“There Will Be No Wedding Today”: Bride Reads Out Groom’s Messages To His Mistress At The Altar
Cheating is one of the most painful things that your partner can do to you. It’s heartbreaking when someone you trust completely proves that they’ve been dishonest for the longest time. It’s normal to react with shock, sadness, and anger. However, some people use this as an opportunity for a teaching moment about the importance of honesty (spiced with some revenge).
Bride ‘Casey’ originally shared her story about her cheating fiancé on the ‘Body+Soul’ outlet, after which it was picked up by other media sites. She revealed how she learned the truth about their relationship and how she decided to get even. Scroll down for the full dramatic story.
The reality is that cheating is quite common. It can be extremely painful to learn the truth about your partner’s behavior
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One bride shared how she saw her wedding day as an opportunity for both revenge and some honesty about her fiancé’s infidelity
Image credits: Casey (not the actual photo)
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Emotional affairs are far more common than physical ones
Hurt by what her fiancé had done, ‘Casey’ decided to out him in front of all of their guests on the day of their wedding. She literally read out all of the texts that proved he’d been cheating. This made ‘Alex’ and his best man leave.
“I love all of you, and as horrible as this is, I’m glad you all are here. There will not be a wedding reception today, but instead, there will be a celebration of honesty, finding true love, and following your heart even when it hurts,” the bride told her guests, after which they proceeded to enjoy the party that was already paid for.
According to Tech Report, 16% of married couples admitted that they’ve been unfaithful. Around 30% of people started cheating on their partners with someone who works with them. Meanwhile, 60% of all emotional affairs start in people’s workplace environments.
There are no easy answers about why someone was unfaithful to their partner. Some people do it because they simply have the opportunity to cheat. Others feel unfulfilled and isolated, so they desperately look for connections. While this doesn’t excuse this sort of behavior, a lot depends on the particular circumstances of the relationship.
For example, if there’s a lack of physical or emotional intimacy between a couple, one or even both of the partners might look to other people to fulfill those important needs.
A lack of physical or emotional affection, as well as attention at home, can force some people to be unfaithful
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Marriage and family therapist Jeff Yoo, LMFT, told Brides that men and women tend to cheat on their partners for different reasons. Men usually look for an escape from a lack of physical affection at home. Or they cheat because they feel attracted to someone else.
Meanwhile, the expert noted that women tend to have affairs due to a lack of emotional affection at home or when they develop a connection with someone else. “It isn’t always so much about sex. There’s typically something missing in their marriage, mostly attention and affection. The majority of women need appreciation, admiration, and consistent interaction with a partner,” Yoo explained.
Even if there’s no physicality involved, an emotional affair can hurt one’s partner very deeply, too. It all depends on the boundaries that the couple has set. For some people, exchanging raunchy text messages already counts as cheating. Others believe that physical contact needs to happen for it to count as infidelity.
If the relationship is in dire straits, it might be worth sitting down for a heart-to-heart conversation. You can discuss what you want out of your relationship and how you think this can happen.
Whether or not the relationship is worth fighting for is a very hard question to answer
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Though it’s hardly ever enjoyable to hear someone criticize you, it’s important that both people set their egos aside and listen to each other’s perspectives.
These conversations are rarely pleasant because they require a lot of vulnerability and introspection. If you think the relationship is worth saving, some emotional discomfort and humility are the price you have to pay.
Though there are no magical solutions here, one thing that can help is reminding each other that you’re (supposed to be) on the same team. You’re not enemies.
However, if the relationship is too far gone or if you and your partner have hurt each other too deeply, you may want to go to couples counseling.
The therapist can act as a mediator. Alternatively, you may have to face the harsh truth that your and your partner’s values and lifestyles are no longer aligned, and you might have to go your separate ways.
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Exactly!!! That was going through my mind right while reading the 1st paragraph! :))
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I guess *there was a smattering of awkward applause* is the new *Everybody clapped*.
Rain can be applause. Just close your eyes and listen.
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Someone just finished a creative writing class or bought their first thesaurus.
Why the hell did BP think this obvious teenage creative writing rage bait was actually real?
I had to stop reading, this is written like a college essay. I think it’s false. Either AI, or a writing project. It not believable and it’s both smug and melodramatic.
I like to give the benefit of the doubt, but I do not for a second believe this story is real.
Yeah, but you've already read it. So not much you can do about it now.
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It's written well, but written like a f*****g novel, not any kind of Reddit story.
Was doing well until the first 10 metaphors in a row
Load More Replies... Has someone been letting Nadine Dorries write fiction again?
Definitely not real. The most obvious clue is the screen shot of the supposed messages. First off, iMessages are blue for the sender only. Which means that either he sent her the messages himself, someone screenshotted his phone and sent themselves the messages then to her, OR this is baloney.
While I agree it's not real that screen shot literally has "not the actual photo" in the caption.
Load More Replies... I'm usually the first to call these out as fake, and this is no exception. It's the fakest one yet. It's like the first sentence is a writing prompt in some creative writing journal that was poorly translated and sold on Amazon.
Why the supposed lover send the screenshot of the fiance smartphone?
Did you miss this part? "Image credits: Casey (not the actual photo)"
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I guess the people saying she shouldn't have let everyone turn up, skipped the part where she said it was hours before the wedding. Nothing she could have done to stop it at that stage. Those who said what about the reception, didn't read where she said they went ahead with the party anyway.
A- I write like this. It's insulting to imagine that someone's veracity is put into doubt simply due to their writing skills. B- WHY THE HELL is this place filled with more b****y, whiny users than even Reddit has?? If you don't like it STFU or GTFO, simple solution.
I tend to believe this story because things like this are on social media every day, so it is becoming normalized to get public revenge. She only found out the night before, and everything was already paid for, so there was little opportunity to cancel--the people from far away probably got there the day before, so they would have spent all that money without getting to see their family. At least this way they could all get together and support her.
**beads of sweat line my brow-like glistening crack of a plumber's cleavage on a warm summer's day, as i begrudgingly graze the downvote icon of this unfathomably ridiculous piece of tween fiction
What a crock of....... "A lack of physical or emotional affection, as well as attention at home, can force some people to be unfaithful". Force some people? Nobody FORCES anyone to be unfaithful.
Exactly!!! That was going through my mind right while reading the 1st paragraph! :))
Load More Replies... I guess *there was a smattering of awkward applause* is the new *Everybody clapped*.
Rain can be applause. Just close your eyes and listen.
Load More Replies... Someone just finished a creative writing class or bought their first thesaurus.
Why the hell did BP think this obvious teenage creative writing rage bait was actually real?
I had to stop reading, this is written like a college essay. I think it’s false. Either AI, or a writing project. It not believable and it’s both smug and melodramatic.
I like to give the benefit of the doubt, but I do not for a second believe this story is real.
Yeah, but you've already read it. So not much you can do about it now.
Load More Replies... It's written well, but written like a f*****g novel, not any kind of Reddit story.
Was doing well until the first 10 metaphors in a row
Load More Replies... Has someone been letting Nadine Dorries write fiction again?
Definitely not real. The most obvious clue is the screen shot of the supposed messages. First off, iMessages are blue for the sender only. Which means that either he sent her the messages himself, someone screenshotted his phone and sent themselves the messages then to her, OR this is baloney.
While I agree it's not real that screen shot literally has "not the actual photo" in the caption.
Load More Replies... I'm usually the first to call these out as fake, and this is no exception. It's the fakest one yet. It's like the first sentence is a writing prompt in some creative writing journal that was poorly translated and sold on Amazon.
Why the supposed lover send the screenshot of the fiance smartphone?
Did you miss this part? "Image credits: Casey (not the actual photo)"
Load More Replies... I guess the people saying she shouldn't have let everyone turn up, skipped the part where she said it was hours before the wedding. Nothing she could have done to stop it at that stage. Those who said what about the reception, didn't read where she said they went ahead with the party anyway.
A- I write like this. It's insulting to imagine that someone's veracity is put into doubt simply due to their writing skills. B- WHY THE HELL is this place filled with more b****y, whiny users than even Reddit has?? If you don't like it STFU or GTFO, simple solution.
I tend to believe this story because things like this are on social media every day, so it is becoming normalized to get public revenge. She only found out the night before, and everything was already paid for, so there was little opportunity to cancel--the people from far away probably got there the day before, so they would have spent all that money without getting to see their family. At least this way they could all get together and support her.
**beads of sweat line my brow-like glistening crack of a plumber's cleavage on a warm summer's day, as i begrudgingly graze the downvote icon of this unfathomably ridiculous piece of tween fiction
What a crock of....... "A lack of physical or emotional affection, as well as attention at home, can force some people to be unfaithful". Force some people? Nobody FORCES anyone to be unfaithful.
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