If a married man says he’s only married on paper, what are the chances he’s just cheating? (lemmy.world)

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We just met, so I don’t know him that well, but he was honest from the beginning. He says he’s still married because of their son, and because his wife doesn’t want to get divorced right now. Apparently, South Korea has a fault-based divorce system. TIL.

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[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago

I had a friend who was married, but he didn't live with his wife. They had a son together, and she had a son from a prior marriage.

He stayed married to her, but they lived separately. He said it was so she could stay on his health insurance. He also gave her money for her rent.

For several years they lived in different states. He'd take two weeks off from work to visit her every year. He'd spend one week with her, then spend the second week recovering from visiting with her.

To my knowledge he never went on so much as a date with any other woman and he showed absolutely no interest in cheating on his wife or even divorcing her. His attitude seemed to be that one woman was more than enough.

this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2026

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