Marital Infidelity Novels & Stories

tanong ni Menard. “Ang sabi mo ‘di ba, wala tayong pakialam sa personal na mga bagay. Ngayon, kung manloloko ka rin lang, mas mabuti na maghiwalay na lang tayo nang maayos. At kung may infidelity man sa pagsasama natin, titiyakin ko sayo na hindi iyon galing sa akin,” diretsong saad ni Graciella.

“Pwede siguro kung lalayo ka sa kanya. Mag-file kayo ng divorce. Kahit statement na wala kang alam sa work niya. Pwede mo ring sabihin na isang pagkakamali ang kasal inyo. Na niloko ka niya.” “Niloko?” “Oo. Na walang totoong relasyon. Sa ganun, hindi masyadong damaging yung conflict of interest. Dahil kung walang totoong marriage…” “Magiging sinungaling si Maya at manloloko,” pagtatapos ko. Totoo naman. Pero still.. “Tuluyan siyang mawawalan ng credibility.”

Hindi dapat ako magreklamo; nakagawa ng kasalanan sa akin si Brody noong hindi niya pinanatag ang kalooban ko na dahilan kung bakit ako umalis sa kasal namin. Desidido na ako noon na tapusin ang lahat sa amin dahil hindi niya pinanatag ang isip ko. Cheating isn't always about physical infidelity. It can be emotional too—making your partner feel insecure, uncomfortable, second-guessing their place in your life because of someone else. That's precisely what happened between us. I tried my best to communicate, but he ignored me. Brody may not have cheated in the conventional sense, but he still betrayed me, and it hurt just the same.

Umawang ang aking bibig, nanginig ang aking kamay ng makita ko ang isang litrato. "N-No. Hindi 'to totoo..." Nanginig ang aking labi at napaupo ako sa may gilid ng kama habang nakatingin pa rin sa litrato. It shows my husband with another woman, who is holding a baby, standing together. Both of them are beaming with sincere joy. My chest drops, until the anger started to build. I can't believe what I am seeing. I don't want to think that he's having an affair. I am convincing myself that it isn’t true. It simply isn’t. This doesn’t mean that he’s cheating. He loves me, I know that Lucas loves me.

Inaamin ko naman that I felt responsible for CC more than to Christine then. “CJ…” Tumayo ako at nilapitan siya. “Whatever I had with CC can never compare to what I feel for you. She may be the first one I offered marriage to… but I always cheated on her. Iba ka. I have never had another woman since we were together. I never cheated on y—” “You cheated with Nicole. Don’t forget that.”

For two years, that they are married now, kahit kailan hindi minahal ni Devin ang babaeng 'yon. 'Kaya kahit maniwala man ako sa hindi kung totoo man ang sinabing iyon kanina ni Devin, maniniwala na lamang ako. Si Devin na 'yon, eh. 'Yong boyfriend ko. Ang taong mahal na mahal ko na kahit kailan hindi magagawang magsinungaling sa 'kin...' Though, it maybe looked so betrayal to my side na may nangyari sa kanila ng asawa niya, between my boyfriend and his wife. Still, they are the one who have a rights to do that kind of thing especially because they are married.

And I saw them. Napakuyom ako at naramdaman ko na lamang ang pagtulo ng aking mga luha. Kitang-kita ko ang sarap sa kanilang mga mukha habang nagtatalik silang dalawa. Hindi ko na kaya! Ang sakit-sakit na. Napahawak na lamang ako sa aking dibdib. Gusto ko silang sigawan ng mga masasakit na salita at saktan pero wala akong lakas ng loob. And I hate myself more dahil ang hina ko, I can't even defend myself from this infidelity of my husband and trusted friend. Hindi ko man lang kayang ipagtanggol ang sarili ko at ang dignidad ko bilang isang babae. Ako ang asawa, ako ang unang minahal at pinakasalan ngunit ako pa itong nakakaramdam na ako pa ang balakid sa kanilang pagsasama at sa pagiging mas

Ngunit, naisip niyang wala siyang karapatan para gawin iyon, lalo na at may nagawa siyang kasalanan dito. "What if...what if I wanted it too? T-That we feel the same way? I don't know, but I think.. that's what I want before I lost my memory. That you have a part of it, that I really want to be with you. But since, I'm a married.. it's really sin. He already betray me and I don't want to be like him. But, my heart and mind.. saying that it's right to be with you. I really wanted too," umiiyak na niyang sabi at napayuko.

At mula roon, nagsimula ang mga paulit-ulit na tawag, puno ng pangamba at reklamo. “Ano ba talaga ang nangyayari sa ama ni Janella? Paano nila naitago ang sakit na ‘yan? Parang marriage fraud na ito! Kailangan talaga nating higpitan ang premarital checkups sa hinaharap kung hindi baka maloko tayo ng mga may masamang intensyon.” Humugot pa ito ng hininga bago nagpatuloy, mas mabigat ang tono.

segunda ni Gracia. Binalingan ni Akhil ang asawa. “So, if I did it to you. Will it be okay? Are you fine to see me having an affair with another woman and bear a child?” Hindi nakakibo si Gracia. “See? Infidelity is never okay. And that child is a constant reminder of your son being unfaithful to his wife. Kanchhi might be okay for now, but we’ll see in the coming days. You will never have peace of mind. I will never tolerate it, so do not force me to recognize that kid.” Napahawak si Akhil sa dibdib. Tila bigla itong kinapos ng hininga.