Greetings everyone. My girlfriend (25) Just found out that her father is cheating on her all faithful mother. her parents in the late 40s. Her father is usually out of the country, but comes around like every other month, for a few days. His mistress is in the same town as his family, though, making it more painful. She's not in the other country, that is. Now, my girlfriend is so heartbroken and depressed. What is the best thing she can do. They are a black family.
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Families? babykiwi1 answered Tuesday April 8 2008, 10:33 am: what she can do is stop crying. she needs to tell her mom in the best way she can. i know this might break up the family but she needs to know. it is pretty bold of him to have a misstress in the same town as his wife and kids an he deserves what he is going to get. if he has a misstress thier i know he has one where he is. but tell her to be strong and tell her mom what is going on she dose need to know this.
WhiteDestiny09 answered Sunday March 30 2008, 9:41 pm: Since I haven't been given a lot of information, i'll do the best I can.
The way i see it, there are several options for her. 1)do nothing and remain upset. 2)sit down and talk to them, and hopefully get down to the root of the problem(maybe not at the same time. Maybe separate would be better.) 3)try to get her to talk to someone she trusts, like a grandparent, a counselor, etc, instead of her actual parents. The important thing for her parents to know is that your girlfriend is upset. They need to be there for her, no matter what is between them. And you need to be there to comfort her when things go wrong. (Don't tell her I said this, but if her father is cheating on her mother, it most likely means divorce.)
I'm also really sorry for the situation she is in. That is horrible for any person to know or go through, no matter what skin color, religion, ethnicity, or culture they may have. [ WhiteDestiny09's advice column | Ask WhiteDestiny09 A Question ]
karenR answered Sunday March 30 2008, 7:28 pm: Could you add to your question and let
us know if her mom is aware of all this?
It would help in answering it. I will
try and answer if you care to give that info. :) [ karenR's advice column | Ask karenR A Question ]
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