What is up, Waffle, gang? I do hope you are well. My name is Mark, and today we're checking out some more R-slash

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and along the timeline below. But just a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here

today. Getting involved in the channel, it means the absolute world for me and everything

you do as well. So thank you so much for spending 20 minutes or so here and let's crack on with

today's stories. Much love, guys. Now our first story comes from Mindless Note 375.

Titled, Am I the asshole for telling my friend she is reaping what she sowed?

At the beginning of quarantine, my friend Bella, female 30, proposed open marriage to her husband, Mike, male 28.

The timing was off, obviously, but she had thought about it a lot and said it was the only way for a relationship

with Mike to survive because she loved him dearly but felt unfulfilled. Mike hesitantly agreed

because he didn't want to lose her. When I asked him about it, he seemed very much not thrilled

about the whole thing. Backstory here is that Bella and Mike have known each other since middle

school but only started dating in college,

at which point Bella had a lot more experience in relationships.

Mike has told me he's always felt like he was one step behind her in most things, but that their marriage really worked and he was very happy with her.

Well, during quarantine, the two of them became even closer than they had ever been before,

and I think Mike didn't expect Bella to actually go through with the open relationship

idea she had proposed.

But around three months ago, she brought it back up and then settled on some rules together.

Cut forward to an hour ago, it's way past midnight here, when Bella caused me crying

saying Mike cheated on her. I'm all

question marks at that point because Mike would never. She tells me she tried calling Mike all day,

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