My boyfriend of 10 years confessed to me that he has been cheating on me with his best friend who's also a roommate. And now after I found out the truth, my boyfriend's asking if he can stay with me as well as his best friend at the same time. And at this point, I'm honestly disgusted and I seriously don't know what to do. Here's what happened. Okay, so my boyfriend, who we will call Nick, has been with me for about 10 years and we are high school sweethearts. And I truly believe that we were building a life together. Two summers ago, we moved into a small one-bedroom apartment, and his best friend, who we will call Liam, basically became a permanent resident. He crashed on our couch nearly every night, left messes everywhere, and acted like he lived there. And honestly, I hated it. But Nick kept

brushing off my concerns, saying Liam just needed a place to hang out. After a year of this,

we decided to move into a slightly bigger place so that Liam could have his own room instead

of hogging our living room space. I thought this would fix things. But as soon as we moved in,

Nick started spending every night in Liam's room playing video games. At first, I thought it was just guys being guys. They had been close since they were little, and I was just happy that Nick was able to spend more time with his close friends. But then, entire nights would go by where I wouldn't even see my own boyfriend, and sometimes he wouldn't come to bed at all. Other times, he goes straight

from Liam's room to work the next day. I kept telling myself that I was overthinking things,

that Nick and Liam had been best friends forever, and I was being irrational or something like

that. But deep down, I knew something felt wrong. Then, after months of emotional distance and

our relationship slowly crumbling, Nick finally came clean in a way

that truly has shattered me beyond anything I could possibly describe, as he told me that he's been

sleeping with Liam almost every single night. He said he was cheating on me with his childhood

best friend for months. And here's the kicker. He claims he still loves me, but he also loves

Liam, and he wants us to continue our relationship with Liam included.

I feel betrayed, confused, and honestly disgusted. I can't even process what I'm supposed to do.

I feel like this is unforgivable. He's acting like this is just something I should adjust to.

Like I should be grateful he's even including me in his new relationship. I feel like a third wheel in my own home. But I also feel like if I walk away, I'm throwing away 10 years of my life. Because at this point, I seriously don't know what to do. Okay, this is crazy to me. Your boyfriend's cheating on you with his childhood best friend. While also saying, like, oh, we can keep our relationship going. while I sleep around with my best friend on the side. It's no big deal. Like, this guy is out of his mind if he thinks this is okay. So yeah, I think the fact that you feel this is unforgivable and that you are disgusted and confused and feel completely betrayed is absolutely rational. Like, you're the only rational person in this entire house. And I know for a fact, if I was in your position, I would never take this sitting down. I would never be okay with my partner cheating on me with their best friend who's also a roommate. And it kind of makes me wonder how long this was going on. Like seriously, this doesn't just happen overnight. This is clearly something that's been boiling in the background for a while now. And I bet when Liam moved in, that's exactly the time they decided to be weirdos and be like, oh yeah, we could keep our relationship going, but also I'll keep my girlfriend around too.

Like, seriously, this is so messed up, it's not even funny.

So no, you didn't do anything wrong, and yes, you absolutely have every right to be disgusted by this, because your boyfriend is cheating

on you actively and currently with another guy in your own home, and that is not something that

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