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When knowing someone's painful truth creates burden

My best friend's husband is cheating on her and I have proof, but she seems happy in her ignorance and I can't tell if keeping quiet is protecting her or betraying her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Possessing information that could prevent harm while causing immediate pain creates a moral stalemate between protection and honesty.

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