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A woman has taken to Mumsnet to reveal her shock after finding out that her husband might have a love child, and many have rallied around her in support.
In the post shared to the discussion-based site by an account called Claire14467, she revealed that she was "in shock" after being "contacted by a young man who has done an ancestry.com DNA test."
"He says the site indicates that there is a parental match to my husband," she said.
"I know we have done these so they have our DNA on the system but I must say my husband was not keen on it at all at the time. I am absolutely in shock. He is at work right now and I don't know how I will face him later."
The woman then revealed she is "literally shaking with worry and anger" and then ended the post by asking whether there could be a mistake or if the man "could be lying to get money."
She then sought advice as to whether anyone had experienced something similar "and got to the bottom of this?!"
She later added context in the comments section, explaining: "We have been married for 34 years....The man is 25 so would've been nine years into our marriage. I was pregnant with our third child too at the time! I am so angry because of the potential that he has had an affair."
Family estrangement—a communication cut-off between family members—is more common than you might think, with one U.S. study finding that over 40 percent of people surveyed had experienced family estrangement at some point.
The post, which was shared on January 20, has garnered hundreds of comments online, the majority supporting the story poster's sentiment.
One person, CagneyNYPD1, wrote: "I'm so sorry that you have been put in this situation. I would tread very carefully for now so that you can get to the facts. Your head must be absolutely reeling. But you do need to discuss this with your husband. Tonight."
Another person, Amandasummers, added: "I am presuming the child is younger than your marriage. I can't even imagine how you must be feeling OP [original poster]."
LesLavandes typed: "Been through family DNA s*** over a so called claimant. Do your research on this person. Don't jump to conclusions and talk to your husband about what happened."
Redglitter wondered: "I don't know how this works but does a parental match actually mean the person is the parent or could it be a match in that the parent is a close family member of the matched person—if that makes sense."
It did later turn out that it was not a case of her husband having an affair, as Claire14467 logged back on two days later to explain that they "had a look at the data and it seems as if it isn't as clear cut as the man made it out to be.
"It turns out that there is a link in the paternal line and we are not sure where, but clearly there has been a misunderstanding somewhere here. I am so relieved... Thank you all so much."
