Home Office Havoc: The Day I Stumbled Upon My Husband’s Secrets

My Husband Started Working from Home and It Destroyed Our Family When I Accidentally Looked on His Computer

I had no idea that switching to remote work would completely ruin my life. But as I was doing housework one fateful day, everything changed.

Mike, my spouse, had been working remotely, frequently accompanied by his associate John. John was just another kind guest in our home, so I didn’t give it much attention.

I am thirty years old, Grace. In college, I met Mike, who is also thirty. And no, our love story isn’t a fairytale, despite the fact that we’ve been blissfully married for six years. I followed him around like crazy until he gave in. I left a lasting impact on him, and he was flattered by my perseverance.

As I got to know Mike, I discovered that although he was a reclusive man, he was also incredibly attentive and kind. For me, that was sufficient.

A year after we started dating, he introduced me to his family, who were rather fond of me. One evening at a Christmas meal, his mother told me, “We never thought he would bring someone home.”

It comes out his family was aware of his reserve and the fact he didn’t talk about his romantic life much. All I could think of was how pleased I was to be the one he invited to meet his family.

His father began pressuring him to get married after three years of dating. Mike was my first warning that I wouldn’t go down the aisle until he was ready. I didn’t want to put more pressure on him because I was aware that he preferred to take his time with some tasks.

He proposed that we take a romantic vacation one summer, and I accepted. Mike picked a quiet, romantic spot for us to spend time together.

He requested me to meet him outdoors by the lake one evening while I was there, and I was to wear something lovely. He was grinning from ear to ear when I stepped into a romantic meal.

Even though I was caught off guard, I was too excited to control myself. I reasoned that since he had been working too much and experiencing frequent stress at work, this would be beneficial for us.

Mike told me how big of an effect I had been in his life and how happy he was that his family appreciated me as we ate dinner. Right immediately, he reached into his pocket and took out a ring box.

“Grace, would you make me the happiest man and marry me?” he asked, as I covered my mouth in shock at the unexpected turn of events. I cried out, my heart bouncing with excitement, “YES! Naturally, I’ll wed you. We kissed to end our evening.

Seeing as how reserved he is, it was amazing to witness him open his heart to me at that very time. Having said that, everyone was pleased for us when we got home and shared good news with his and my families.

After six months, we were married on a gorgeous beach. We bought our first house not too long after. Our marriage lasted a year when we discovered we were expecting twins.

We were aware that we had to make financial plans for our family. Mike is an architect, and I work as a nurse. Our financial difficulties were exacerbated by the global epidemic, on top of the mortgage and auto loans we already owed.

This inspired Mike to put forth even more effort to complete as many projects as he could at work. But he wasn’t alone; John, a close friend and coworker, put in a lot of effort to make sure they were able to acquire new projects.

Many employees of the company they work for are now working remotely. John came over to our house frequently to work on a project with my husband, which caused Mike and John to spend a lot more time together.

In addition to his job, John became into a close family friend and occasionally went on trips with us, including one to the Bahamas. I didn’t mind because John was a kind and gentle man.

Mike had told me about a local restaurant where he met John one day. He switched on his computer. I went to switch it off and saw that John had left a message. It said, “Darling, I’m already here, waiting for you.”

I was shocked to see that they were in a romantic connection as I scrolled through their chat and saw images and messages that just broke my heart.

I went to the restaurant where they were, feeling betrayed and in astonishment at the same time. My greatest fears were fulfilled when I caught them in the act. Enraged, I snapped multiple pictures of them together.

I didn’t confront Mike face-to-face back home. Rather, I forwarded those photos to every one of his post-coworkers. The repercussions were severe and swift.

Mike was enraged and accused me of damaging his brand. It appeared that the blowback at work was more of a worry for him than the actual betrayal. I left him because of this.

My bisexual sister expressed her disapproval of my behaviour. She maintained that outing someone was a cruel strategy, even in our conservative nation where LGBTQ+ rights are only recently recognised. She said that although my anger was reasonable, my plan of retaliation was not.

When I gave her remarks more thought, I saw how deeply I had acted. If it had been any other secret, my fury would have led me to reveal it as well. This, however, was unique as it included disclosing a person’s sexual orientation—a very private matter—in a hostile setting.

I now doubt not only the treachery but also the results of my own retaliatory acts after this episode. After learning of Mike’s adultery, everything in my world has fallen apart. The fact that the man I have grown to love turned on me after I revealed his affair has me more divided.

When I realised he loved his reputation more than our life together, I felt numb and wanted to scream. John, on the other hand, left me dumbfounded because I had welcomed him into my house and raised him like a member of my family.

Having lived with us for a considerable amount of time, our twins, Billy and Ella, have also come to appreciate him. He and Mike did a good job of hiding their relationship. It turns out that they had been doing this for two years, and Mike’s negligence was the sole reason they were discovered.

I find it hurtful that despite knowing what they were doing behind my back, they carried on with their lives as if nothing had happened. After taking my retribution, I packed up my belongings and moved in with my parents and the kids.

When I moved out with the kids, Mike got more angrier. “The kids have nothing to do with this,” he objected. In response, I said that he ought to have thought about our family before acting.

Since making this revelation a few weeks ago, I’ve descended into emotional chaos. I never imagined that the man who seemed distant at first but eventually warmed up to me would trick me in this way.

I informed him that I would be pursuing a divorce and that our children would not be utilised as bargaining chips during our separation. Luckily, we both decided to protect kids from this catastrophe.

It has dawned to me that I was blind to all of Mike’s warning signs while he was staying with my parents. During our courtship, I took the lead most of the time, he kept his romantic life far too private, and he didn’t think about marriage until his father put pressure on him.

He even married a woman, knowing full well that he was attracted to guys, but he did not want his secret to be revealed. I think Mike’s decision to live a lie was partly influenced by his father, a traditional man whose views are unaffected by modern influences.

Interestingly enough, as we started our married life together, he turned into a wonderful husband and father, and he never gave me any reason to think that he was cheating on me.

Once more, I was so incredibly enamoured with him and amazed at my ability to win him over despite his early resistance that I mistakenly believed he felt the same way about me.

In a different tale, a husband found out that his spouse had been plotting. This is what transpired that completely stunned him.

My spouse’s dark secret was unintentionally revealed to me, and the outcome was far worse than cheating.

After leaving a poisonous relationship before marriage, Daniel had found happiness with his wife Bailey. Bailey made such an impression on him that he knew right away that she was the right lady for him. During the worldwide pandemic, the two were married and began their life together. Soon after, they bought a house together and started trying to conceive. A year ago, their child was born.

Most recently, Daniel’s situation took a turn for the worst. He stayed at home with their toddler while Bailey was away, using her work tablet to take care of his tax problems. Bailey’s iPad had an open tab that Daniel found by accident and characterised as something out of his worst fears. While he had anticipated an affair, this was much worse.