Telling That Someone Is Cheating

Updated on April 14, 2008
T.D. asks from West Chicago, IL
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Hi moms,
my situation is that i told my male cousin's wife that i heard this rumor among the family. And another female cousin was probably involved in this mess.

While i don't think the story was true. The female cousin is also messy like that and she is suppose to be best friend to the wife of the cousin.

I don't have much to do with my family because i tell the truth when they ask me a question it is sometimes they are not ready to receive it. I also am the baaddd one in the family !!!! The black sheep !!! But they do know that what i said is also not my style to keep that information to myself nor that i would make that up to have that type of confusion start up either.
When at the time i said this mess I first apoligize for sharing something that was possibly damaging i was speaking only if it could be true keep your eyes open since i personally did not have proof. Now the last time i seen the family was about 3 years ago. I just pulled away because i know that i have to speak up when i have to speak. Not saying that i am always right. But, my family really have issues that they refuse to heed to. They think that the information was not for me to tell because im telling on my COUSINS not the mere fact that cheating is just wrong.
BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER!

I have apoligized only for being wrong. If that is what i am?

I did not reveal my source of information TO NOBODY ELSE since i beleive my sister was lying to me in the first place.
What should i do now?
I know that the married couple is still together and the wife and the cousin are still hanging and once again i talked too much!

SOWHERE AT THE BEGINNING I DID MENTION.... I SAID IM SORRY BEFORE I KNEW THAT IT WAS NOT TRUE. AND I ONLY SPOKE TO THE WIFE AND MY COUSIN JUST US 3 NOBODY ELSE HEARD WHAT WAS SAID.

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So What Happened?

Well moms i have not received any calls today. It has been 9 days now since i opened my mouth. But my family know that i am very sincere in what i have to say. I also know that if cheating is going on i will speak up. My problem is that the people who tell me i should be quiet are the same people who are weak minded and they are possible cheaters themselves who got caught! Before i said anything about the suspected cheating i first apoligize for the miss information that i was about to share and i felt that this woman should know. And i will not keep repeating myself. With im sorry for the WRONG information.
What i did not mention is the fact that i know that my family is not volient and they know that i don't gossip or spread rumors. They do know this! And i definitely do not get into relationships or marriage conflicts. They do know i try to resolve issues no matter what the pain. My reaching out to the other moms was to see if i needed to tell them where i heard LIE this from. Which i do not want to do because that is being messy. Also if it was true then i would tell who told me this information.
I know that i already cause some damage period! But my theory is that because the informatiom was not true i should not reveal this source. Well now you know what could possible happen. Which is they are going to the person who told me and that person is going to say they have not told me anything so the finger pointing will some what be pointed at me anyway.
The family members including my self who were involved in this trash ARE ALL OK. NOBODY IS FUEDING OR FIGHTING. THEY ARE UPSET BECAUSE I RATTED OUT MY COUSIN INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE REAL (BLOOD) FAMILY FIRST.

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H.

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"While i don't think the story was true......I don't have much to do with my family because i tell the truth....."

Do you see the problem with the two sentences that you yourself wrote out?? You completely said the opposite things! You repeated something that you believed to be untrue, that is NOT speaking with TRUTH. This kind of information is VERY VERY hurtful...you did not repeat it in the spirit of helpfulness you simply repeated juicy gossip. Just because you feel the need to speak your mind without censoring your thoughts does not make you right. If you want love and respect and communication with your family than you will need to give them love and respectful communication in return. You harvest what you plant and I think life is too short to plant the kinds of seeds you are planting...think about it! You can repair this...and you know how...you can do it, its not easy but I know you CAN, because you are a strong person!

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C.K.

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I read your response in "What Happened", as well as your response to those who replied to you in the request which has since been removed, and admittedly I'm more than slightly offended and pretty charged,(though that could be the lack of sleep as well as a little Post-pardem). The issue is not that you open your mouth and speak your mind, its that you do it inappropriately. I commend you for your desire to always speak the truth, as well as your decision to share potentially harmful information with those it could harm. However, your accusations to those who felt you should "mind your own buiness" was not only way off base and untrue, it was also uncalled for. You asked for advise, they gave their honest opinions, and now you are firing back with nasty accusations much like your family did to you when you gave your opinion. Doesn't make much sense does it. Many people would say that you should have minded your own business for no other reason than because you had no proof and didn't even really believe the rumor to begin with. continuing the spread of rumors is not only unfair, wrong, and untruthful with regular society, but to do it within your family is twice as hurtful. Family is the group you should be able to trust most and now your family obviously feels as though you have lost credibility (and rightly so) because you perpetuated the spreading of a lie. The other posters don't have to be cheaters or Weak Minded to believe you should me more mindful of what you say and when you say it. So in close, learn when it is appropriate to open your mouth, learn tact, and if you don't want an honest answer or opinion to a request, Don't post it.

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S.Z.

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You shouldn't have gotten involved. Especially since you said you were pretty sure it wasn't true.

The only thing you can do is apologize. People will either forgive you or they won't. Now all you can do is wait.

J.S.

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You should apologize again and again. You were wrong to gossip about the situation and to spread rumors.

B.K.

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Why would you repeat a rumor to someone when you were pretty sure it wasn't true? I would not say anything unless I had proof -- that I saw it with my own eyes. I would never repeat a rumor. Rumors really do nothing but hurt people. If you saw this with your own eyes and had factual proof then maybe you could confront the cheater, but never should you tell the cheater's spouse. It's obvious from the reaction of your family that this caused hurt and did nobody any good. You do need to keep apologizing, and keep your mouth shut in the future. Let people live their own lives and they'll do just fine without your help.

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