Dear GhanaWeb: My best friend is carrying my husband’s child and he wants her to move in with us

Dear GhanaWeb,

My best friend, who I’ve known since primary school, has always been very close to me. We wore matching clothes, spent a lot of time together, and even shared personal details, including things about my sex life with my husband.

I’ve been married for over six years and have three kids, while she has been married for three years with two kids.

She visits my house often, but I don’t visit hers as much. My in-laws had warned me to distance myself from her, but I always defended her.

My husband and I seemed perfect together. He did everything for me, honestly, and my friend knew everything about our relationship.

Whenever I got stressed from work, my husband would book a flight for me to go and unwind somewhere.

My husband is wealthier than my best friend’s, so she didn’t get to enjoy the same things that he did for me.

Sometimes, my solo trips were boring. My husband didn’t always have time to travel with me, even though he knew how much I loved to travel because of how stressful my job can be.

So, I would buy a ticket for my best friend and we’d travel together. Her husband didn’t mind her traveling with me because he trusted that she was safe with me.

Recently, my husband was on leave and wanted to go somewhere to relax. He asked me if I could travel with him, but when I checked my schedule, I couldn’t go.

He said since I sometimes travel alone, he wouldn’t mind traveling alone too. He left and spent two weeks in Paris. He called me often, and I called him via video, so I assumed he was alone.

Three months ago, things took a shocking turn. I visited my best friend after she had given birth, and when I asked about her husband, she said he had travelled.

While we were talking, I saw my husband calling her. Her phone was on the table, and I was closer to it, so I handed it to her. She had saved my husband’s number, but it showed under a different name.

Knowing my husband’s number by heart, I realized it was him calling. I was shocked but didn’t react immediately. I hadn’t known that my friend and my husband communicated, and I didn’t want to overthink things.

She told my husband she would call him back because she was busy at that moment. I then asked her who had called and why she lied about being busy when she wasn’t doing anything. She said it was her cousin, and he needed money.

After some hours, she seemed uncomfortable and told me she had a confession to make. She wanted to tell me herself so that if I heard about it elsewhere, I wouldn’t be surprised. Then she confessed that my husband is the father of her baby. Just then, my husband showed up at her place, and that’s when I realized it was true.

I saw the resemblance between my husband and the baby. I couldn’t believe it and started crying. I went home and told my in-laws about it, but they reminded me that they had warned me about her.

Later, I found out that her husband left her because of her infidelity, and my husband rented a house for her.

Now, my husband says he can no longer afford to pay for the house, so she has to move in with us.

How am I supposed to stay in the same house with someone who betrayed me? I feel helpless, and my in-laws don’t want to get involved in this. What should I do now? I’m so confused.

FG/EB

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