Twelve years after a man welcomed an unexpected son, his world was turned upside down. The man then turned to Reddit users to find out what to do with information he had just obtained.
A Reddit user took to the platform to ask for opinions on a piece of information he had just discovered that had turned his world upside down. He knew that if he told his wife, she would be devastated too.
The author of the post (AP) said he and his wife met when he was 20 years old. It was supposed to be a trivial relationship, but against all odds, it became more and more serious until it led to marriage.
The author of the post and his wife had met and had a one night stand due to alcohol. Then it turned into something more over the next few weeks.
When the PA’s wife told him she was pregnant, he knew what he had to do.
When the AP’s partner told him she was pregnant, he proposed to her a few weeks later. He had grown up without a father and did not want such a thing to happen to his child.
However, he had doubts whether his wife’s pregnancy matched the time they had spent together.
The AP was in the military and was deployed a few months later. He kept his promises and didn’t mention his doubts that the baby might not be his. Twelve years later, the couple were still married.
While in a dead-end marriage, the AP stayed with his wife for the sake of their son, that he was there forever since the day the boy was born. However, the AP met a friend who changed her outlook on the relationship.
One day, as the man was walking down the street, he saw an old friend he had known around the time he and his wife met.
When the friend asked if the AP was still with his wife, and he responded in the affirmative, he joked.
The AP was troubled by the comment and asked the friend what he meant. The friend explained that he had been dating her until the weekend the AP and his wife met.
The day the AP posted to Reddit was the same day he received the paternity test results. These indicated that there was a 0% chance that the AP was the boy’s biological father.
He made it clear that nothing would change the fact that he considered the boy his son and said nothing would change the fact that he would always be by the little boy’s side no matter what.
However, the AP was unsure whether to tell his wife what he had discovered. Even though he wasn’t in love with her anymore, he still loved her and he knew the news would crush her too.
One user said the AP should tell his wife, son and the other man, but he should also remain the boy’s father. The user also advised that no one gets married for anything other than love
Another said that if the MP had no intention of doing anything, he shouldn’t even tell his wife and child. One person said the MP should ask himself if he loved his wife; if he didn’t, he was wasting his time.