Crosspost "AITA for leaving my cheating wife and her child for good?" from /r/AmItheAsshole:
I like to keep this as short as possible and leave out any unnecessary details. If you feel like you need more information, just ask. Also, English is not my first language, so my wording might come over a bit strange at times.
So last week, due to a digital blunder, I did find out that my wife of 7 years has been cheating on me 5 years ago. When confronted, my wife did confess and I further learned that our child is a result of said affair - hence, it's not actually mine. Cheating is an absolute no-go for me and she knows that. So after I had the confirmation, I immediately decided to divorce, for which I will be filing soon.
Now when it comes to "my" kid, something in me changed as well. I always wanted to have kids but to me it's important that they are biologically mine. So I decided to not only leave my wife but also her child for good. It will be up to the the court whether I will have to pay alimony and if I have to, I will. But I will cut all contact. I know it will be hard for the kid and I know that the kid did nothing wrong. But neither did I. I didn't sign up for this so I am walking out. My soon-to-be ex-wife and her infidelity is to blame entirely.
Am I the asshole?
EDIT: Talking about strange wording, many people are critizing me for referring to the child as "it". Sorry about this, I honestly didn't know this was inappropriate in English.
Posted by lookiamnotyourfather | 24 May 2019 |
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