r/Bestof My Cheating Friend is Ruining Our Lives!

0:00 Intro
0:11 Best friends divorce
7:16 The truth revealed
14:37 Top comment

[areyoufauxreal]

Alice lied to OP straight to her face about going on a “business trip” when it was pretty obvious she was lying about where she was going… I can almost guarantee this isn’t the first “business trip” she’s taken to see her ex/baby daddy, it goes further than those interns and random men imo. Ken deserves better

[buddyburrows]

I do believe it should've been a red flag for OP to hear her lack of "physical compassion" to a sudden turn around very quickly with strangers. It wasn't that she wasn't active, it would appear she wasn't active with her husband, the man who is doing everything in the relationship

Edit: glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that lol. Thanks for backing me up RSlash

[chanaleahsteinberg]

Was I the only one that got scared when I heard that she was meeting her ex after it stated her daughter was coming over. I was terrified she was gonna take her daughter with her without Ken’s knowledge

[Hybrid]

It’s like watching a pile up on the highway unfold; it’s tragic and horrifying, but you just can’t look away.

[thebladeofchaos]

I remember reading this story as it happened and the thing that always stood out to me was just 6 words.

'I didn't think he'd do it'

She has no remorse. she thought he was under her heel and she could treat him as she wanted. 'forgetting' about the vacation was intentional. She's only sorry he finally took that step to get rid of her

[kristashafer]

Big shout out to OP’s awesome hubby! After she cut her former friend out of her life, hubby just held her as she cried. No “told you so” or anything. Just loving support. So beautiful!

[DarkEinherjar]

The moment Alice started neglecting her family over her job and refused to change, there was really only one direction that story could go: downhill, all the way to the Earth's core.

And yes, she was totally cheating, long before the divorce. But even that doesn't compare to going back to the abusive ex.

[pollypockets]

I am proud of OP for finally cutting off the friend. I've had a toxic friend and I understand how hard it is to cut them off.

[JeneenRose-Osborne]

Idgaf that she ruined her own life. I am appalled at how she destroyed her child’s life without batting an eye! Her husband will eventually get over this but her daughter will be forever devastated by how her mom threw them away for her POS ex. I hope she is in therapy n will be okay. 🙏🏻🥺

[Sanodi]

So, I can get OP wanting to help Alice and I can't entirely fault her for that. Alice became a disaster and everything fell apart, but I also can't *entirely* fault OP's husband because he must've seen that there was no helping her after the hot tub incident. Especially with the language she used for that conversation.

[JB-ewpi]

“He’s changed!” No he hasn’t and she knows it. She’s making blatantly stupid excuses because all she wants to do is go bang him. She’s a lost cause.

[shadicusivxxradicus]

That's such a tragic story. There's nothing Op could've done to save her self destructive friend, lest she gets dragged down with her. How sad. I hope Alice gets the help she needs.

[temtem]

Shoutout to Ken, the one ray of light in this shitshow. As bad as the situation is, that little girl is lucky to have a dad that has her best interest in mind. I hope Ken gets full custody

[Bookdragon]

Honestly I’ve seen it before where people act how OP acted. They don’t want to give up on their friend/family and want them to get back on the right track. I’m just glad OP snapped out of it and didn’t end up wasting a bunch of her time and energy in this process

[DarkAngel]

For second I thought we're going see how OP fuck up but I am glad that didn't happen beside her trying to help her friend who clearly doesn't give an F about their life and what they had and willing to lose everything

[lostsoldier]

Not always, but usually, a spouse (male or female) can see better than you when it comes to sparing you heartache in dealing with friends who are toxic. It's often because they are close to you but outside your friendship.
As for Alice, I can't say I feel bad for her. She's an adult and made life choices as an adult.

[TheSpaceKnights]

Alright, can we give props to OP’s husband. He got mad when OP went with her friend the first time, said they would have problems if she did it again. She did it again, but it sounds like they talked about that trip extensively before it happened as he wasn’t mad when she got back and told him. He went investigative mode and figured things out.

[Pineapply_Queen]

I just want to take a moment to give OP's husband props for not being like "I told you so" when OP finally cut this friend out of her life. It's easy to say "just block them" when you're on the outside looking in, but it's not so easy to cut off someone you have known and cared about for years. I 100% understand OP's desire to keep helping her friend, and I'm guessing her husband understood this too, given his supportive reaction when the other shoe dropped.

[savagebear]

100% her fault., not apologizing. Husband tried and alice was not having it. That whole thing with the hot tub, yeah not good.

[vintagecameragirl]

The first story doesn't make sense to me, he works from their home, and is available to look after their child 24-7 because of that, but yet he had to move out?


Ken, you SHOULD GET THE HOUSE