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[quote=Anonymous]You should definitely talk to your son and let him know you appreciate him coming to you, his courage and honesty, and that it's hard to understand grown-up relationships and how complicated things can be when you're married. Let him know he doesn't need to worry about you and your husband, you will work things out one way or another just like you always have.

Your husband should talk to him, too. He should apologize for his son being subject to such a confusing and stressful situation. He should reinforce that his family is most important and that he loves his son and appreciates that he is an honest and courageous boy who makes hard choices to do the right thing. And you should have a united front in reinforcing that adult relationships are complicated sometimes and you'll work together to do what's best for the family.

I was your son, OP. It wasn't text messages but many, many phone conversations and other inappropriate behaviors I overheard and witnessed over a period of years. I can't tell you if it gave me a complex, but I can tell you the lack of healthy relationship modeling has been detrimental to my siblings and to me. Extremely detrimental in my case. Do your best to make it right.[/quote]

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