Dear Coleen: Can I go to a party if the guy I had an affair with is there with his wife?

"All my guilt and shame is catching up with me"04:30, 04 Aug 2026Dear ColeenA few years ago I had a short affair with a married man who was a friend of a friend. It wasn’t my proudest moment but I was recently single and hurting, so I suppose I wasn’t that bothered about who else I hurt (his wife and kids).I regret it

Coleen advises a reader who is considering going to a party, where she knows the man she once had an affair with will be there - alongside his wife. Should she attend or fake a sickness bug to get out of it?