What a tough spot you're in! Anytime or way you tell her isnt going to make it any easier.
What's hard about the spot your in,is that if you tell her and she decides to stay with him,he will not like you if he knows you're the one who told,and this could hurt your friendship.However,if he says he,"cant wait to marry the other woman",this could be less of an issue.
I think i would tell her when she asked me about it.If she is feeling stressed about her dad,it may not even seem like a priority right now.
Question though,why did she have YOU do the snooping? I'm assuming you work with him or something and that's why you have access to his stuff? Did you take any of the "actual" proof like the e-mails and picture? Just cuz it might be hard for her to believe otherwise,and if she does,she wont have anything to confront her husband with.
Good luck,I would hate to have to do this...my husband once had to tell a friend his girlfriend was cheating and it devestated the guy even though they fought all the time and had alot of problems.

I would tread very carefully with this one.

Considering your friend knew that you where going to snoop around her husband's office hasn't she asked you what came of it ?

Not sure you should say anything...you might be mistaken...you would be stepping into a situation which you really don't want to be caught up in. Even though you already are, considering you went snooping.

I am sure they can sort it out themselves, they would already know there are problems.

I find it difficult to believe that getting into his email is so easy, don't all email accounts have passwords.

Popi

I just keep asking myself why the suggestive CD was in the trash. Change of heart on his part maybe?

I'd wait until the husband and kids are gone. That way, your friend will have a few days to get herself together and decide what she wants to do before they get back.

Since she knew you were going snooping, I'm also surprised she didn't ask. Maybe invite her over to your house for coffee and ask if she wants to know what you found or not. Then follow her lead about how much she wants to know. I'd also let her know that you'll support her no matter what she decides.

Don't get involved any more than you already have. If they stay together they will both be uncomfortable with you, especially your friend because she may feel that you are judging her if she stays with him.

Why would you ever agree to snoop through his things? I don't think it was your place, and I cannot believe your friend would put you in the position by even asking.

Stay out of it.

No idea what their actual situation is but you should NEVER have voluteered to prowl his workspace. Having volunteered, you never should have followed through. You've gone too far. This is none of your business.

If you're the only one that knows you did this, I would advise you to keep it to yourself and tell your friend you thought better of it and didn't do it. If I found out a co-worker had prowled my workspace and computer on behalf of someone else for personal reasons, I would regard it as a criminal intrusion and act accordingly. Your call, but I don't see any way you'll come out of this in a favorable light from anyone's point of view.

"You've gone too far. This is none of your business"

In a perfect world, maybe so.

But the friend wanted her to "snoop", & there are STDs out there that can kill you.

I'd wait til the husband is out of town & the dad is stronger, *show* her (showing her the emails without comment takes you off the hook if they do reconcile), in a low-key setting, & urge her to get tested for STDs & at least not sleep with him til he's been tested.

& not go further;
no advice on the relationship or her decisions other than health, & make sure she knows you're there like a rock.

I'd tell her she better go and snoop herself. Why would she send you instead of doing it herself anyway? And, why would he leave a prescription for Viagra laying around/wouldn't it be at the drug store or in his wallet? What could you tell from the "phone records" without doing a little more research? Don't they have a trash service at his office...or does it just not get taken out if he is out of town? Why wasn't your friend waiting with baited breath to see what you found if she knew you were going to be snooping? Guess I have more questions than answers to give you.

Anyway, offer to watch her kids, and tell her she better go take a look herself.

I think you should tell her right away. You know she is going to ask before the husband gets home. Over 500 emails saying he loves her and wants to marry her is proof enough! If it were my best friend I would tell her ASAP. I would also want my best friend to tell me right away if she knew info like that too. You are in a tough spot but she obviously suspected something otherwise she wouldn't have had you look.

Don't say anything to your friend. Don't tell this to anyone else. First thing tomorrow morning, you'd be wise to call a GOOD lawyer and find out if what you did was legal (I doubt it), and how you need to protect yourself at this point, since you have already done this. I'm not a lawyer, but if you were my child, I'd be concerned that you put yourself at risk for both criminal charges and a civil suit by getting involved in the way you did. You need to get the best legal advice you can afford, and you need to follow it.

Protect yourself first.

I think she may have had you do the snooping because she knew she might find out what she already knew. In other words some people don't want to believe what is in front of thier own face. I'd simply suggest that she ask her husband what is going on with him. He may lie but he may also be hoping to get caught so all will be out in the open. After all, if he does want to marry the other woman someone has to know sooner or later.

marshas47,well,what did you do? Did you tell her yet? what happend?

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