Question

My wife cheated on me and told me she would kill herself if I leave. What should I do?

Community Answer

If you really want to leave, you shouldn't let her stop you. It is not uncommon for possessive, abusive, or just melodramatic partners to threaten to kill themselves if the other person leaves them, and they rarely actually go through with that. Nor would you in any way be responsible if they did. It's wrong to try to trap someone in a relationship with threats like that. If you're concerned about her, you can try talking about it with her family. But do whatever you feel the need to do. If she is remorseful and you still love her and want to give her another chance, you can do that too.