Husband had affair which resulted in pregnancy
long story short
Husband has affair in February, one week, he went to cuba to see his family, and they introduced him to a friend. And they ended up spending the week together.
She now claims she's pregnant
The affair is devestaing enough, but how to deal, accept the child. Remeber the woman and baby will be in cuba, she is very poor and and is playing that card. Shes trying to get my H to leave me, so he can marry her and bring her and the baby (due in nov) here.
He says he has no feelings for her, but wants his child to have the best life, and living in cuba isnt that. So he will do the right thing by the child and marry her.
We also talked about getting custody. The child will be a American citizen by birth. But he doesnt think this woman will be too keen on that idea.
If she keeps baby in cuba, im sure she will text him daily... baby needs this, baby is sick, baby doesnt have food... so i know him and he will constantly send money to her (whichnis fine... ) then come.c
Visitagion and i wouldnt trust him to go to cuba...
If he brings the child here, im.afraid of showing the baby a American life, plenty of food, disney, nice house.. etc etc...then send him/her back to poverty and struggling...
Ive only founf out aboutbthis on March 4th.
. So im still processing, how to deal with the love child that lives in another country
First off, he needs a
First off, he needs a paternity test. And if it's his, I personally would not stick around to deal with that mess.
I wouldn't stay even if it
I wouldn't stay even if it wasn't his kid.
Once a cheater, always a cheater!!!
Also, his family hooked him up with her? Classy.
True, good point!
True, good point!
I can't believe you are
I can't believe you are considering staying with him.
Is this for real? “So he
Is this for real? “So he will do the right thing by the child and marry her.” And you call him your husband? Either he is or he isn’t, so how can he marry another woman? That’s called bigamy and is illegal in the US.
Putting that aside, how do you know for sure this woman is pregnant and pregnant by him? Regardless, sounds like your DH is a philandering fool, to put it too nicely. If you are both that concerned for this other woman’s child, I’d suggest that the best way for it to be fair for all is for you to dump your DuH and run, run and find yourself a decent man to have children with, and your DH can have his wish (or, as you say, “Do the right thing”) and marry the prostitute he hooked up with while on vacay and take care of her and his? child the rest of his life.
Happy ending for all!
Yeah, you may have exposed a
Yeah, you may have exposed a plot hole. He can't marry the other woman if he is married to her.
OP, if you are real, leave him. If religion is the issue, i think even most priests would understand.
Seriously, leave. Wtf.
Seriously, leave. Wtf.
Nope. Not real.
I absolutely refuse to believe this one is legitimate.
No lie here.
he was born in cuba. He came here in 1990, and is legal resident. He has both US and Cuban Passports, he only been there twice.
His niece, whom he just met last year. Thisbother woman is her best friend.
My gut (or desperation) is saying shes lying. She has provided him with no proof, just her word. She even sent some crap zoomed in, cropped ultrasound pic that has no information on it. Says thats all the Dr. there gave her, no report or full ultra sound pic.
From what we can tell, cuba doea not do Pre Natal DNA, so he will gondown in November to do a DNA.
As for us. Weve been together 11 years. A good life, traveled the world. Nice house..secure jobs.
To the point that we discussed adopting last year. Our home is currently being remodeled and once its complete, we were going to start the process.
My concern is, how to be a step parent, to a child that lives in another country. How to trust him viaiting (once or twice a year).?
I won't hold a grudge against the child. Not his fault its parents are morons.
I dont think he will marry her, as much as he hates the thought of seperating a mother and child... i think hes leaning towards going for cuatody.
How could he marry her when
How could he marry her when he's already married to you?
You're putting the cart WAY
You're putting the cart WAY before the horse.
He doesn't even know if she's PREGNANT. Even if she is pregnant, there is no guarantee that the baby is HIS. Even if the baby is his, there is no guarantee that he'll get any sort of enforceable international custody that would allow him to bring the baby to the US for visits versus him having to go to Cuba (since the likelihood is that the custody case won't be heard in a US court). Even if he gets custody, there is no guarantee that this woman won't fight him in court every chance she gets and bleed him dry financially and emotionally.
You say you won't resent this child, but you might be very surprised by how you feel when your H is paying out so much for child support, plane tickets, court battles, health care, etc that you no longer have the funds for travel, to update your home, or follow through on adoption.
Let's also add into the equation that IF your H finds out he can't get custody and the only way he can see his kid is to be in Cuba, he may very well nuke your marriage, go to Cuba, and marry that woman.
As crap as this sounds, she's (maybe) giving him something you two can't, for whatever reason, have together, and that's a biological child. Don't think that his love for you will somehow overtake his love for something he can't have with you. That's not me blaming you in the slightest; that's me telling you that it will be easier FOR HIM to divorce you and saddle up with the baby momma. ESPECIALLY if he is a man who is prone to giving in to peer pressure and fear (and given that he cheated on you, he seems like he'd fold like a wet noodle).
Plus, what drove him to have sex with another woman? Do you two have an open relationship? Has he cheated before? Do you just not care about physical infidelity? Different strokes for different folks, but if you have ANY resentment or unresolved feelings about him cheating, then that's only going to fester as this international custody battle rages on while you don't get to have a baby of your own AND have the threat of your marriage ending looming over your head.
But, if you're hellbent on making this work, here's my words of wisdom from one SM to possibly another in this situation:
1.) Be disengaged in all of this and with your SK. This is your H's mess, and he needs to sort it himself. His child is his responsibility. No cooking, no cleaning, no taking care of the kid in any way, shape, or form. If you'd like a relationship with the child (and this is an instance where I'd highly discourage it because your H could rip the child away at any point that your marriage becomes inconvenient), then you act like an aunt at best. Play with him, be polite, but anything that involves discipline or parenting falls on your H. That also means that you NEVER babysit.
2.) Your H needs to make sure your life changes not at all. He doesn't get to dump his frustration at BM on you. He doesn't get to rely on your for support. You get the happy-go-lucky husband you married, and he continues to help provide a good lifestyle and trips that you've both become accustomed to. Sure, you'll have to be a little flexible with dates to accomdate his custody (your sacrifice for not kicking him to the curb), but he needs to keep providing the same lifestyle. That's probably going to be nearly impossible u less he finds a job paying twice as much, but that's on him to sort out.
3.) Put off the adoption for at least 3-5 years. Yep, you heard me right. Before you bring another child into this mess (and a child who is already having a crap life), you need to make sure that custody is sorted for your H, BM has quieted down (if she ever quiets down), and that your H isn't trigger-happy in regards to ending your marriage. That's a sacrifice you'll have to be willing to make if you stay with your H.
4.) Couples therapy is a MUST. Not a "maybe". This is too raw for you to fully accept what has happened, and you'll need help to figure out why he cheated, why he didn't use protection, why he wants to divorce to be with BM, etc. You will have to rebuild your relationship with him, and you can't do that alone.
This is going to be the toughest thing you'll likely ever go through, and it will go on for years, not months.
If he plans to marry her, he
If he plans to marry her, he'll have to divorce you. Bigamy is illegal. You are not a stepparent if he divorces you. And why are you staying with a man who plans to marry someone else? Even if you want to forgive affairs, you are forgiving him wanting to marry that woman?
I can't believe you even
I can't believe you even allowing yourself to think about all of this.
look into your front pocket may be you'll find some selfesteem In there and some sense of self worth to understand that this piece of horse poop is not your husband, not your boyfriend is he should be no one to you after he showed you where your place is.
best of luck in finding strength to end this meaningless relationships that ATE DOOMED TO FAILED no matter what happens.
This all sounds completely
This all sounds completely barmy to me.
So he went for a week in
So he went for a week in February and you find out at the beginning of March that she's pregnant? Less than a month after sex and she's sure she's pregnant? Sounds like she got lucky ...
However, whether she's pregnant by your husband or not, do you really want to stay married to someone you can't trust to be faithful once he's out of your sight?
Exactly.
The timeline is ridiculous. Married 11 years, he cheats and three weeks later, there's a baby on the way and he is considering marrying the woman in Cuba or fighting for full custody and OP is trying to figure out how to SM from afar.
Nope.
He is divorcing you to marry
He is divorcing you to marry another woman he had an affair with.
Do you really plan on sticking around as his bit on the side?
What decade does he live in
What decade does he live in that "the right thing for the child" is marrying a woman he has known for a week? Either he is lying about the extent of their relationship or he is crazy.
It's time to call a divorce lawyer when your husband is talking about marrying another woman. Not really sure that you need me to tell you that.
If he's so hung up on "doing
If he's so hung up on "doing the right thing" he shouldn't have been dipping his wick outside of his marriage.
OP how long has he been going
OP how long has he been going on vacations (family or not/anywhwre) without you?
Think back and compare it to his version of events.
Don’t just believe what he says, he doesn’t deserve that and in fact he is counting on you not making his life difficult for him.
You deserve so much better than this.....
Why are you even thinking
Why are you even thinking about custody, etc? He cheated on you. You should be kicking him out, not planning how to raise his lovechild. Sorry to be brutal but you are well and truly being taken for a ride, here.
It’s the weekend
Happy weekend
Next posting is we all live together as sister wife's . But my feeling are hurt because I am being disrespected for not being top sister wife.
Oh myyyyyyyyyyyy GoodLuck
Oh myyyyyyyyyyyy
GoodLuck
“Once a cheater always a cheater!!”
Thats a golden rule for life!!
lawyer up and divorce his cheating arse so if this affair and woman is really pregnant with his kid, you’ve gotten your divorce settlement before all the crap shitstorm of child support and whore maintainance is paid for several decades, at least you are taken care of...
don’t be with this man because you will have issues with retirement savings, guilty disney daddy syndrome and many others...
DNA Test and Protect Yourself
This is terrible. I agree to require a DNA test. I wouldn't divorce right away out of emotion. Whether or not it is his, I would work on an exit strategy. Protect your interests. If it's his, have proof, file for divorce and don't settle for less than what it takes to comfortably set up your new life. If you decide to stay married, which seems like a losing battle, take your time, get individual counseling and marital counseling. If he wants to marry his BM, that's his problem, don't let him rush you into a decision.
How is this adulterous prick
How is this adulterous prick going to just "marry her"? He is married to you.
Whatever you decide, make sure to put this adulterous POS living under an overpass, dead broke, starving and cold and see how he likes supporting his Cuban whore and spawn slinging his "Will work for food." sign.
smh.
Take care of you.
Yikes. If it were me and I
Yikes. If it were me and I insisted on trying to stay with my DH....he would have 2 choices...baby or me...period. Not both and not ever.