My sister tried assaulting her best friend at her wedding.

The Final Fallout and a Pattern of Deceit

That was the weird phone call in the previous part. At this point, he knew she was spouting BS, so he asked her upfront what was going on.

She broke down and told Dave everything. He was fuming.

He texted us all to let us know about his past and then basically kicked Anne out. She came to us where she then had to explain everything again.

Anne is absolutely shaken. I never considered her capable of this kind of deception and manipulation, and I don’t think she has ever done something like this before.

I feel sorry for her even though I’m really hurt by what she did. She feels so guilty and absolutely miserable.

She’s worried that things will never be worked out with Dave. She’s gone to bed now very upset because our mom won’t even look at her.

Mom is fuming that Anne would deceive and hurt her and so many other people like this. I do understand where she’s coming from.

My dad is also very shocked and hurt. Anne texted Ruby.

She sent her a message explaining and apologizing, but obviously Ruby is really angry and upset. She told her that she couldn’t speak to her right now.

Ruby said maybe she’d call her in the morning once they’d both had a chance to calm down. Dave is the most hurt out of everyone.

I understand why he wouldn’t speak to Anne. But he did tell me that he really thought that he had our acceptance.

The letter she had written to him had been his most treasured possession ever since he received it. To find out that it was false was absolutely crushing.

I told him that we did accept him for who he was and that nobody blamed him, but I don’t think it helped much. He has asked for distance from our family.

I understand why. I’m not sure when he’ll be willing to speak to Anne again or if he wants to be her husband after this.

I wouldn’t blame him if he goes on to find someone else. Update four: the past two weeks have been very stressful.

My sister Anne and my mom have been fighting and crying for most of it. Sadly, we have learned that this grand level of deception of Anne’s was not out of the blue.

She has had this obsession with her perfect image for a very long time. She confessed to a lot of stuff from her job.

She had a mentally challenged person fired because he was in the same department as her. She could not have him ruining her department’s image.

I feel so distant from the person she has become. There’s tension between us that I’m not sure will ever go away.

It really pains me as well because she’s my sister. Once my dad heard some of the revelations, he decided that Anne should go to a therapist.

Anne really struggled against the decision, which led to a massive fight between her and my dad. I’ve never seen my dad so angry; neither has she.

This is probably why she eventually agreed. The therapist is supposed to help Anne process her emotions after everything that has happened.

The goal is also to hopefully get to the root of her problem. I suggested family therapy.

My parents are looking into it. Hopefully we can learn a bit more about boundaries and each other and eventually move on from this.

Anne has been talking a lot to Ruby from the sounds of it. Ruby is still very upset, but I have not been meddling so much in their relationship.

I am leaving them to it. Me and Ruby still speak a lot but not about Anne.

Dave sent a message two days ago that I think has sadly resolved this very terrible situation. After learning that this is part of a pattern of behavior, he doesn’t want to be married.

He feels that she hasn’t only hurt him deeply but deceived him about the type of person she is. I know from Ruby that he is also seeking therapy.

He has confided in friends about what happened so he has a strong support system around him. I’m not getting involved with him other than that.

I think he deserves distance from my family after everything, but knowing he’s okay does make me feel a little better. Anne has taken this news badly.

When she first got the message, I think she had a panic attack. She was breathing really quickly and shaking and crying.

She knows that Dave learned about her past from Ruby and is absolutely furious with Ruby for telling him. She is preoccupied with the thought of being divorced.

She is just as upset by that as she is with the fact that Dave is leaving her. I really hope that the therapist helps her get better.

Although I’m not taking it as hard as my mom, I do feel guilty for not noticing this sooner. She’s just not well.