Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Other woman cheats on man who’s cheating on his wife

- ABIGAIL VAN BUREN Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069 or visit www.DearAbby.com

Dear Abby: A year ago, my husband confessed that he was having an affair at work. Before it started, he tried setting “Velma” up with his twin brother, but she said she wasn’t interested. Their affair lasted for months, until the guilt “ate him up.” When he told me, I was devastated.

We agreed to get counseling and work on our marriage. Well, it turns out Velma was also seeing his brother while she was with my husband.

My brother-in-law claims he loves Velma and she loves him. I have been asked if I am willing to sit with her, my husband and brother-inlaw to “clear the air.” I don’t think I can do it. Although I want my brother-in-law to be happy, I don’t want to ever be near this woman. Please help. — Losing Myself

Dear Losing Yourself: Has your brother-in-law

married Velma? If not, I see no reason why you should be forced to clear anything with her. If the two of them have tied the knot, then I can see a benefit for you in having a discussion. Of course, that discussion should be in the office of a profession­al mediator, and you should first make a list of all the questions you would like her to answer.

At the top of the list would be why she was sleeping with your husband and his brother at the same time. Close to that one would be why she thinks you would ever want to have a relationsh­ip with her. Take it from there and add questions of your own.

Dear Abby: I am a Korean lady whose husband spends a lot of time on Facebook. He says it’s to promote his books. I think he does it to get recognitio­n from his “friends.”

Well, that may be great for him. But my problem is that sometimes he provides too much informatio­n about me.

We had a fight two weeks ago, and the next thing I knew, I was reading about it on Facebook. Before that, he complained he only got a bowl of cereal for breakfast when he would have liked a hot meal. Excuse me, but I have to drop off the kids at school and go to work.

I feel hurt after reading this and ashamed for not being a “good enough” spouse. Am I overly sensitive or should I confront him about this?. — Embarrasse­d In Korea

Dear Embarrasse­d: By all means talk to your husband about what he’s been doing, because if he has complaints, they should be directed to you rather than his Facebook buddies. If you feel compelled to defend yourself, you can always reply to his posts to set the record straight. If he continues to publicly discuss what should be a private matter, you might be less embarrasse­d if you read his posts less often or unfriend him altogether.

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