have divorced him them
Source(s): nice guy - 1 decade ago
As a fellow woman in my 40's, what the h@ll do you find attractive about a 17 year old child!!!! So your husband doesn't appreciate you, and treats you bad, WHY DO YOU THINK THE DIVORCE RATE IS SO HIGH, DUH! You feel smart, powerful and in control next to a 17 year old? Grow the h@ll up!!! Are you that ignorant and boring that you only feel special to children, do adults make you feel inadequate? Your teenage children ignore you and disrespect you, welcome to parenthood! If you get your self esteem and happiness from bedding down some other parent's child, then you have some serious mental, emotional and legal issues ahead of you. If your husband is cheating, take the high road, keep your closet clean and leave the marriage. DON"T get even by degrading yourself, and making yourself even lower than him (unless he is also into pedophilia).
- 1 decade ago
Wow. I walked in on very close family with my step dad and my parents aren't together anymore. I would NEVER be seen on JERRY! lol good luck and remember what that one girl said. He will leave you because he is a child and will eventually want to go out and explore to find out what else is out there. When your 60 he'll be 36. Think about it. Unless he actually falls in love with your heart and soul, you'll be screwed when he's done with you. As far as your husband goes, it is only right to tell him you cheated on him, but maybe not with whom you cheated. That's a tough one. You don't want him going after the poor kid who slept with HIS wife.