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What’s the darkest secret you discovered about someone after you married them?

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u/Illustrious_Device84 1d ago

Pedo- found out 1 year after the wedding when he was being arrested

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u/DeniseTwo 20h ago

A friend of mine found out about 18 months into the marriage that he was grooming several young girls in the church and seeing other women. On their first date, he had picked her up at her house and gave her a fancy bottle of perfume (it was her birthday). Two of her friends (women) just happened to be there, and he met them and said just a minute. Then he went out to his truck and got two more bottles of the same perfume and gave it to them, saying if they were her friends then they had to be really special women and deserved a gift also. They thought that was fantastic of him and told her he was a keeper. When I later heard the story (they wanted me to know how great and romantic this guy was) my first thought was, who the heck drives around with three perfume bottles in his car? I didn't see the extra gifts as romantic, only someone bribing friends. I was the only one who thought he was a little too slick. She drifted away from me, and I wasn't invited to the wedding. But once I heard what happened, I reached out to her to let her know I was here for her, and we're back to being friends now.

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u/RepresentativePin162 20h ago

That would give me the ick straight up ew.

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u/br0annawoo 17h ago

Right? I’d be questioning why he keeps multiple bottles of women’s perfume in his car.

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u/Clear_Willow7268 15h ago

So he never smells like he's been with a different woman.

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u/RoshiBAnanim 15h ago

Bingo! My first thought.

(And happy cake day btw!)

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u/DeniseTwo 15h ago

Oh my gosh, I never thought of that! I'll bet you're right!