Cats out of the bag...
Welp the wife is now fully aware that we're seeing each other again, like she knew we were talking, but then she found out he came to a party with me and met some of my friends and I guess it struck her that maybe what's happening between he and I is not just a physical thing and someone to talk to like it seems like it is with her gf, but that we do want to be in a real relationship. He called me last Thursday while I was at a play to tell me he'd just experienced domestic abuse. Apparently after fighting with her about me and the major topic being that the last three years were a lie, she smacked him hard across the face in front of their girls. After the little ones stopped crying, he left the house for a bit and called me. It's moments like those where I feel like I'm in over my head because I don't know what to say to make it better. I do my best to remind him what she's going through but also acknowledge her craziness and unfairness and reassure him ...