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Found condom wrapper...very confused!

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departure101 · 24/05/2010 09:45

Ok...never posted on here before but hoping someone can give me some advice on what to do/ what they would do? It may be long sorry!

I went to stay with a friend in another part of the country on Saturday / Saturday night. DH went to a rugby match on saturday daytime and then went out into town later (on his own as no-one else wanted to go out - their team had lost!). I spoke to him about 12pm, pretty drunk as expected but all fine, he bumped into a few ppl he knew. His phone then ran out of battery but he called me when he got home off the home phone (about 2ish).

Anyway, I got home Sunday morning - had a nice day in garden etc (DH very hungover!). Going to bed last night I was sorting out mobile phone charger - plug is on wall behind bed. Noticed something under there so reached under (its a bed on legs so lots of space under there) to pull it out - was a condom wrapper.

Now we hardly ever use condoms. However, we did use one a while back, been racking my brains to think when it was and can't pinpoint but think it was mid April... Immediately ask DH whats this doing under here (calmly) and he first says "don't know" then said it must have been from when we last used one. I was giving him a funny look and so he then starts getting offended that I "could even think he'd done something". We don't have an argument just a small convo about it, I say I was just curious as to why it was there....end conversation with me appologising for even thinking he could do that...

Unfortunately I'm one of those who can't get things like this off my brain. Been thinking about it all morning and I've probably convinced myself of things that don't exist now! But here is what is circling round in my head -

  1. Door was unlocked when I got back about 10am. At the time meant nothing, I did ask him if he forgot to lock on sat night and he said he'd opened it for me as he know I would be back early (even tho I have a key on me)...anyway, could be me looking into it too much but he hasn't done that before.


  1. As soon as I got home he was all over me (at the time was nice, this isn't unusual, he's very touchy feely ) and wanted to give me oral sex...guilt?! (I know, I know, reading into it too much and sound ungrateful!!)


  1. We ended up having sex but he had to go wash his "bits" cos there was all this dried white little blobs on the end of "it" (sorry tmi!).


  1. We have wooden floor in the bedroom so dust/hair collects quite a lot under there. I know I cleaned under there quite recently but can't work out if it was before or after we had used a condom last. I did say that in passing in our convo last night which he dismissed.


  1. Since convo last night I have remembered I dropped something under bed and went under there to get it. Wrapper definately wasn't there when I did this, or I would have binned it! I can pinpoint this to the beginning of May (had to clean what dropped under there).


  1. From memory the wrapper wasn't dusty at all. Which I didn't notice last night but was thinking about this morning. Wrapper was at the side of the bed last night so if it hasn't moved by tonight I'll have a look. Do ppl know if a wrapper is "moist" on the inside? I might check later, if it was from April it would have dried out by now!


  1. He has never been faithful to anyone before me. He told that to me himself. He was engaged to a girl before me for 3years and told me he slept with 7 other girls in that time, including a year long affair. (this was in a confess all convo we had at the beginning of relationship. He swears he would never do it to me).


  1. His pillow had brown marks on the face area (like dark brown eye shadow). I did ask him what it was but he didn't know. No foundation though and no black mascara marks, just dark brown.


I think thats all. The length of this post tells me I am looking way too much into it. There is a chance it is the wrapper from April. I know I need to talk to him about this again but how do I bring it up without him getting offended again (to be fair, I prob would be offended if I got accused). Or do I just forget about it and accept its an old wrapper...We've been married for 2 years, no kids. I love him so much and know he loves me, he really is an amazing husband - but he's got a history of cheating. Can't ask anyone in real life, he could have done nothing wrong and its me being paranoid.

What would you do?! leave it or start a massive argument...I don't want to lose him due to me doubting him, but if he has done something I would not stay with him...
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GypsyMoth · 24/05/2010 09:50

do you have curious dc?
how many are missing from the packet....?

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dignified · 24/05/2010 10:04

Why on earth would he leave the door unlocked if youve got a key ? More likeley shes gone home and he was too pissed / tired to lock up.

Marks on pillow, having to wash his nob, ect, wrapper wasnt there last time you looked, i dont think your reading too much into it at all.

I think id have a very clear conversation , starting with you know the truth, you will not accept lies, and if he refuses to come clean im afraid id be gone.

His horrific cheating history doesnt bare well either.

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DONTtouchMUMSspecialJUICE · 24/05/2010 10:12

i think you imagining things.

dark brown marks on pillow?.. my ex used to drool in his sleep and it left kinda yellow/brown patches when dry.

it could well be your condom wrapper.

oh... and the door was opened...... thats a sure sign your ex is cheating!

he has past form. but you dont actually know if he was cheating.

what are you going to gain from following this line of thought?

you cant prove it even if he did.

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JamesAndTheGiantBanana · 24/05/2010 10:21

His history of cheating is appalling, I really don't mean to be horrible to you, you certainly don't deserve it, but there's no other way of saying it: if he didn't cheat last night, he will at some point. Why did you marry someone who has never stayed faithful? I really hope he doesn't hurt you, or end up giving you some nasty std.

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porcamiseria · 24/05/2010 10:24

does not look good. I'd investigate further if I were you, sorry

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StealthPolarBear · 24/05/2010 10:27

Well if that's the wrapper, where would the contents be? BAthroom bin?

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jenduff · 24/05/2010 10:30

It could be innocent but if I were you it would have put my radar on high alert.

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abbierhodes · 24/05/2010 10:32

He had to wash his knob? Before you had sex? And you are seriously going to smile sweetly and accept that nothing's going on?

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whatwasthatagain · 24/05/2010 10:32

Agree does not look good. (But I would not say that someone with a history of cheating cannot be eventually be faithful to someone.) Try to talk to him but work out what you really want first. Would you really leave him?

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EleanorHandbasket · 24/05/2010 10:35

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BallpointPen · 24/05/2010 10:37

Hmmm, I think my suspicions would have been aroused by all this too. Lots of coincidences, may be too many, maybe not.

Stealth makes a good point. Where is the offending condom, if there is one? Check all the bins, maybe even the outside bins? Gross, particularly in weather like this, but worth it to know one way or the other.

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StealthPolarBear · 24/05/2010 10:38

and get yourself to an STD clinic

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ladylush · 24/05/2010 10:50

Doesn't look good I don't think you're over thinking this at all - unfortunately.

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Bucharest · 24/05/2010 10:53

Loving the phone battery dying excuse as well. Thought it was only teenagers who used it when they didn't want Mum to realise they were in a nightclub not "round at Rebecca's doing my revising".

The offending condom has probably been flushed.

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LisaD1 · 24/05/2010 10:54

Sorry OP but this has cheating bastard written all over it! If my DH had to go wash his knob before sex I would seriously wonder what the hell he had been up to!

The only innocent reason I can think of is that perhaps he had a wank with one on (apparently some men like the sensation).

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departure101 · 24/05/2010 10:55

Thanks for replies so far everyone

In answer to questions...

I was given loads of free condoms a while ago when I went to a clinic so we had a mix of types in a bag and I've never counted how many were there so wouldn't notice if one was missing. The wrapper was one of the types we have.

I agree his history of cheating is awful - when he first told me I seriously debated not taking the relationship any further (was in the first few months) but do think that people can change and he does seem to regret what he has done in the past. I've also done some stupid things in the past (not cheating though) so know ppl can change.

Bins - I already thought of that this morning! Nothing in bins in the house. The binmen pick up this morning but I left the house before they arrived. I almost started to look through them but they stank, he would have heard, and I thought to myself "thats just sinking too low!".

DONTtouchMUMSspecialJUICE - this is what I keep thinking to myself and is almost what I hoped someone would say! Realistically, the only way I will find out if something has happened for definate is if he tells me..so like you say following this is just going to wind me up more and get me nowhere.

Radar is on high and I may mention something again tonight about how I was under there recently and know it wasn't there at that point. As soon as I bring it up its going to sound like I'm accusing him though (which I suppose I am). Can't really get round that one...!

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electra · 24/05/2010 10:56

This sounds very dodgy to me - and deep down you feel something isn't right so it probably isn't! Can you get hold of his phone?

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BessieBoots · 24/05/2010 11:01

You say that the condom wrapper definately wasn't there when you dropped something under the bed in May. You last used a condom in April.

Sorry

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Cleggover · 24/05/2010 11:01

Sorry OP sounds very dodgy to me too. He won't admit it unless he knows you know for sure. What a horrible thing to live with- can you take the relationship forward if you suspect him (quite rightly imo) of this but he denies it? I couldn't live with that, and yes the old 'my phone battery died' is pathetic and untrue. You can't trust him, for very good reason.

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JamesAndTheGiantBanana · 24/05/2010 11:16

But don't you think you have a right to make certain accusations when your dh has such a lot of previous history of cheating, and you found what could potentially be evidence of him cheating? It's not a massive leap.

I would be suspicious of why he went out drinking alone when you were away in the first place, to be honest. That sounds like a man on the pull to me.

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JamesAndTheGiantBanana · 24/05/2010 11:19

Out of interest, when you spoke to him at midnight before his phone battery died, who called who?

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junglist1 · 24/05/2010 11:24

Massive grasping at straws but do you have a cat or dog? Wrapper could have been in a dark corner and cat got under and played with it??! Ignore if it sounds stupid, a similar thing happened to me a while back and it was that in the end

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purplepeony · 24/05/2010 12:09

If he has a history of being unfaithful-does he also have a history of being found out?

Even if he were drunk at the time, I would have thought he'd think to get rid of the wrapper in the morning. He's not covering his tracks very well and the same applies to the pillow and the washing.

Why would he need to wash if he had used a condom? Am I missing something?

Why would he admit(if he did) that his knob was needing a wash? what did you say to him at the time?

(I think I'd have inspected it and queried it there and then!)

I dunno- it sounds possible but at the same time it sounds impossible!

How was he to know you might not be home early and find him with someone? Why was he so lax about clearing up?

I think I'd tell him exactly what you have written here and watch his reactions.

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CheekyPinkSox · 24/05/2010 12:10

I would go with your instinct as your first instinct is always right.

It doesn't look good, cant you check his phone for any numbers he might have called on that night, and save them in your phone and call them if they seem suspicious?

I don't know what to suggest.

My DH was a ladies man when i first met him but i dont think hes ever cheated on me!

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Purplebuns · 24/05/2010 12:24

I think it sounds very suspicious,
and a condom wrapper is usually 'greasy' inside and would definitely still be now if it was used on sat. Sorry by the way

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