Speaking 'off the record' to the Tribune Friday, Thomas revealed that embarking on a three year marriage at the same time as committing to an affair has proved "mentally draining".
"I know the whole marriage thing isn't fair on Michelle", said Thomas. "She's everything a man could want in a mistress, and for her sake I'm gonna try to end the marriage before it causes my affair to completely fall apart".
Things had started promisingly for the adulterous couple, who met in a local nightclub in 2006. Together, they opened up a joint bank account and planned a secret life together, until things slowly turned sour.
"Marriage was always going to put a huge strain on my affair," continued Mr. Thomas. "It seemed like a harmless commitment at the time, but it just kind of spiraled out of control after... well, after our honeymoon in Barbados."
Miss Hunt, who, meanwhile, remains utterly oblivious of the fact that her lover is secretly engaging in marital bliss, nevertheless insisted that "Benjamin has been acting kinda weird recently."
"I have to be absolutely certain before I make any accusations," she said. "But from the late shifts to the ring-shaped tan-line on his wedding finger, I'm starting to get concerned."
"I really want to confront him, but I guess I'm afraid of what I'll hear.," she continued.
Mrs Di Marco, meanwhile, has declined to comment on the matter, briefly stating that the last thing she wants to do is drive a wedge between Thomas and his lover.
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