When a guy cheats on his wife, the mother-in-law is often tempted top reveal the truth to the daughter-in-law. If the son does not reveal that he is guilty, chances are the mother is going to look like a demon because she has exposed her son for something he supposedly did not do. The situation becomes complicated if children are involved because the grandmother might be acting out of her need to maintain family tranquility, so she can continue to see her grandchildren. The only problem is that the son may continue doing what he has without bringing it to the light of day, the wife may be hopeful that the husband is not playing around on the side and the mother-in-law sits in anguish because she has to keep an awful secret if she wants to remain as someone who is less demonic
to her children. The question remains as to what the most effective way there is for the mother-in-law to vent her frustration. Should she spill the beans or keep quiet?
Often enough sons misbehave but so do daughters since women liberation has been around and may women can opt for an alternative relation without having to wait for the postman to enter the scene. Gone are the days when guys cheated only on girls. There are many men whose wives have been playing around and they have had to drop those relation ships. I would leave it up to the grandmother or mother-in-law to determine how close her situation is with her son before she decides to pull the plug on his extra-marital relationship. Usually closeness is determined with how often she sees his children and that may be a deciding factor in not revealing the son's secret to the wife. This would be a tough decision to call especially if there is a strong bond between the two women or one may think that the son may come around to his better senses and stay away from his continued romp. However if she sees that more harm than good would come about by the continued infidelity, then I think she should consider spilling the beans. I would not like to think that the presence of grandchildren should be the grandmother's only reason for keeping her mouth shut.
The same reasoning can be applied if the child in question is the daughter who has gone out with another guy while married and the mother-in-law wants to know if she should or should not spill the beans to her son-law.
