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Husband emotionally cheated and I’m pregnant

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 Upsidedown5 (original poster new member #87121) posted at 7:00 AM on Monday, March 9th, 2026

I (34F) and my husband (39M) been together for 11 years and married for 2. I found out 2 weeks ago he was talking to an onlyfans model privately using other chats over past 5 months. Telling her he loves her and that she’s the most beautiful woman in the world, etc. Sending her 1000s of dollars in exchange for pics and videos and lying about it. After I confronted him, he has since cut off contact with this person but was angry I snooped into his stuff. Says this is first time he ever did something like this. He says he is sorry and would never do this again and is okay to attending couples therapy. I was contemplating leaving him or trying couples therapy. Then I found out 2 days ago that I’m 6 weeks pregnant. This feels like a sick joke. I wake up in panic at night. My husband and I have different religious backgrounds but both religions are strongly against abortion. I’ve been pro-choice. However, when it comes to my choice, I feel bad at even considering aborting because I don’t know if I have the right to make that decision right now or if I should try to work it out with my husband. Before all this came out, we were both interested in considering having a baby and therefore were going unprotected. I just feel so lost. I haven’t told either family because that will skew everything and be more strong opinions. These have been the worst few weeks of my life and I’ve not had an easy life. Please help me

[This message edited by Upsidedown5 at 7:02 AM, Monday, March 9th]

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Bigger ( Attaché #8354) posted at 3:02 PM on Monday, March 9th, 2026

First of all: His actions are not caused by you in any way or form.
This is a key factor that we always try to share with new posters: They cheat despite us, not because of us.
Second: This isn’t only emotional cheating, but financial too. Not unless the two of you have so much cash that "thousands of dollars" spent without mutual knowledge and/or consent isn’t an issue. Sort-of like I might get a Grande at Starbucks without letting my wife know...

Third – It’s your body -> your choice. Not advocating abortion, nor taking a stance on the issue of to abort or not. But at the end of the day, it’s your body and you base your decision on YOUR ethics, morals and options. Keep in mind that keeping the baby does not automatically equate to keeping this husband.

Will it be tougher raising it on your own? Yes. No doubt. But no tougher than raising a child while cohabiting with someone fantasizing about "true love" that he’s paying for. In that case, it might be more secure to have his wages garnished for child-support ahead of is payments to Wonderwoman for his fanasy-fix.

I want you to open your mind to the reality of options. Now – those options might not all be strawberries and roses, but YOU DO HAVE OPTIONS. One of those options will be the "best" – or at least the "least bad" option in moving forwards. See my tagline? I live by that. I constantly evaluate my situation, and strive to improve it. Nobody does that for me. I do it.

Why is this important? Well... Based on this being an 11 year old relationship, yet he’s furious that you "invaded" his privacy, that the finances are so separate that he can hide thousands of dollars wasted, and is "OK" doing couples therapy (albeit not enthusiastic...) then you will need to make hard choices and see if he follows.

For one, in marriage "privacy" is more-or-less limited to going to the bathroom alone. This doesn’t mean you have your nose in each others businesses all the time, but a spouse has the right to know where you are, what you are doing, maybe even why. There is privacy, as in you don’t need to know what he and his friends are talking about, but it’s a sensible privacy. Seeking sexual and emotional gratification outside the marriage is definitely not protected by some "marital privacy code".

Second: Have you two really looked into what "marriage" means in your country/state?
Sad fact is that many don’t understand the "practical" side of marriage until either death or divorce. But basically, chances are you two are one financial unit. Like... if someone scammed the card he’s using to pay Dolly online for 20k, chances are the house you two own, the vehicles you two own and so on can be collected/foreclosed.

There are all sorts of theories on how best to manage money in a marriage. Some insist on separate accounts, some on joint. What I think you need to grasp is that financial issues and differences is often listed as the most common reason for divorce. I think that irrespective of how you store money, it’s of utmost importance for financial transparency and organization for a couple if a marriage is to succeed.
Like... right now you two might be contributing semi-equally to the marital funds. But what about when you have the baby? Is it still "his" money to spend as he wants while you are at home taking care of baby?

This financial transparency isn’t about control. It’s about reaching your life-goals and creating security. It’s hard for one spouse to hide a serious issue – gambling, addiction, excessive shopping – if both are aware of income and account status.
Those thousands of dollars... That could mean a lower mortgage, less card-debt, a holiday, paint for a nursery...

Now – how serious is he about marriage?
Would he be willing to sit down and discuss things like how you two handle finances, make major decisions, share chores, intimacy and all that? Is he willing to become a husband?
Does he acknowledge how degrading and harmful these comments he’s making to another woman are to you?

"If, therefore, any be unhappy, let him remember that he is unhappy by reason of himself alone." Epictetus

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WB1340 ( member #85086) posted at 3:15 PM on Monday, March 9th, 2026

Pretty common for the WS to use anger as a tool of deflection. "HOW DARE YOU LOOK AT MY EMAIL/TEXTS/ETC". Nothing should be hidden in a relationship. I should be able to look at your phone whenever and vice versa.

When I confronted my wife she tried to use anger at first and when that didn't work she switched to accusing me of having secrets. It's all a self-defense strategy to make you feel like you did something wrong by them cheating and it's all BS as in bull....

The mistake I made in the first few days was demanding MC because I had not yet found this forum and I thought that was the best way to repair us because I was scared to death but in hindsight what I wish I had done is demanded she start IC and then I start IC and then after several months we could include MC if I still believe I wanted to keep the relationship.

MC's seem to have a common goal of trying to convince you to put the affair behind you and build a brand new shiny sparkly relationship which is what our MC was trying to do and that is a big mistake IMO.

You could demand that he start IC to figure out why he let himself go this far down the rabbit hole and if / when down the road you think he can be a safe partner then you can work on the damage he has done to the relationship

D-day April 4th 2024. WW was sexting with a married male coworker. Started R a week later, still ongoing...

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Cooley2here ( member #62939) posted at 3:41 PM on Monday, March 9th, 2026

Please talk to your ob/gyn about how to help w anxiety. Pregnancy means fewer meds for it but your dr will know. You are in the fight or flight stage right now. Your body recognizes danger and is trying to get you ready to run. It’s trying to save your life while your prefrontal cortex is trying to make sense of it all. This means your body keeps having powerful hormones, like adrenaline and others, racing through because the "danger" is still there. Calming down will allow you to think things through rationally.
If you have time read through some of Bigger’s posts. He is a guide and a survivor and ex LEO. That means his common sense is based on life experiences and learned skills.
I love SI. It is the best resource online for helping folks just like you.
Gook luck.

When things go wrong, don’t go with them. Elvis

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