me_irl

So when I met my wife she had these friends, like her circle. I fit right in with them.

One of them, the (at the time) husband of her (at the time) bestie, got me started on my career. Both of them were in our wedding.

I knew they were swingers, but when we got back from our honeymoon (cruise, so quite disconnected), we had found that they switched partners with another couple in the group, who was also in the wedding.

Well...there was chemistry. A lot. Fast forward a bit the partner swaps ended up being semi-permanent. Both original couples split...my wife's bestie married the guy (who had since become my bestie), and his ex-girlfriend ran off with her husband.

Fast forward a bit more and she starts (at the "advice of her therapist", and unbeknownst to the husband) an affair. Gets caught.

Meanwhile she isn't working due to injury and trying to collect. He's the sole provider and barely coping with caregiver fatigue as it is.

Last I heard she lost all the friends in the divorce. Serves her right. She spread all sorts of lies about him, most of them verifiable falsehoods and the rest completely out of character.

She was absolutely 100% the biggest source of drama in our life.

Anyways I'm glad we cut her out. I got their dachshund...at least "temporarily" (2 years later) while he got back on his feet. Unfortunately it seems he may have lost those in the divorce, too.