Letters to the Editor
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Is he an alcoholic or just a cheat?
It sounds to me as if the husband and the sister got caught having an affair: they’re doing the classic finger pointing, making excuses and promising to change. Lots of people use alcoholic as an excuse to do whatever they want and that’s what this smells like to me. I don’t for a second buy that in an alcoholic stupor this husband somehow found himself an hour away on the sister’s doorstep. Maybe he was drunk but he had an invitation to be there.
If this was me I’d kick the husband to the curb. Then I’d be all sweet to my sister though the divorce (her testimony could really help the LW in court) and when the paperwork was signed, and the divorce final, I’d kick her to the curb for a good long time too.
And to all those saying divorce is too serious a response to what could have just been a little kissing – I’d have been willing to forgive this husband if it was anyone else. But my sister? That’s so far out of bounds it’s just unforgivable. They’ve ruined Christmas and Thanksgiving and family pictures and the whole thing – it’s all such a heartbreaking disappointment.