Man’s ‘predatory’ double life exposed by IDENTICAL cards sent to his two girlfriends
A CHEATING boyfriend's 'predatory' double life was exposed when he sent IDENTICAL cards to his two girlfriends.
Catherine Garrod, 38, told how her "charming and attentive" ex strung her along for three-and-a-half years - before his other girlfriend got in touch.
The other woman had found a WhatsApp message from Catherine on his phone, and tracked her down via Facebook.
The pair joined forces after realising that they had each been together with the man for a long time - even comparing the identical heartfelt cards he sent them at Christmas.
Catherine told Metro.co.uk: "When she found me she assumed I was the affair. But when she went through my Facebook profile she realised we had been together for a long time.
"She then sent me photos of cards he had written telling her how much he loved her, almost to try and justify that she didn’t know about me.
"I think she thought I was the primary girlfriend and she was the affair, but I said, 'I don’t see it like that, I think we’ve both been completely f**ked over.'
"He was great at writing cards. He was very heartfelt on anniversaries, on birthdays and at Christmas."
The pair then drove to his mum and dad's house to confront his family - only to discover that they KNEW about his sordid double life.
She added: "I hadn’t seen his parents for quite a while. I lived 45 minutes away while the other woman lived around the corner.
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"I just don’t understand where their morals were. These are the people I thought were nice."
The pair eventually reported him to Surrey Police - but were told their ordeal did not meet the threshold for coercive control.
Catherine has since launched a petition to define "leading a double life" as domestic abuse.