Wife discovers husband is cheating after seeing a 120 pound person weighed in on his scale at 12:30 AM when she wasn't home: 'He weighs 190 pounds'

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Emmy Pratt • Writer and Editor
Jul 28, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

The easiest way to avoid getting caught cheating is not to cheat. However, many people are unwilling to do so, so they try various methods to avoid being seen with another person, allowing them to continue cheating without consequences. They drive to a part of town where they know their friends and family don't frequent. They meet at all hours of the night, when the neighbors are unlikely to be awake to hear what's going on. They use a burner phone to communicate with the person they're cheating on. They can do all of these things or even more to avoid getting caught, but in most cases, there are always slip-ups. A cheater never comes off as serene as they think they do. Like all liars and secret keepers, they're not as discreet as they think they are, and even if their partner doesn't have solid evidence of their infidelity, they can tell that something is off. 

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  • The wife in this story doesn't just need to go off of vibes to be able to tell that her husband has continued to cheat on her after their separation. She noticed that someone else had used her husband's scale to weigh themselves late at night. He weighs 190 pounds; this mystery person weighs 120 pounds. The wife was not at home during this weigh-in.

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    Am I overreacting for assuming my husband had someone over at our condo after I saw a 120 lb weigh-in when I wasn’t there?

    9:08 189.8 lb Unassigned Data จ 25 06/13/2025 18:09 ↑ 190.8 lb 06/13/2025 17:51 191 lb 06/13/2025 17:05 191.6 lb 06/12/2025 17:59 192 lb 06/11/2025 06:21 120 lb 06/11/2025 00:26 120 lb 06/11/2025 00:25 191.4 lb 05/31/2025 15:42 192 lb 05/31/2025 15:34 191.8 lb Delete Select all 05/30/2025 16:03 S Assign
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    We have another home that my husband has been staying in recently bc we're in the process of separating due to infidelity. I checked the digital scale's memory out of curiosity and it
    via u/throw-Doubt303
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    showed two "unassigned" weigh- ins at exactly 120 lbs, logged at 12:25 a.m. and 12:26 a.m. back- to-back. For context, I do not weigh 120 lbs, and I was not there on that date, just my husband.
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    Needless to say, I'm shaken. I'm in the middle of a separation from my husband due to past cheating. He has been staying at the condo. And while I didn't want to jump to conclusions, this feels like more than just a glitch. I didn't say anything to him bc in the past never taken accountability to the infidelities I've found. I also want
    via u/throw-Doubt303
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    to protect my peace and not jump to conclusions. But deep down, I can't shake the feeling. that someone was there. The scale doesn't randomly store numbers and he for weigh 120 lbs. It only logs a reading when someone physically steps on it.
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    So here's what I'm asking Reddit: What would YOU conclude? Can a digital scale do something like this on its own? Or is this a clear sign that someone else was in my home when I wasn't supposed to have company? I'm trying to stay strong, but this is eating away at me.
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    MathMili Just more closure to finalize the seperation. Now you can have peace knowing that this is the right decision.
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    Runningaround321 This. You're already living with these doubts and insecurities that are leading you to check on things like this, OP. Imagine continuing to live with that doubt and uncertainty for years to come. It isn't healthy.
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    Aggravating Fruit170 The thing that sks the most is realizing that we women often play willfully stupid in order to believe a man and keep him happy. We are given a stinking pile of sh that it's not hot sh but we are told by a man and in our desire to not be a "nagging b "we play along even though we see the sh, we smell the sh, we're practically in the sh. It's so insulting and embarrassing to look back and see all the things we didn't want to see so clearly and he had no clue the sacrifices we
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    CatsEqualLife I let my ex talk me into a lot of sh, such as an open marriage that I had no interest in so basically just giving him the ability to cheat without it being cheating, because if I loved him I would trust him because he needed to sleep with other women. I spent every night he was out with other women drinking myself into oblivion and still stayed. If I hadn't lived it, I'd never believe it.
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    HotAd9605 This!! When I discovered my now ex-husband was having an affair, he actually told me that I "drove him to it" by being incredibly sick every day (which he knew what was happening), my parents dragging me into their drama and then me crying to him about it and "nagging". He begged me not to leave, promising everything under the sun and yet somehow I was the one making things up to him!! He actually made me feel guilty for his affair!!
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    Impossible_Emotion50 Why does it matter? You're divorcing for infidelity. Sounds like he's continuing on as if nothing has changed
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    throw-Doubt303 OP We're separated not divorced, but it looks like it's going to end in divorce after all. Our agreement was NOT to see other people especially in a family home. He's treating this as his bachelor pad.
    via u/throw-Doubt303
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    whyisthislife87 He already cheated and lied before so its safe to draw a logical conclusion that he is still cheating and lying. Separation for infidelity usually leads to divorce. It's not just the weight but the time the weight was recorded which means whoever it was spent the night. Why hang on to someone who has already proved he can't be trusted even before the separation.
    via u/whyisthislife87
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    You can not move on from cheating if the offending doesn't take ownership and actively work on mending the relationship. You will never feel like he is truly sorry or like it won't happen again if he is not actively working on things. The hurt and betrayal will never heal when the offending party acts like this and you have no psace to heal and move past it. You can forgive but you will never forget and this will make it difficult (although not impossible) to move forward in to a space of healin
    via u/whyisthislife87
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    usernotfoundplstry This man has already cheated on you!! Listen to me, as a man, let me tell you: no man who loves or respects you would EVER cheat on you. Ever. As hard as it is to hear, this scumbag doesn't love you or respect you. Never let a man rob you of your self worth. And the fact that you're not even convinced on divorce right now means that's exactly what he's done. Move forward with the divorce. Find someone who actually loves and respects you.
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    throw-Doubt303 OP I needed to hear this!! Thank you
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    ScubaCC If he couldn't honor his marriage vows, what made you think he was going to honor your agreement?
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    jooooooohn This sounds like only one of you thought the separation meant reconciliation was possible. Sorry you're going through this. If anything positive you have some closure and not in limbo.
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    atargatis_17 I'm looking at the time entries of the 190 pounder - does he weigh himself before and after poops? -
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    squabble123 It took him 46 minutes to alone would on 6/13. That me off Imao
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    girlynymama Pro tip - don't tell him you know there was a female there. Get in touch with attorneys to make a game plan.
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    throw-Doubt303 OP Unfortunately I live in a “no fault” state. So even though he blew up our lives he gets to keep half of it
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    mataliandy Are you in a state that allows no-fault, or requires no-fault? Not all no-fault states prevent for-fault divorces. Are you fully aware of all of his assets? Some people go to significant lengths to hide assets from a spouse in case of divorce, for example, if there's a business, the spouse may have used the business to buy some things (vehicles, for example), to pretend they're not marital assets. If there's a trust, items that don't belong in the trust could have been added to it ove
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    SomeDetroitGuy You mean "fortunately". No fault is a HUGE boon for women, particularly those who are victims of infidelity. The last thing you need would be to have a legal obligation to prove to the court that he is cheating in order to be allowed to divorce him.
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