My husband was seeing another woman even while I was pregnant…

Reader: I have discovered my husband has been phoning and seeing another woman and was even on the phone to her while I was giving birth to our second child. Now that I have asked him to leave and now that I have all the phone records, I see this has been going on for about six months. The strange thing is that his family now sees him as the victim and I am seen as the selfish one because he is not living with his children. Am I going crazy or I am right in standing my ground even after a new baby has come into our lives? I don’t want to be in second place to any woman even if he says that no physical stuff has happened between him and this other woman. Please help.

Rod’s Response: I’d encourage you to seek face-to-face professional help. This immediate situation (his attachment to another woman, your wanting him to leave, his family seeing him as the victim) has to have a context in which all these sad and hurtful events have occurred.

Before you file for divorce I’d suggest a series of strong encounters with a courageous therapist will help you both discover whether this marriage can survive this trauma or not.

About Rod E. Smith, MSMFT
Rod Smith is a family therapist who writes a daily newspaper column called "YOU AND ME" which has run in The Mercury (east coast of South Africa) for the past nine years. Contact Rod for more information.

One Response to My husband was seeing another woman even while I was pregnant…

  1. Becca says:

    i am scared of what to wear to Middle School…i think i might dress to young and look like a freak; or dress to old and also dress like a freak. I dont know weather to wear a dress, skirts, or pants there. I really need some advise on how to dress because i want to be a “preppy” type, not an unnoticable. Basically i want to STAND OUT! please help! thanl you….=]

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