'My wife had an affair with her boss - then I married his daughter'

A man discovered his wife was having an affair with her boss, but afterwards, he sensationally married his daughter in a bizarre turn of events.

In a lengthy post on Reddit, the 35-year-old man explained the situation and first stated that there is only an 11-year age difference between him and his now wife, asserting, "I'm not old enough to be her father." He said they have been married for almost a year and "things are great", but his ex-wife has been "saying it's crazy".

He first shared that he met his first wife in college, and after they graduated, they got married and a year later welcomed their daughter. They argued, but he thought this was due to being first-time parents.

The man shared: "Looking back now I know the signs of the affair were clear but when H [who he refers to as his first wife] said she needed to work late, I really believed her. At the time she made more money than I did so I thought she was working to provide for those reasons, plus I was taking a lead with the child care stuff so that meant I was distracted from a lot of stuff other people probably would have spotted.

"Sounds silly now, but I didn't mind H spending time away from me and our daughter because I thought she wanted to see to it that our child had a better start in life than either of us had come from."

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He added that while some people might have found it difficult hearing their wife talk about their boss, he stated that he "trusted" his wife and the boss, having met him and known he was married with a family. He also mentioned that the boss's wife had cancer, so he thought, "the idea seemed crazy because who would cheat on a wife who had cancer".

He then delved into the story of how he found out his wife was having an affair and how he met his second wife because of it.

"I'd met my now wife, who I'm going to call S here, before so when I found her waiting out our building one day when I was getting my daughter home from school I knew who she was, but the news of the affair was hard to hear," he revealed.

"I had to believe it though because S had come with pictures and screenshots of messages, some of which said very bad things about me and S's mum. Afterwards, I confronted H and she didn't even deny it, she left me that night, and by the way didn't even say anything about our child when she was walking out."

He said that his wife moved away with her boss "within a few months". Once the divorce was finalised, he said, "I never heard anything from her other than the few times she said no when I asked for child support."

"Due to the lack of child support and being a single parent", he said he worked more hours and found it challenging when it came to childcare. This is when 'S' came in, and his now wife.

He shared: "She was in college by that point, however she was staying at home to help her mum with everything cancer related and as she said at the time, watching a child was an easy add on.

"It took some getting used to for me and my daughter, but eventually we got used to it, and my daughter started to really like S, which was a big relief for me back then."

He continued: "Now, for a long time we were just friends and it kind of didn't occur to me that me and S could be anything more. However things did change. When she graduated, her family had paid for a trip for her and a friend to visit a high-end restaurant and spend a few days in a city she loves. I'd put money towards it too, but I'd done it thinking S would invite one of her friends from college to go with her, however she invited me."

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By the time they returned from the trip, they were officially a couple. Their romance swiftly blossomed, and around half a year later, he proposed. "Sounds quick I know, but I'd known S years by that point, plus her mum, whose cancer has been getting worse started hinting that she would like to see her daughter get married. When it comes to the wedding S had no interest in telling her dad and her family supported that choice," he shared.

They joyfully tied the knot, but during their honeymoon, trouble had been brewing back home.

He revealed: "We found out about it from everyone when we got back, some H and AP had found out about the marriage and they had turned up while we were away, knocking on everyone's doors."

He added: "I'm told the general tag line was that it's crazy to marry a younger woman just to get back at my ex, crazy considering the age difference between H and AP is actually bigger, also after all of these years, H is saying she cares about the message I'm sending to my daughter."

In a flurry of concern, the father asked Reddit readers for advice as he ended the post with: "That's where I'm actually having some self-doubts now, actually. I do love S, but I also love my daughter, and I've been wondering what kind of example I am sending to my daughter."

However, the post was met with hundreds of comments, with many supporting the father. One wrote: "The message is that you fell in love with an amazing woman who loves your daughter more than your ex loves her own daughter! Don’t doubt yourself! Your ex is just being spiteful!"

A second commented: "What is wrong with those people, she leaves her daughter behind and then expects you to be a eunuch. I am glad you got your happy ending, and I hope Karma pays them a visit. Hats off to all single parents."

"This is one heck of a story. I think your ex has no room to talk, considering she abandoned her child and essentially gave up custody. You’re both grown adults what you do is your own business, but it is kind of weird," a third noted.