Should I tell my husbandI cheated on him?

Dear Diana,

Illustration/ Satish Acharya

My husband recently went overseas for eight months. While we were constantly in touch, the loneliness was killing me. One evening (it had been about six months since he'd left), a friend of mine dropped in with her husband for a drink or two. She ended up drunk and unconscious after a few hours. I let her rest in my bedroom. Her husband and I were still sober. He began telling me how it was all falling apart for them. I confided in him about my loneliness. Minutes later, we were all over each other, one thing led to another and we ended up having sex. Fortunately, my friend didn't come to until late next afternoon. We got ourselves sorted out before she did. We've decided to keep it a secret and told each other it was a one-off thing. I feel guilty, though. Should I tell my husband anyway and hope he'd understand?

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