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How I Found Out About the Affair
Welcome to One of the Worst Moments of My Life
It’s the first question everyone asked. After they heard that the man I’d loved and trusted for 20 years had a secret girlfriend on the side for the past 10, after they’d consoled and comforted me, and told me what a lying scumbag Mike was to betray a terrific woman like me, they’d ask, “How did you find out?”
I was on Facebook. When I left my computer, Mike took the opportunity to log into his own Facebook account and check his messages. But he forgot to log out of his own account.
When I returned to the computer, I had no idea that Mike had been there and that I was now logged onto his account. I thought that I was still logged onto my own Facebook account.
And, apparently, I had a new message! It was from someone named Maggie Gray. It said: “I’m happy too.”
I didn’t recognize the name and I was curious.
Who was Maggie Gray? Why was she happy?
I scrolled back to the prior message.
It was a message from Mike, my sweetie, to Maggie:
“The sound of your voice yesterday made me happy.”
Which is when I realized that I was in his account, not mine. I began to shiver.
