When it comes to relationships, your other half is meant to be the person you can trust the most in the world - as they say, honesty is the best policy. But one woman has found her relationship in turmoil after claiming that her husband lied to her about her son's motorbike being stolen.
The unnamed woman took to Reddit's Am I The A**hole forum to share her story, in which she admits she called the police on her partner, and she asked for some advice on the situation and whether fellow users thought she had handled it wrong. She said: "I got my son a 7k motorcycle for his 18th birthday this past June. My son is obsessed with automobiles and loves motorcycles."
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She explained that her son's dad passed away when he was 12, but she has since remarried. However, her current husband isn't a fan of her son's interest in motorcycles and thinks she is encouraging him to be "reckless" by buying him one.
"Around two weeks ago, my son's motorcycle went missing. We opened a police report but nothing came out of it. it just disappeared. My husband had a smirk on his face the entire time just walking around saying 'I told you so! You just wasted your money!' This was unbearable to hear to be quite honest," she told fellow Reddit users.
The woman goes on to say how a few days ago, her mother-in-law came to visit and while there the older woman revealed that when she was cleaning her son's other property, she came across a motorbike in the garage, which she thought looked a lot like the missing bike.
"I was puzzled I asked if she was certain but she showed me a photo she took of it which confirmed that it was indeed my son's motorcycle. I immediately rushed to call my husband and confront him about it. He admitted that he took and hid the motorcycle in his garage as a last resort after me and his stepson kept brushing him and his thoughts off about the 7k being spent on something unnecessary and that could cause issues."
The woman demanded her husband return the bike at once, but he told her he wanted to sell it and give her the money so she could "use it wisely this time".
She replied that she would call the police if he didn't return the bike and he continued to refuse to do so.
"I had enough I called the cops soon as I ended the call with him," she admits.
"The motorcycle was found and returned, but my husband had to be taken in since there was an open file about the motorcycle going missing. He was let go eventually but he was livid with me. He came home yelling about how awful what I did was and how crazy my behaviour was. I refused to engage in the argument but he told his entire family about it and they judged me for calling the police on my own husband even though I already asked him to return it. he said he was just looking out for my son and that one day we'll realize that he was right but only when it's too late.
"My son isn't speaking to me or my husband. I feel horrible about the whole situation and am starting to think I handled this the wrong way."
More than 3,800 people responded to the post, with many agreeing the woman did the right thing - and warning her about her husband's behaviour.
One said: "Your husband stole an item and hid it, then allowed you to go to the police about it, smugly knowing they wouldn't turn up anything and lied to you either overtly or by omission about it. When confronted, he doubled down. No remorse, no contrition.
"You were right to call him out, you were right to involve the police when he threatened to sell it against your wishes, and my recommendation would be to begin divorce proceedings because this man does not have any respect for you whatsoever. He's already proven he will commit crimes and file false police reports in order to get his way."
Another replied: "I would seriously rethink staying married to him. Who the hell does he think he is to 'teach a lesson' in that way?? Oh and yeah. You did the right thing calling the police on him. Maybe next time he will rethink doing something so stupid."
A third added: "Girl run. Your husband is selfish, abusive, overbearing and controlling. You need To Get away from him and his entitled behaviour."
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