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Joseph Hanoa is the founder of www.marriageadvising.com/, a website that answers questions dealing with couples help.

My dad cheats on my mom, again! I know the woman he's cheating with, and I've been having suspicions for a while. He's been with this woman a lot because he has business with her. When my mom was out of town, I tried to reach my dad at his phone, but he didn't pick it up. I was worried about him so I called many times. Finally he picked it up, and told me that he was with his business partners from out of towns. He said he didn't hear my call, and only heard the phone when he went to the restroom. Then he said he must go, but he forgot to turn off the phone. I swear I overheard clicking of female shoes, and also my father said to someone that it was his daughter, and then that person asked him something, he said the easiest excuse is to say he is with out of town guests. I confronted my father the next day, and he insisted he was with out of town guests. I still have my suspicions, and I borrowed his cell phone and checked his text messages. He didn't realize this, but he still got 2 messages in his outbox for this woman. The 1st one he wrote "r u there yet?" The 2nd one "Hon, if we're not going to meet, I'm going back to my office". I confronted him and he denied it. I asked about the messages, but he kept denying it. I had a nervous breakdown, I screamed, pulled my hair, hit myself, etc. He tried to hold me and looked shock. I left him. Then I sent text messages to this woman, “Please don’t be a family breaker. Don’t break yours. Don’t make me embarrass you” She never replied back. My mom is going back tonight. What should I do?

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