Woman leaves husband of 14 years for stranger she was convinced was her ‘soulmate’ then got ghosted

A mum-of-two has revealed that she made the shock decision to leave her husband of 14 years for a stranger she met at her spouse's work conference.

Amanda Trenfield, who lives in Sydney, knew that her relationship with her husband was struggling so tried to reconnect with him by joining him at the conference, but she ended up falling for someone else while there.

It all went down in Margaret River, Western Australia, where the three-day conference was held, when she met 'Jason' and felt an instant spark on the first night of the trip.

This was such an intense connection that Amanda decided to leave her husband a month later for her 'soulmate', despite not speaking to Jason since that fateful trip - although things did not go to plan for her.

Recounting the story to Mia Freedman on the No Filter podcast, she said that she and her husband were offered a drink by Jason on the first night of their break.

"It happened to be my favourite rose," she said of the beverage. "And during the course of that evening we just stayed talking... there was a depth of connection I just hadn't felt before."

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She confessed her feelings the next morning, after ringing Jason's hotel room and asking if he would like to go on a walk.

It was on this fateful stroll that he said he also felt an intense connection with Amanda and the pair kissed a few times before parting ways.

While it was only a very brief encounter, Amanda left her husband and reached out to Jason to see if they could build upon their connection a few weeks later.

But while he initially agreed to meet up with the mum-of-two, he ultimately concluded that it was best that they stayed apart from each other.

"He was there in those moments and felt the connection like I did. He felt the kiss like I did. But he decided to say no and move forward with his life without looking back," she said.

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Needless to say, the shock revelation sparked a lot of comments on social media after it was made public on the podcast.

"Never in my life have I encountered someone romanticising a one night stand that *didn't even happen*," remarked one Twitter user.

"I hope her husband didn't take her sorry a** back," added a second.

A third speculated: "She was convinced they had a connection but I see no evidence they did. She just projected onto a random dude because she was unhappy. Which we've all been there but we don't uproot our lives for it."

But while some Twitter users were harsh about Amanda's actions, others said that her crush on 'Jason' simply sped up the inevitable.

One wrote: "I think she planned to leave her husband anyway. Don't expect to reconcile."

"Give her credit, she didn't cheat like the majority, she was honest [sic]," remarked a second. "Which is far more can be said the majority."