Will I tell my cousin what I saw?

Philippines
December 29, 2009 11:32am CST
I saw my cousin's husband with another girl. My friends and I were at the bar when this guy came in together with the girl. At first, I wanted to believe they were just friends but later I saw with my two eyes that they were already hugging and sitting too close to each other. My friends also saw them having hugging each other as they were just sitted on a table next to ours. I am not sure if I will tell my cousin about this for I might start the trouble between them. Could anyone help me about this?
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
29 Dec 09
hi dorisday yes you really should tellyour cousin before she finds out the hard way. Okay so this may cause trouble? from where I sit I see that its already caused trouble and perhaps' your cousin is already suspicious so in telling her you have got it all out in the open.
• Philippines
31 Dec 09
I wish I have the guts to tell my cousin about this. This really is very disturbing to me. I just hope that by the time I tell her what I have seen, she will be ready to accept it. Have a good day.
• Philippines
31 Dec 09
it seems that I'm getting pressured to tell my cousin. LOL
• United States
30 Dec 09
You need to tell your cousin the truth!She is your cousin FIRST. Truth may hurt, but lies hurt worse!! Trust me, you need to let the truth be free.
• Philippines
22 Jan 10
I totally agree with you about this: Truth may hurt, but lies hurt worse. I won't be telling lies to my cousin but will simply keep my mouth shut . .. . Will it hurt my cousin too?.. ..
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
29 Dec 09
How did he not see you if he was sitting at the table next to you? I think you should tell your cousin. If it were me, I would want to know. If I found out later that someone knew about it and didn't tell me, i would be upset with them. I think she deserves to know so she can quit wasting her time on a jerk who would do that to her.
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• Philippines
31 Dec 09
I was partly hidden by my friend, that's why he couldn't see me. Besides, he was busy with her girl. .. LOL
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
30 Dec 09
Although this was your cousin you saw, the incident has nothing to do with you. In other words its none of your business, and its not going to help anyone if you tell. You will definitely not make yourself more popular with your family members, so why would you tell anyone?
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• Philippines
22 Jan 10
Oh yeah it is none of my business but for the sake of my cousin, I got a bit worried. maybe my cousin doesn't know about the philandering activities of her husband. Too bad, it was me who saw him, not my cousin. If i won't tell my cousin, I will just pray that she will personally find out about his husband's illcit affair.
@rosepedal64 (4188)
• United States
29 Dec 09
HI dorisday I would tell her about what you and your friends saw. What would happen if she found out about him and called to tell you and you accidently said that you knew. She would be very mad at you for not telling her. Also I think that if the roles was reversed you would want to know from the get go. Doris you really need to sit here down and tell her about it. She needs to know before it gets too bad.. I wish the best for you. Keep smiling.
• Philippines
16 Jan 10
I guess you are right. I will tell my cousin about what I saw. Maybe it would be better for me too so that my conscience will be cleared. Have a nice day.
@artistry (4151)
• United States
30 Dec 09
...Hi there dorisday1971, Very interesting, believe it or not some many years ago, I was taking an economics class and up the atairs as we were waiting for the first class to start, walks my cousin's husband with a very attractive woman who was not my cousin. For the entire class, the two of them came to class together, sat together, left together. I never said one word to ny cousin, it was not my business. My cousin found a picture of the woman in his pocket, showed it to me, at that time I told her about the class and the two of them and why I didn't tell her. They argue? Putit behind them and I wind up the bad guy, again not my business. They eventually divorced, he married the other woman, one more time, not my business. The woman had five children, go figure. I think they are still together, not my business :o). Your decision, think you can make it better by telling her? Again your decision. Good luck. Have a Happy New Year.
• Philippines
22 Jan 10
I is none of my business to meddle in their relations but for the sake of my cousin, maybe I will do some actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . But wait, I think I will just pray for both of them, for my cousin to be strong when she finds out and for her husband to be caught offguard by his wife. LOL
@Loverbear (4918)
• United States
30 Dec 09
Tell your cousin exactly what you saw. Do it in a way that is matter of fact and kind of questioning. It isn't necessarily that the husband is cheating, but it could be a close relative or ex girl friend that maybe your cousin knows about. I faced the same situation not too long ago, and I did tell my friend. She didn't believe me until her husband fessed up to the affair. She apologized to me, and things aren't the same between them. Things still are up in the air about their staying together. But she does appreciate the fact that I did tell her, but I told her in a way that left it open in case he wasn't really cheating on her.
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@drakesuyat (1063)
• Philippines
30 Dec 09
you should tell it to your cousin dorisday1971. you'll never start any trouble coz it your cousin's husband who already did. bad thing is, if your cousin learned about it from others for a longer time, then she might hate you coz you know it from the very start yet never gave any concern in telling her the truth. there's a lot of ways to tell her if you cant tell it face to face. email her, send her messages and everything. happy new year!
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@Allie_xoxo (1063)
• Canada
29 Dec 09
If you can say with that much certainty and conviction that you saw him, and he was for sure seated that close to you that it was him then I think you now have a responsibility to tell her. It may not be one you want but unfortunantly you saw something, you know what you saw and unfortunantly you cant unsee it.
• Philippines
31 Dec 09
Hello Allie. I believe I have that responsiblity to tell her but what if she will not believe me? And in most cases, wives do trust their husbands that they don't listen to what otehr people say. I just hope she will open her eyes and ears. Happy Mylotting.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
29 Dec 09
This is such a difficult questions, I guess that is why most people will say nothing. Myself I hate cheaters so I would tell, but if you choose to do this do it very gently. Feel her out, have there been any problems in the marriage, or maybe do you know that 2 out of 3 husbands cheat? I really don't know how I would do it. Good luck and next time keep you eyes on your plate.
• Philippines
31 Dec 09
I should have kept my eyes on the plate .. . LOL . . . Unfortunately, the guy passed by our table .. .
• United States
29 Dec 09
Would you want someone to tell you if the situation was reverse? Of course she might be upset that you told her straight off but in the end I think she'll realize that telling her was the best thing to do. The thing is don't say that her husband cheated on her. Cheating is technically defined nowadays and mostly hooking up, others include kissing, but as you mentioned he was only hugging the girl. Therefore just tell her that you were there and saw him with what appeared to be a friend but they were getting cozy and really comfortable with each other and where hugging so it concerned you. Then remind her nothing else happened, but perhaps she wants to bring it up with him and if not and if it was a misunderstanding on your part then you are completely sorry.
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• Philippines
31 Dec 09
That would really be a sad truth if I tell her about what I saw. I also don't wish that to happen to me. .. . If somebody would tell me about my husband being with somebody (god forbid!), I would surely confront my husband about it. . .. I guess my cousin is just playing deaf and blind .. . .
• Malaysia
30 Dec 09
Hi, Doris! This is a difficult situation indeed. If I were your cousin, I sure want to know about it. I don't want to live with a man who pretends that nothing's going on when he is at home and kisses me or touches me like I am the only one in his life. It hurts to know the truth, but I think it's best to know 'now' then later on because it will hurt more deeply when you think you have the best marriage in the world and suddenly you are not sure about it anymore. If I were you, I would tell my cousin what I've seen. You were not spying on him, but you saw him, so, I guess a cousin, family or friend does rely on us to tell what we've seen with our own eyes...
@thewayis (646)
• Bulgaria
30 Dec 09
I also think you should tell your cousin, but why don't you first try to talk to him? I don't know how close you are, but it might really not be what you think it is. Or if it is, you can make him confess his sin to her and then she will be in less pain, hearing it from him
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@maria1081 (1251)
• Philippines
29 Dec 09
You better tell her the truth the nicest way you can think of. Hearing the truth is more painful than hearing lies but truth will set you free. Then tell her that she have to see it for herself before confronting his husband to avoid premature arguments. Goodluck!
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• Philippines
31 Dec 09
I will do my best to tell her in a nice way so that she won't be hysterical. I am sure it will be very painful for her to learn the truth. Have a nice day Maria.
@djbtol (5493)
• United States
30 Dec 09
I would say the trouble has already started and your response to this 'sighting' will depend on how much you care about your cousin. Their relationship can only deteriorate while he has another gal on the side.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
30 Dec 09
hi doris! if you will feel better, go ahead tell your cousin but make sure to be prepared for the outcome. you might come out as a whistleblower out to ruin a relationship. you might want to talk to the husband first. just mention in passing that you saw someone similar to him in this bar last time you were there. watch how he reacted. you can take your cue from there. if a red flag comes up, you may proceed and tell your cousin. if the husband brushed it off as if nothing, then it maybe just that... nothing. one piece of advice for things like this...thread carefully. thanks.
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@yinmm007 (605)
• China
30 Dec 09
If your cousin is a good wife and very love her husband i think you needn't tell her the truth.And you can persuade your cousin's husband to stop his extramarital love at a proper time.If he doesn't listen you can tell the truth to your cousin.
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@myramae19 (667)
• Philippines
30 Dec 09
this must be a though situation for you, Think about it over and over, this might broke them apart, and also it might put you into trouble. Try to ask for second opinion maybe to your mom, yes, your cousin should really know about the love affair of her husband but think also what the consequence would be.anyway, the decision is yours. Goodluck.
• Mexico
30 Dec 09
Hi myramae: I completely agree with you. Even if my first reaction would be try to tell her what's happend we don't know the consequences of these actions specially for the sake of a family. It's horrible how a family can be destroyed because of the bad decitions of one of its member that forgets his responsabilities. Thanks for your answer myramae. Hope you are having a nice day. Merry Christmas/ Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. Take Care. -Alvaro.
• Philippines
31 Dec 09
hi there. Thanks you agree with my opinion... Yes, there's also a lot of things to consider. They are family so its not easy to just broke like that, its better to keep her mouth shut, now if her cousin find outs about her husband affair. Then she should be the one to decide for themselves not other people. HAPPY new year.
@saphrina (31551)
• South Africa
30 Dec 09
You know, this is the worst thing for anyone to experience, especially if things like this happens to people you love or are very close to. I will tell her if i were you. You will hurt her badly, but rather that it comes from you than anyone else. I am sure tht you can be subtle about this. Good luck.
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@px_yeap (269)
• Malaysia
30 Dec 09
I would let your cousin know! Your cousin's husband has already betrayal the commitment he made with your cousin...and if this continue, the relation will not going to be healthy! I will let your cousin knows or at least hint her...!
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