Heartbroken man, 25, reveals his wife 'ended her own life' just three days after she confessed to cheating on him - as he opens up about brutal guilt he faces over her death

A heartbroken man has asked for words of comfort after he revealed his wife ended her own life when he discovered that she had been cheating.

The unnamed 25-year-old got vulnerable as he took to Reddit to explain the tragic situation with the two-year anniversary of his spouse's death approaching. 

The Virginia-based man shared that his wife had been having an affair with a man they both knew from high school for a 'few months' and, after coming clean about it, she killed herself just three days later - adding that it has taken him two years to begin to feel 'remotely normal' again. 

In a thread titled Ask Me Anything, the man detailed that he was trying 'not get into his head' as he looked towards people on the web for consolation. 

A heartbroken man has asked for words of comfort after he revealed his wife ended her own life when he discovered that she had been cheating (stock image)

The unnamed 25-year-old got vulnerable as he took to Reddit to explain the tragic situation with the two-year anniversary of his spouse's death approaching 

He titled the post: 'My wife cheated on me then ended her life three days later. Ask me anything.' 

The 25-year-old, who revealed that the couple had been married for two years and shared two dogs, then noted that the two-year anniversary of his wife's death and that he was struggling. 

'I'm approaching two years since this happened (April 16, 2022) and trying not to get too in my head about things. 

'Long story short, my wife had been having an affair for a few months, she came clean to me about it and then she killed herself three days later,' he explained. 

He added: 'For background purposes, I am 25 and she was three years older than me. It has taken me two years, but I feel like I am starting to feel remotely normal-ish again.' 

He also revealed that his wife had been struggling with suicidal thoughts for quite some time, adding that she had to go to an outpatient program the year before she ended her life.  

Responding to questions in the comments, the devastated husband explained that his father was the one who found his wife dead in the bathroom tub. 

He also shared that his spouse left a suicide note and apologized for the affair while wishing him happiness.  

People on the web flooded the comments section and offered up comforting words in an attempt to support him. 

People on the web flooded the comments section and offered up comforting words in an attempt to support him 

One person said: 'Very sorry to hear that. May sunshine find you every day and the clouds get lost on their way to you.' 

Someone else added: 'Jesus man. I'm so sorry. I can't imagine how that would feel. I have a couple exes that I still love dearly, even though things didn't work out. If one of them killed themselves I would be absolutely distraught.' 

Another person wrote: 'You will be ok, I don't know when, but you will find someone who you can trust again and you will be happy someday.' 

'My wife almost went down this same path man. Roughly around that same age too. I really feel for you man. I'm sorry,' added someone else. 

One person commented: 'No question, just sending healing thoughts and so much love and light to OP. We lost our daughter to suicide three years ago (she was 34). 

'It's always with us but it does get better with time. We know and accept that the empty feeling in our hearts and in the pit of our stomachs won't ever fully go away.

'We also believed pretty early on that by not living our best every single day we'd be doing a disservice to her memory, to ourselves and to those still with us. I'm so happy you're beginning to feel normal-ish again. 

'There was something going on mentally with her that was out of your control — and likely out of hers as well. NONE of this is your fault. Go and be happy, friend. It's okay to find joy again. You deserve that.'

Responding to the comments, he noted that while he knows it's not his fault, it still haunts him and he now struggles with 'depression' and 'anxiety.' 

He said: 'I just feel bad, when I found out about it and she told me, I left. I went to stay with family. I ignored her for most of the three days between the coming clean and her death. I think if I was able to handle the pain better I could have at least communicated and that part sucks.'