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To be upset that my friend just cheated on her husband while he is in hospital?

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milkchocolateStarryStarryNight · 16/06/2007 17:59

I so do not know how to handle this one.
My friend just told me she met up with her ex boyfriend from long ago last night, she took him home (her dc at grandmas), they spent the night having sex, more than once, and it was so great.

Her husband is in hospital for the last two weeks with heartproblem.

By my friends own admission she will not have sex with her ex boyfriend again as husband is due out from hospital on monday, so the possibility will not lend itself.

FFS! She has been married 7 years, as a 3 your old, and she just told me she has cheated and shows no remorse? Ok, she and her dh had an open relationship before they got married and had kids, but even so?

What am I to think about this? Shall I just ignore it, or ?

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TranquilaManana · 17/06/2007 12:41

and of course you are allowed your opinion. so long as we all know mine is right and yours i wrong

TranquilaManana · 17/06/2007 12:41

define slag for me please?

because afaik, it is the word or of a group of words (ho, slut, slosher, whore) which is always thrown at women whenever they do anything deemed 'wrong' be it, smile at the wrong boys on the bus or sleep with a football team.
its purely sexual condemnation but used to insult all sorts of behaviours.
itsused in a 'lowest of the low' way, which to my mnd, is ignorant and (that word which means nasty and sexist??). esp given that having sex is just having sx, whereas, for eg killing people should be considered quite a bit more disgusting.

god i wish i were eloquent and able to express mysef better!!! agh, need to switch my brain on more often...

tiredemma · 17/06/2007 12:17

TM- why is so 'disrespectful' of me to call someone who behaves like a slag, a slag??

Im sorry if we see this differently- surely im entitled to my own opinion on this?

goldenwings · 17/06/2007 12:14

i wish i had some advice. if it were my friend (actually mine are dropping like flies atm) i would cut her out of my life. sounds harsh but theres no way i would want to be involved with her and her shenanigans.

motherinferior · 17/06/2007 12:13

I agree with Custardo, Carmenere and TranquilManana.

TranquilaManana · 17/06/2007 12:04

that would be fkin hilarious!

DivaSkyChick · 17/06/2007 11:51

does she know you post here? Maybe she's just messing with your head to see what you'll post? Sort of a troll by proxy?

TranquilaManana · 17/06/2007 11:46

then attack her for the things you dont like. if you think shes a disrespectful, hurtful irrespnsible bitch, call her that. calling her a slag just makes you a disrespectful, hurtful irrespnsible bitch.

Carmenere · 17/06/2007 11:37

You've only known her since Christmas. I would guess that she has an open marriage with her dh and as she has spoken of such things before with you, that you wouldn't be offended by her behaviour. Maybe her dh isn't up to sex atm(or in the past few months) and this is their way of dealing with it. NOT my idea of fun but different strokes and all that.

I would be slightly concerned about her ds being confused and upset but otherwise I would just let the friendship cool for a while.
You could of course ask her how her dh feels about it......

mumof4aceboys · 17/06/2007 11:36

Hi - if he has heart problems maybe they have an arrangement. Maybe he can't have sex due to his health or medication. Maybe she should try a vibrator. Who knows what goes on behind closed doors eh! Best keeping out of it. Hubby bound to find out & what goes around comes around at the end of the day. You are not unreasonable to be upset you obviously are the caring type

kimi · 17/06/2007 11:35

Im with tiredemma on this one.

She brings a bloke home AND lets him read to her child WHILE childs daddy is in hospital.
She clearly has no respect for her hubby, her child her home her marriage or herself.

bananabump · 17/06/2007 11:33

milkchocolate, is this the same woman you were referring to in the thread about your flirtation? If I recall correctly you said she had been in an open relationship with her husband and he didn't mind her having encounters with women?

If it IS the same woman, do you think maybe she's saying these things to make you jealous and rub your nose in it that you didn't take her up on her offer? Apologies if I have the wrong end of the stick, it just rang a bell for me. If it is her, she sounds like she has few restrictions on her behaviour, and you might have to just shake your head and accept that's who she is. She sounds like a bit of a bugger!

kittywits · 17/06/2007 11:32

You don't know the details of your friend's relationship with her dh. Maybe he's a sh*t.Give the woman a break.

tiredemma · 17/06/2007 11:22

I do think that a woman who invites a man around for sex while

  1. her own husband is in hospital
  2. her child ( hubbys child also) is under the same roof

is a slag.

Nothing to do with 'enjoying sex', more about having a bit of bloody respect for your family.

TranquilaManana · 17/06/2007 11:18

i find women calling other women 'slags' disgusting tbh.
you have a little bit of thirdhand information about a woamn youll never meet, and you see fit to condemn and summarise her entire personlity as beyond reproach because she dares to make a mistake and, horror of horrors, have SEX. sex she enjoys no less; the dirty wee slag.

the view nice from up there on your horses, is it??

edam · 17/06/2007 11:06

Blimey, am shocked by her behaviour and by her lack of shame.

milkchocolateStarryStarryNight · 17/06/2007 10:55

I am still quite shocked over this, which is why I have not been trying to get in touch with her, as I still have not figured out what stance to take. I dont even want to speculate as to why, as I think somebody who does this must be pretty unfulfilled in their married life, or just not thinking. I have only known her since Christmas.
Who knows what her life is really like.

My issue is not with her morals, who am I to impart my morals on somebody else? My issue is what role to take on regards to her, and what to say to her that is not going to sound too judgemental, but I also feel that honesty is needed, I cant pretend I think this is all "honky dory".

I will never tell her husband. That is not my job, if anybody should tell him, it is her. Maybe he already knows? I have not asked her that. I would not bear the consequences of breaking such news to a man who has had heartproblems the last 10 years and a myriad of other problems.

I am not here to judge her, but gain some insight in to how to deal with this. I have never been faced with actual adultery before in this manner. Truth be told, I was tempted to embark on a flirtation myself once (and not long ago) but did not act on it and seeing this situation develop just gives me a punch to my belly.

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Sixofone · 17/06/2007 10:10

Agree. Maybe she just wants a damn good shag! She clearly hasn't totally thought through the consequences and it's certainly something I personally wouldn't be boasting about, but what she does in bed and with whom is entirely up to her - she's an adult, if she wants to treat her hubby in this way it's her business not yours. Don't get involved and don't judge.

If you still like her enough, just be there for her when it all goes tits up!

Tortington · 17/06/2007 04:21

its non of your business, you can only judge on whether you want to remain wfirend s with this woman rather than her sexual exploits.

PeggyMitchell · 17/06/2007 01:54

a friend of mine behaved like this, then she "uped and offed" with the new man, leaveng a very upset husband. New man then dumped her. Let her know your disaproval, but be prepared that she may need your support, if you are prepared to give it in the future.

BrothelSprouts · 17/06/2007 01:53

Sorry, I deleted part of my post in error.
It should read:
"And nor would it be prudent to put her relationship at risk by telling her husband about her infidelity, as the fallout would cause hurt and upset to her child".

BrothelSprouts · 17/06/2007 01:52

I wouldn't.
What she has done is horrible, sneaky and cheap, and I would make sure that my friend knew that I found her behaviour unacceptable.
But she doesn't have to demonstrate remorse to you - you're not her husband, nor are you her mother.
And nor would it be prudent to put her relationship at risk, and thereby cause hurt and upset to her child.
And two people can be friends if they have differing moral compasses, as long as they bother accept these differences.
If you get on well (apart from this issue), perhaps you could look to maintaining your friendship.

kama · 17/06/2007 01:38

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milkchocolateStarryStarryNight · 17/06/2007 01:00

oh I most certainly will...

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bananabump · 17/06/2007 00:59

Let us know how it goes!