Man Gets Blackmailed for Cheating With His Own Wife
The Original Post
Hi all, I need to get this out somewhere…
A bit of background: So my wife is incredible, amazing, brilliant, and the love of my life. We (both 33) own a company together that does financial stuff (keeping it vague), and it’s been very successful. We aren’t publicly in a relationship, we don’t talk about our marriage, or have public social media where it discloses our relationship.
All this is to say, to the public eye, my wife and I are business partners, unmarried, and with our own “separate” marriages. My wife goes by her middle name and maiden name for work, and by her ‘legal name’ when dealing in personal matters. Say her name is Jane Mary Doe, nee Fish, she goes by Jane Doe when not at work and Mary Fish at work.
Now, full disclosure: I did NOT cheat on my wife.
We were at a work function and kissed briefly when arriving (In car), and apparently someone saw it. I woke up this morning to an email addressed to me saying that if I don’t want my wife, Jane Doe, finding out I’m cheating on her with my business partner, Mary Fish, then I am to pay them off with an amount I won’t be listing here, but is quite a sum. They included photos of me and “mary” together, and then, and this is the best part, sent a link to Janes facebook page where she notoriously doesn’t post her own face anywhere.
Maybe the title should have been “I am being blackmailed for cheating on my wife with my wife”. I’m both amused and horrified. Thanks for listening, Reddit. My wife hasn’t stopped laughing to commiserate with me yet, and I needed an ear. Needed to get this out
What Reddit Said
Reddit found this situation absolutely hilarious. Most users were amused by the scammer’s complete lack of research. The consensus was that this blackmailer clearly didn’t do their homework before attempting extortion.
However, Redditors also offered practical advice for handling the situation. Top suggestions included asking for more “proof” and pretending to be worried. Many users encouraged OP to string the scammer along for entertainment value.
The Verdict
The overwhelming consensus: this is comedy gold disguised as criminal activity. Being blackmailed for cheating with wife is probably the most ironic scam failure ever. This belongs in relationship drama and revenge stories simultaneously – though the revenge writes itself.
Original post from r/TrueOffMyChest (8,569 upvotes, 333 comments)