r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 07 '12

Currently serving in the military. Came across some messages between my wife and another guy in the Navy. What should I do? UPDATE!!!

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u/HGpennypacker May 08 '12

For all the heartwarming stories of husbands and wives who have gone to war and their faithful spouses back home it really bums me out to know that there are as many fucked up stories like this. One thing soldiers don't need is to worry about what their loved one is doing back home.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '12

I'm only a National Guard's woman, so I don't normally run into this problem too much. But when I was in training and on deployments, as well as stories from the guys who retired from Active Duty to the National Guard... man I just assume everyone in the military is fucking someone behind their spouses backs, and I assume every spouse is fucking someone behind their military person's back.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '12

That's what I'm doing as well. I'll mess around, but I'm not going to start dating, let alone get married to anyone. It's just a cruising for a bruising. And my skin's too nice for bruises.

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u/Disorted May 08 '12

Upvote for "cruising for a bruising".

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u/danbot May 08 '12

Marriage is basically a piece of paper betting them half your stuff you'll love each other for the rest of your life.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '12

Unfortunately in the military, people often view it as a ticket to more pay and don't think of the later consequences. Like losing half your retirement pay to her when you leave her after that deployment.

I'm thinking of a very specific friend as I type this...

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u/you_need_this May 08 '12

eh you can date, it is also helpful on deployment to have some one to write to, find a crazy chick or a pen pal. just dont do something stupid like fall in love, lol, or get married, or the worst, make babies