DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 18 years. He cheated on his ex with me. Soon after we were married, he told me that he would cheat on me, but that I shouldn’t worry because no woman would ever want him.
Six years into our marriage, I saw he had signed up on a dating website for married people looking to cheat. We went to counseling.
Not long afterward, I noticed he had checked a website for dating foreign women. Off to counseling again. I told him that was strike two.
Last month, I went on vacation with my daughter. Last week, he accidentally deleted something on his phone and asked me to find it. What I also found were emails from women offering their services, all of them sent while I was away. (“Send money, I’ll send more titillating photos.”) He claims he didn’t ask for them. There are eight or 10. My question: Is this strike three? — FOOLISH LADY IN MARYLAND
DEAR LADY: It’s obvious your husband isn’t interested in being faithful. If you’re looking for a reason to leave him, this is strike three. If not, it’s strike 2 1/2. (Please get yourself tested for STDs.)