The power of social media has made one woman’s life a lot easier after her husband ran away from home. According to The New York Post, Ashley McGuire has been searching for her husband, who abandoned her and their children for some time.
On April 6th, Ashley posted on a popular Facebook group called “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” The Facebook group is designed to help women share information to determine if a guy is cheating or has another family that he’s hiding.
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In the post, Ashley explained that she’s a single mother of two children. She was married to a man named Charles Withers, who she claimed loved to be the center of attention.
Charles had a stint on reality TV, too, which made his face easy to remember. He was a local celebrity first, gaining a lot of attention in the Falmouth dining scene in Massachusetts.
He was the star of the up-and-coming seafood restaurant, C Salt Wine Bar and Grille. Most famously, he was on an episode of Chopped in 2022.
Charles Just Disappeared
Around that time, however, trouble began for Ashley. According to Ashley’s Facebook post, they got married and then had a child together. When Ashley became pregnant again, she had no idea that Charles would leave before even meeting their new baby.
Yet, according to the post, one day, he disappeared without notice. Ashley claimed that Charles left the area and changed his phone number so that no one could contact him, including his wife.
When it came to the restaurant, Charles also left his employees with nothing. Allegedly, before he disappeared, he sold all the gift cards that the restaurant had, which gave him enough money to flee the state of Massachusetts. Unfortunately, this meant that customers who had bought those gift cards had unusable ones.
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The employees were also left with unpaid wages. The restaurant closed since its leading operator was no longer there.
Ashley said in her post that Charles was probably going by Charlie and that he had one child he hadn’t seen in a year, plus one child he’d never met. She described Charles as being really charming and British.
She also said he was probably working in the hospitality industry since he was a trained chef. It was also likely that he never told anyone that he had a wife and children back in Massachusetts.
Social Media Users Quickly Found Him
Ashley wanted to find Charles because she wanted him to sign divorce papers. Since she had no idea where he was, she couldn’t get divorced from him since she needed his signature. She asked if anyone was working for him, dating him, or just knew where he was to contact her so she could get her papers signed.
Social media didn’t let Ashley down. In less than 24 hours, Ashley started receiving messages from women who had matched with Charles on various dating sites.
One woman said she had matched with Charles on Bumble. Another woman said she knew his address and phone number, and she said that Charles was now living in Texas.
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As the story reached more people, especially on TikTok, Ashley received a lot of information and support. She made another post saying she now had enough information to find him and get her papers signed.
She thanked everyone for helping her out and for supporting her. Ashley also paid special attention to her fellow single mothers, with some who have likely experienced the same thing she has. With his information, Ashley said she could finally restart her life with her children and fix the damage that Charles did to her.
