my wife had moved back into a few weeks ago and she had asked about what i had done previously regarding porn and or dating apps or other people and i was honest and truthful about my usage of both. i forgot about a gaming app where you can meet new players based on your skills,games, etc. and she found a female in my discord with no messages exchanged except a hello by me. i legit just forgot about it in totality but now its a big deal because i’ve had an extensive history of lying and hiding things similar. i explained what the app was that i used. i explained i had probably seen this woman’s account and wanted to play games and it does not matter. i’m not sure what to do to help her but i need to talk about this. we had our first couples counseling today and it went very well. since she moved back in we’ve been very healthy and everything but i legit just had forgotten about this whole app and me messaging another woman to play games. i just feel lost and feel bad because i didn’t remember it.
Also man messaging a woman that ain’t your wife to play games even in a friendly manner isn’t cheating in my opinion, but better to just not do that going forward.
Be honest above all else, messaging randos on discord probably isn’t the best idea if you want to save your marriage. I am realizing deleting these portions of my life are good. No temptation at all and no chance for my wife to think I am doing something I’m not supposed to be doing. Honestly I’d delete discord going forward.
The truth. You should always tell it how it is. And in your case based on from I’m reading, this truth is not bad. I feel as though, you are definitely trying to go down the right path. If your significant other truly cares and understands the situation then I don’t see why there should be an issue as long as you explain it the way it was intended.
How about reflecting what made you contact a woman to play theses games rather than a man?