I had heard about this show and never saw it.... I was away on vacation with my kids, without my husband.
On my return, less than a week after this show aired, my then-husband of more than 20 years announced he was leaving me for some woman he met on Ashley Madison. I had no idea what Ashley Madison was but soon found out.
Much to my embarrassment and anger, he had met this woman 10 months before online, bowed out of a long-planned family trip and conducted an AFFAIR IN MY HOME while my kids and I were away. My neighbours and friends saw him and this woman during the month I was away and finally told me about it after he moved out.
The whole year since has been so unreal. It's been like a damned soap opera. My lawyer hadn't even heard of the Ashley Madison crap ... that's saying something. He whines about money but takes her to Europe, arranges his schedule to have the most free time possible and least with kids, doesn't even know the high school the oldest has picked out.... the list goes on.
He seriously cannot understand my anger and frustration nor can he apparently understand why I have such a problem with my kids visiting them - she left her husband and son to live with him. These two have no real desire to have kids "intrude" on their lives. I have spent the better part of a year attempting to get him more involved in his kids lives.... all I get for my trouble is accused of intruding on his personal life.
Does this idiot Darren from AM really think that his "safe" service is so benign?? Get a clue and get real.
I am, however, a year later much wiser and much less naive. My kids are doing well thanks to much great family and professional support. I am slowly working through my anger and betrayal and have found support in places I least expected. If I can help even one woman avoid the same horrendous mess I found myself in, this message will be worth it.
Ladies, beware of those late night sessions on the computer and too many evenings "working". I didn't get a clue until much too late.