Our wedding day was perfect, complete with a surprise “rescue dog” from my husband. But three months later, the dog was gone. Last week, I learned the truth from his ex:
The dog wasn’t a rescue at all. It belonged to my husband’s ex-girlfriend. Apparently, he had taken the dog without her knowledge or consent as a form of revenge for their bad breakup. He presented it to me as a rescue, knowing how much I wanted to adopt a dog, and used our wedding day as cover for his theft.
When the dog disappeared three months later, my husband told me it had run away while I was at work. I was devastated and spent weeks searching for it, putting up flyers, and contacting shelters. Now I know he had actually returned the dog to his ex after she threatened legal action.
I ran into his ex by chance last week, and she told me everything. She thought I deserved to know the truth about what had happened. When I confronted my husband, he broke down and admitted to the whole scheme. He said he was bitter about their breakup and wanted to hurt her, but then realized he had gone too far and returned the dog.
I’m absolutely shattered. Not only did he lie to me, but he used our wedding day – what should have been the happiest day of our lives – to execute a vengeful plot against his ex. He involved me in theft without my knowledge and let me believe we had rescued a dog together.
My husband is begging for forgiveness, saying it was a terrible mistake made in a moment of anger years ago. Some friends think I should try to work through this since it happened in the past, but others believe it shows a serious lack of character and disregard for my feelings.
I’m struggling to look at him the same way. The memory of our wedding day is now tainted, and I’m questioning everything about our relationship. Am I overreacting by considering this a potential dealbreaker in our marriage?
How can I move forward from such a profound breach of trust?
Source: nowiveseeneverything
