What will his excuse be...?

[Exittotheright]

Took my OHs car yesterday to go shopping, not unusual, it's bigger and easier to put the bags in.
Stopped off to collect my DS from the train station and was a bit early so grabbed a free paper. Looking in the car for a pen to do the crossword and what do I find but two mobile devices in the glove box. Never seen them before and he's never mentioned them before. Obviously not switched on.

I knew we'd be popping out together this morning so I was trying to think of a legitimate reason to open the glove box.
He said he needed new tyres on the car so I offered to get it done today as it's my day off knowing the locking wheel nut for the wheels is in the glove box! He starts rambling on about where the locking wheel nut could be, might be in the boot etc and I pointed out it's often in the glove box so why not check there first as we're both sat in the car. He then starts saying I'm in the way, which I'm not so I make a joke about it and said I'm not standing out in the cold for him to look. He then practically laid on my lap obscuring my view of the glove box while he makes a fuss about looking inside. All very strange. The locking nut is the found and glove box quickly shut. The locking nut is then handed to me. No surprise then when I go back out the two devices are still in the glove box. I will be taking them in the house later when I get home to ask what they are for.
I can't possibly think of a genuine reason to have two extra mobile phones in the glovebox.
I really don't need any bullshit fucking excuses.

[AmywithanL]

Have you had any other reason to feel that hes being funny at other times?? Men (and women) ate very good at bullshit excuses... my ex would cone up with loads and id be stupid enough to believe him, its only after we broke up i realised how stupid the excuses where...

[myhobbyisouting]

Are they charged?

[shehadsomuchpotential]

I am sorry you are having to consider what this means it must feel awful.

I think if you want honest answers you need to wait until the kids aren't around. I think you do need to act today as i think they will just disappear otherwise and be brushed off as old mobiles he'd forgotten about and then got rid off when he spotted them today.

I'd be tempted to turn them on and see whats on them.

[HollowTalk]

Two extra phones? If there was one I'd be suspicious, but two? He's clearly up to no good. Does he have a history of bad behaviour?

[Bananalanacake]

Does he need them for work. The way he tried to keep them hidden as he looked in there is very suspicious.

[PizzaForOne]

Do they turn on?

Good luck

[Exittotheright]

Not really, other than the fact we both work shifts so can go days without really seeing each other so there's potential to be online 'chatting'. I can't see why else you'd need spare phones.
I really didn't want to be the crazy partner who demands to know what they are for but I don't see I have any other choice. I will of course ask calmly and out of curiosity. If it were the other way round and it there was a legit reason I'd have no qualms explaining/showing my OH what there were for. It could be work related but he uses his personal phone for calls and messages and a laptop for other bits.

[Santaisironingwrappingpaper]

He is either a thief or a cheat.

[Exittotheright]

I haven't tried turning them on yet. Was worried in case I can't turn them off again

[Exittotheright]

Fucking men! This is eating me up right now trying to decide how to play it.
We don't have kids together but I'd rather deal with this while my son is not at home.

I'm back from getting the car sorted so I could approach it now. He's asleep the the moment after working last night

[Notapheasantplucker]

Hmm, smells iffy to me.

[Exittotheright]

They'll be no second chance. We were both cheated on in our previous relationships so I'll be extremely disappointed if that's what's going on as he knows how it feels

[Notapheasantplucker]

If this is your only chance to do it while your DS isn't there for a while, then I'd ask him now. Good luck if you do

[Ottforlife]

Drug dealer, thief or cheat.

[Exittotheright]

Out of the three I'm pretty sure he's not a drug dealer or a thief

[summersolstice43]

You need to turn the phones on and see what comes up then you have more evidence to confront him with if he says they are old or some other crazy excuse

[Exittotheright]

I've gone back out in the car and I'm going to switch them on. I feel sick and can't help but think this isn't going to end well.

[Notapheasantplucker]

Take pictures if you find anything dodgy

[lyingwanker]

Turn them on and then see if they connect to your WiFi. That will give you proof that they are his and a possible timescale x

[Sakurami]

If they were there legitimately (eg, I still have my old phone around somewhere but I don't use it) then there would be no reason for him to be all flustered about you going in the glove box. Doesn't sound good to me

[summersolstice43]

Good luck OP, hoping they are for his work or something innocent

[Exittotheright]

I've driven to the local park so can't connect to wifi, both are seemingly flat so charging one up at the moment

[Exittotheright]

@Sakurami exactly that. I wasn't too concerned until his strange behaviour started

[havecourage8bekind]

Hoping there's a reason and he's not cheating. Hope youre okay xx

[PompeyBez]

I'd turn them on and have a look so he can't talk his way out of it. Once he knows you've seen them he will delete anything on them that he doesnt want you to see.