Boyfriend sat through couples counseling while secretly dating a 22-year-old — then she Googled his 'ex' and found his wife of 18 years
He showed up throughout Connor Teel's pregnancy and even cut the baby's cord during delivery
Everyone wants a partner who has their back at their lowest of lows. Connor Teel (@thatcraftygingconnor) thought she had found her person. She had been with her 42-year-old boyfriend for four years and thought they had something real. He loved and supported her, and they even went to couples counseling to work on their relationship when it got rocky. Little did Teel know, her boyfriend had been living not a double life but multiple lives, which she discovered three months postpartum. Teel shared her story on September 21, 2026, and the video received 889,200 views, 103,900 likes, and 1,555 comments.
@thatcraftygingconnor Part One of finding out my boyfriend of 4 years had another girlfriend… AND a wife #lubbock #cheater #storytime #drama #fyp ♬ original sound - Connor Teel
Commitment issues and a new mistress
Teel's boyfriend was integrated into her life. He had a relationship with Teel's daughter, knew her family, her work, and basically everything about her. Two and a half years into their relationship, Teel wanted more and expressed her desires. But sadly, it was not reciprocated, so they broke up in August 2025. Right after they broke up, she began dating someone else casually and ended up pregnant.
What her ex-boyfriend did next made her think he was the one. He proceeded to be with her even though she was pregnant with another man's baby. He showed up throughout her pregnancy and even cut the baby's cord during delivery. But it wasn't easy. They had been figuring out their relationship since the breakup up until Christmas (2025). They went to couples counseling to help better their relationship.
@thatcraftygingconnor Part Two of finding out my boyfriend of 4 years had another girlfriend… AND a wife ?? #lubbock #cheater #storytime #fyp #tellall ♬ original sound - Connor Teel
Mistress No. 6
Teel found out three months postpartum that all his efforts were a sham. He had been cheating on her with his 22-year-old colleague since October 2025. They had already agreed to work on their relationship at the time. But that wasn't it. Two weeks after she discovered the affair, she found out that he had been married for 18 years. She knew about his kids, but he told her he was divorced.
On the other hand, the wife thought she was in a happy marriage. Teel explained, "I googled her, and I found her. So she and I started talking." Her boyfriend had been feeding both women different stories and lies. "We started putting the same timeline together. We're comparing dates...So imagine the two of us just sitting there going like, 'Wait, he told you what? He was with you on this day? Oh, he was with me on this day...That was humiliating.'" The worst part was the wife told Teel her husband had been cheating on her for 10 years in their marriage, and Teel was mistress number six.
@thatcraftygingconnor Part 3 of finding out my boyfriend of four years had another girlfriend… AND a wife #lubbock #cheater #storytime #fyp #tellall ♬ original sound - Connor Teel
Once a cheater, always a cheater
It is no surprise that married people cheat all the time. A study cited by PR Newswire found that 31% of affairs involve co-workers. Teel's boyfriend cheated on her with his colleague, and later on, Teel revealed that the three of them worked together. This means that he cheated on his wife with Teel, who was also his co-worker. Kayla Knopp's study revealed that a person who cheated on their partner in the past was three times more likely to do it again. Sadly, the statistics were correct for Teel's boyfriend. He had cheated on his wife multiple times throughout their 18-year marriage.
Stressful juggling
The story's sheer craziness had everyone asking how the man found time to cheat. They were even more shocked when Teel revealed she was the sixth woman. @maddieinchains wrote, "I just can’t fathom how there were no signs?" @xdaydae commented, "The fact he could be so involved with your daughter and then play the supportive dad role while you were pregnant, all while being married, is actually scary."
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