One social media message could end up unravelling one man's entire marriage. If you received a message from an anonymous source claiming to know a big secret about your partner, would you believe it? Most of us would want to believe our partners would never hurt us or keep secrets from us, but it can be tough to ignore that voice of doubt in your head once the seed has been planted. That's the situation one man has found himself in after someone messaged him on TikTok to tell him an earth-shattering secret about his own wife. And if what he was told is true, it could spell the end of their marriage, as it would mean his trust in her is completely broken.
In a post on Reddit, the man explained that by the time he got to read the message, the account it came from was already deleted, so he has no information on who sent it. He cannot see the username, and it comes up as having zero followers and zero posts - but the five-word message the account sent him left him reeling. The account simply told him: "[His wife's name] is cheating on you.". He added: "[The account] was made just for the purpose of sending me that message. He knew my wife's name so it's someone that's on my short list of Facebook friends or someone that knows her. She's not given me any reason to doubt her in our marriage so far. Should I just dismiss this? Could it be somebody just trying to cause harm?".
In the comments of his post, the man clarified that the account was deleted after sending the message, so he has no way of getting in touch with whoever sent it to ask for more information. He said that fact alone has confused him because if the person "wanted to help," they would have sent some sort of evidence to give the man a reason to doubt his wife instead of sending a message that doesn't prove anything.
Commenters on the post were also split on what advice to give the man. Some said that he shouldn't confront his wife without any solid proof, as it would be easy for her to deny it and he'll likely just have to take her word for it. Others, however, said they had been in a similar situation before and had brushed the message off as fake, only to find out much later that it was "very real" – which only left them more heartbroken.
One person said: "This is honestly 50/50. It could be legit, but it could also be someone who is pining after your wife, hoping you will leave her. I've seen both play out." Another added: "Don't dismiss it. It happened to me I was contacted by a random on Facebook and it turned out to be true.". Do you have a story to share? Get in touch at yourmirror@trinitymirror.com. Don't miss resident agony aunt Coleen Nolan's weekly newsletter.
