Should ex-fiancee tell exs mom about his cheating?
Dear Carolyn: My former future mother-in-law (the engagement didn’t work out) has been keeping in contact with me through e-mail. She’s a nice lady, and I wanted to maintain a friendship with her. She has been asking why we broke off the engagement. The truth is that her son cheated on me multiple times with the same woman — who claims to have been pregnant by him at one point — and lied about it until I had undeniable proof. It is clear he has told his mother a different story and made it seem like I was too rigid or something. It’s fine if his mom doesn’t know all the details, but it doesn’t seem fair that she should think I’m the bad guy or that my ex expects me to support his lie. Since she’s asking me directly, can I tell her what really happened? — London Think of it this way: She has presumably gotten an answer to the same question from her son. Her asking you now means she, on some level, doesn’t buy his answer. And she’s reaching out to you, so whatever her son said about y
