On the Reddit post, the man explained how he met his wife during the start of his senior year of college. He was 20 years old then and was on a flight returning home after visiting his parents. His wife was a flight attendant. The man said in the post that he was pretty cocky then and began to flirt with her during the journey. After reaching the destination and seeing her getting off the plane, he asked her if she would join him for lunch in the airport food court. He was surprised when she agreed.

While having a conversation with her, he lied that he was 25 and still in college. He was shocked to know that the woman was 31-years-old. She joked that he was indeed younger than her. They were having a great time together and luckily, she lived near the airport. One thing led to another, and he ended up staying the night at her home. He mentioned in his post that they have been together since then.

He thought that it was no big deal that he lied about his age as he didn’t plan to get so serious so soon. He confessed that he knew what he did was horrible, but he was young and dumb. As it turned out, they fell in love quickly. By the time he was graduated, they were living together and were also engaged. He decided to continue the lie. It was easy for him to hide his actual age as his parents lived in Ireland, his wife didn’t use any social media, and he had very few friends.

With time it got hard for him to hide his actual age from his wife. When they got married, his wife thought that he was 26. He had to take care of the paperwork for their marriage license. He also had to keep away from his family out of fear that they would tell his wife the truth. He didn’t even renew his passport because his wife has him on flight benefits at work. He fears that she might see his birth date. To hide his driver’s license, he has to be extra careful about never leaving his wallet carelessly.

He said that all these lies started to take a toll on him. He got worried that if his wife learned the truth, she would leave him, never trust him again, also take their children and live with her parents. He asked on Reddit whether there was any way in which he could tell her without blowing up his marriage.

Many people suggested him to tell her himself before she found out from somewhere else. Most people were shocked to know that he didn’t even meet his family just to cover his lie. One user even suggested to discuss it with a therapist.

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