– Julian, via emailI am sure you are aware (hence your letter to me) that you are contemplating venturing out on to the thinnest of thin ice.
It will be a fraught business.If your brother genuinely has no idea that his wife is now seeing someone else, just a few weeks after separating, the news will fall hard enough on him – especially as he clings to the hope of a reconciliation.
Even so, your sister-in-law is entitled to begin a new relationship whenever and with whoever she likes. Separation isn’t some kind of purdah.
There’s no obligatory period of celibacy that must be strictly observed before a person is allowed to start dating again.But if you’re right, and her love affair with this other man pre-dates the split – perhaps by some considerable time – your brother will be utterly distraught.
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