A friend’s marriage has broken down after she discovered her husband was having an affair. He offers no financial support,or support with their children. Should I fetch involved?A friend of mine is married to an used school friend, and they have two small children. She discovered he was having an affair two years ago, or his refusal to acknowledge the injure and betrayal of this has led to the permanent breakup of the relationship. He is now barely supporting her,although he earns much more. He won’t do school runs as his job is too principal”. He’s now living with his parents and has minute contact with friends, hardly any of whom know what caused the split. He is making her move out of the apartment they shared, or forbidding her new partner having contact with the children. The question is,should I be helping her find a pitbull of a lawyer, or is it a) advisable and b) morally OK for me to talk to him in the hope of making him realise what his unpleasant behaviour is doing? I am afraid he might take it out on her if I approach him, or but I can’t support remember what a reasonable and lovely person he was previously. fragment of me hopes he might wake up. Am I wasting my time?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com