Wedding Cheat

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My friend's ex partner Neil had got back in touch with her and they re-started their relationship albeit secretly as he was still living with the woman he had left my friend for. He was supposed to be marrying this new woman. I never trusted him and did not think for a moment he would leave his new girlfriend for my friend..he was just stringing her along. My friend was convinced his intentions were good. One Friday she phoned to say the two of them had booked a hotel for that night and that he was set to leave his girlfriend and return home. The next day I had to take my daughter to a party which meant driving though a town I very rarely visit. As we approached the centre I saw signs for the register office from a distance and I turned to a mutual friend and joked ' Could you imagine if Neil was outside getting married? ' As we got nearer to the register office I couldn't believe my eyes. Neil was infact outside the register office waiting to get married¬!! I phoned my friend. Neil had spent the night with her and dropped her home at 9am that morning. One and a half hours later he was getting married to his other girlfriend and was only caught out by pure coincidence! His face was a picture when my friend stormed in on the ceremony! That i should be driving past at that very moment, unbelievable.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:30:17 +0000Coincidence ID:4910