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‘I slept with my sister’s husband and feel awful’


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by Rhona Mcauliffe
14th May 2021

Read time: 9 mins

Collage: Bill O'Sullivan

"They’ve been having difficulties in their marriage for a while. He feels that she prioritises their kids over him and says they don’t have sex anymore.  She orders him around a lot in public and kind of hisses at him if he does something wrong"

"I started calling in when the kids were at nursery and only the second time we were completely alone, we ended up in bed together."

Dear Rhona, I don’t want to give myself away here so am going to be a bit vague with details.   I’ve fallen deeply in love with my sister’s husband and don’t know what to do.  They’ve been having difficulties in their marriage for a while. He feels that she prioritises their kids over him and says they don’t have sex anymore.  She orders him around a lot in public and kind of hisses at him...

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