Divorce, cheating, and infidelity fiction

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Yes, I was in the wrong to cheat, but the pain and humiliation I felt at the way my marriage of eight years ended — also within hours of my husband's discovery — affected me every single day for years.

Was my immediate exile from the marriage really the right thing for my husband to do? Is horribly wounded pride a good enough reason to throw away years of mutual support and, yes, happiness?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/article-12095299/The-day-realised-husband-changed-locks-affair.html

Narcs will never change

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Carrie Elizabeth Romney, 64, died after falling "backwards from a seated position" from the roof of a five-story garage near a Santa Clarita apartment complex, the Daily Mail reported.

Carrie was married to the former presidential candidate's older brother George Scott Romney, 81, but the two had been going through an ugly divorce in the months before her death.

When they filed for divorce, they listed "irreconcilable differences" as the cause of their split after eight years of marriage.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/21/us-news/mitt-romneys-sister-in-law-left-suicide-note-before-plunging-from-parking-garage-report/

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The Glendale firefighter suspected of killing his wife with an axe had apparently just found out she was cheating on him "moments" before the gruesome slaying at their North Hollywood home Wednesday, his lawyer said.

"Our office is currently in contact with law enforcement regarding a diary of the decedent, apparently read moments before the homicide, that verified infidelity by the decedent," the lawyer said in a statement.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/21/us-news/firefighter-who-allegedly-butchered-his-wife-idd-found-out-about-cheating-moments-before-murder-lawyer/

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At the time of the murder, the victim had been having an affair with Larry Aylor, a wealthy homebuilder who was building a new house for the Gailiunases. Gailiunas and Aylor had both filed for divorce from their spouses and had plans to marry.

Larry and Joy Aylor reconciled after his affair was disclosed, but in 1986, they were again considering divorcing. Around that time, Larry was ambushed at his ranch by two gunmen, but he managed to escape.

https://www.txexecutions.org/reports/340-George-Hopper.htm

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If you really like holding hands and saying "I love you" but your partner doesn't, your relationship is still probably better off than if both of you had a modest interest in expressing affection.

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-couples-affectionate-communicator-partners-relationship.html