“I can’t move,” she writes. “If I move it becomes real and I have to accept what I saw and think of what’s next. I came home from work early and saw my sister’s car thinking maybe she was dropping off some food from her job. But no, I walk in and see my husband and sister naked in my kitchen. The kitchen I paid for. As soon as I registered what I saw I got in my car and left.

“I kept driving, just driving, driving, driving until I found the hotel I’m at now. I don’t want to believe it. I don’t know what to do. My sister, my only family, and my best friend, the one who’s supposed to be there for me and support me. My husband, my person, my other half, the one who’s supposed to love and respect me. The two most important people in my life have ruined everything. I’ve blocked them both on my phone. I don’t want to hear any of the bulls**t excuses they’ll come up. I don’t want to confront this. I want to go back to this morning when everything was fine.”

In a followup comment, the OP explains that she and her sister “cut contact with our abusive parents 7 years ago. Thought we were supposed to have each other’s backs, always.”

Research undertaken by the American Psychological Association entitled, ‘Infidelity and Behavioral Couple Therapy: Relationship Outcomes Over 5 Years Following Therapy’ found that 53 percent of couples who experienced infidelity in their marriage were divorced within five years, even with therapy. The study found that couples who have been unfaithful are three times morel likely to separate than monogamous couples.

Many users flocked in to offer advice with over 1,500 comments. One user wrote, “Unblock them and just let their calls go to voicemail. Turn the ringer off for each of them in your contacts. That way you can get recorded proof of their apologies and excuses via voicemail. You may need that type of proof for your divorce.”

Newsweek spoke to Chelsea Hudson, a licensed clinical professional counselor and founder of Chicago based Cityscape Counseling. “This is clearly an incredibly shocking situation for anyone to find themselves in,” she told Newsweek, “Emotions will move between a state of anger and denial at her new reality. Her understandable anger and avoidance of wanting to face her new reality are not only signs of acute grief but also of a trauma response that might eventually evolve into post traumatic stress disorder.”

Hudson suggested that the Reddit user will be forever affected by this event, “especially because the betrayal was by both her partner and a family member. She may feel like she has no one to turn to or trust which could lead to attachment issues in future relationships.” She said the best way to deal with such a hugely distressing time “is to give one’s self adequate time to process the events of the betrayal, fully experience one’s emotions, learn and practice self-compassion and then work on building a new life for yourself. This can all be accomplished with a seasoned therapist.”

User xmcit suggested, “Helpful Unblock them and just let their calls go to voicemail. Turn the ringer off for each of them in your contacts. That way you can get recorded proof of their apologies and excuses via voicemail. You may need that type of proof for your divorce.”

User Chemical-Eye-4297 wrote, “Get them out of your life Op, that’s what they deserve!”

User KaseyJones13 said, “Yea, the betrayal is going to be the hardest part to get over. I’m so sorry. I have nothing but empathy for OP.”

Newsweek reached out to u/cheaterssuck12 for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.