What a whopping generalization.

Better that he admitted it (even as poorly as this) than continue hiding it until OP finds out herself.

Had he remained a faithful husband he wouldn't have to admit or hide anything from his wife.

78 - I wholeheartedly agree, and I am not excusing his idiotic behaviour, or even his idiotic backpedalling when he admitted said idiotic behaviour. The fact remains that he and OP are both better off with him admitting his idiocy than attempting to hide it.

20- Past FML reference? (:

Yup. I was hoping some people wouldn't notice though.

**** you! Why the hell do women look for benefits during divorce? I would want to cut ties from someone hurting me, not look for opportunities to cash in on? Does that satisfy your hurt by buying material things?

It's not just women who do that. I know of a lot of men who have done the same thing. Some people, when hurt, look for revenge in one way or another. Wether it be by trying to get every cent possible out of their ex spouse or trying to get sole custody of their children and manipulating their opinion of the other parent.

Let me get this straight, you believe that it is better to have a cheating husband, and a stupid one at that, than to be shot in the face? Although being shot in the face would be extremely painful and sometimes deadly, the pain of knowing that your husband, the man you love more than anyone else, trust completely, and who you have dedicated your love and life to, is cheating on you, is excruciating beyond words.

I'm sorry, 37, but I have to agree with 23. One can always get a new husband. New faces are harder to come by. Although, that was a random ass thing to say. *sob* "My husband cheated on me!" "Well, at least your face hasn't been disfigured by a gunshot wound." Yeah, I don't think that's much of a lining.

*silver lining

I disagree with you 50. I don't think these two situations should even be compared but if I were to compare, I'd agree with 37. The emotional pain caused by heartbreak, cheating, etc, can often be interpreted by our body as physical pain because our emotions are just as powerful as physical pain. Both situations are painful & very different. I don't think they should be correlated at all, no matter what side you're on.

I agree that they shouldn't be compared, but really? You're telling me you'd rather get shot in the face than get cheated on? Wow. I'm seriously not making this up: I found out my (now ex) husband had an affair from his mistress, who contacted me over face book. Two days later, he was shot in the face by a random stranger. I'm pretty sure I had an easier time of it. My heart has healed, but his shattered jaw will never be the same again.

So 37, you would rather be shot in the face than cheated on??

Are you crazy? I would much rather be cheated on than shot in the face. It of much more easier to get over that than being disfigured and in pain. Yeah getting cheated on hurts, but you should be able to get over that. There is no comparison.

I disagree with you, sir or mam. In this case, if OP's husband is so ungodly mindless but not ill meaning as to tell his wife that he cheated on her to make her happier, there's an opportunity for healing. Even though it's insane and you might as well dump him for being so mindless to begin with if he wasn't flat out lying. You only come with one face, and as unfair as it is it may lose you any potential husband that might float around.

Hell, no, I perfected that move with the handstand, the washing machine and the Water Wiggle all by myself.