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H’s FB - what has he been up to?!

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Blossom4538 · 26/02/2024 12:57

Hi all,
unfortunately my last post was removed.

Anyway, a bit of background, H and I are close but have no sex life at all and have for a long time. He has never been that “into it” and I’ve lost interest in it with him now sadly. We don’t even kiss, just hug. We have discussed a possible trial separation period unfortunately. I’m so sad but it feels like
the right decision.

Anyway, last year I received an anonymous text message, as below:-

“Why are you staying with xxxxx. You know he is gay right? You need to get out of that situation you’re both fooling yourselves. The marriage is finished and has been for a long time”

Both H and I never got to be bottom of it and he absolutely denied knowing who it could be from and that he’s not gay. We couldn’t think who would send it/have my phone number. He leads a quiet, quite sheltered life, not sociable and no friendship group - just work colleagues. I have a small group of close friends. I grew close to someone else but nothing ever happened, just talking and the odd supportive hug.

Anyway, without going into it too much, I unintentionally logged onto his Facebook.
He doesn’t really use social media, he has no profile pic and no friends on there. I know he looks at my fb posts on there!

Well, the feed on there which is served up is absolutely full of photos of half naked women, all really curvy/busty to say the least and a few naked from waist up breastfeeding/sexy pics. With links to videos or WhatsApp links. What on earth? Am I overthinking? I was just really surprised. I know random posts are served up, but thinking about what he’s maybe looked at, clicked into, algorithm etc…? I don’t know.

I have nothing like that on my page, to that extreme.

Am I overreacting/overthinking. I was just a bit surprised.

OP posts:
Foxyaus · 27/02/2024 01:55

FUBAR77 · 26/02/2024 13:11

YANBU at all! His home feed is serving him what he’s searched for previously and even googled outside of FB because of cookies I imagine.

Did you go into his search history in FB to see at what pages he’s looking at on there and also the content/people he follows?

No it does not. I opened a new Facebook account and was bombarded with pirn videos and half naked women with links on the photos - before I had even done one search for any subject. And I'm a woman who was only interested in gardening!!!!!!

Blossom4538 · 27/02/2024 11:49

Thanks everyone - I’m possibly overreacting I think, I’ve just never experienced anything like this on Facebook (I have a few accounts for various purposes, personal, business) and I’m surprised he hasn’t mentioned it to me - as it’s the kind of thing he’d do if it was unwanted..

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melodypondisasuperhero · 27/02/2024 12:16

It’s a tricky one. Facebook seems to think I’m really interested in werewolf erotic fiction, I have no idea why. The algorithms don’t always make much sense.

BobbyBiscuits · 27/02/2024 12:24

So he's been looking at hetero porn/ sexy women on FB? That kind of scuppers the worries about the anonymous message surely.
Most men would look at a bit of stuff like that. Is it offensive if he just looks at pictures? If he was talking to these girls then that's obviously worse. Have you evidence he's doing so? You say he has no friends on there?

Kbroughton · 27/02/2024 13:52

I think you need to stop worrying about his facebook and make good decisions going forwards. Have you had marriage counselling? It's not just about staying together, it can be really good about how to separate and whether that is the right decision. I never really understand trial separations, its like one of you are seeing if the grass is greener which just feels unfair, but that's just my opinion, based on my exh wanting a trial separation when what he really meant was he wanted to date his other woman guilt free and keep me there just in case! If you are trail separating you need to have parameters and what you hope to achieve - ie are you going to date, and it needs to be the same for both parties. Stay off his facebook and decide how you move forwards as it appears this has been dragging on for a long time which cant be good for either of you.

Elvis1956 · 27/02/2024 14:04

As a man in fb I am at least weekly getting requests to be friends with attractive young women I have never met, my feed and videos are full of young women in tight dresses and ridiculously low cut tops....I'm just trying to catch up with football gossip and the archers! My wife uses my Facebook and complains about it too

ComtesseDeSpair · 27/02/2024 14:18

Are you wanting to know whether he may have been looking at other women because you’d be devastated if he was, or because if you knew for sure it would give you the reason you’re looking for to finally end the marriage? Because it sounds as though you’ve both all but officially agreed that your marriage is over. You’ve discussed several trial separations, and have decided that you won’t make a final decision purely because of other family members’ circumstances and because of not wanting to upset your children. It’s not going to be a surprise to either of you, surely, if the other is looking elsewhere or for a way out? Why do you not feel able to ask him to tell you honestly so that you can both put your cards on the table?

Saymyname28 · 27/02/2024 14:20

Blossom4538 · 26/02/2024 14:12

I’ve just looked again and the first 7 posts on feed today are all women with video links attached or “WhatsApp/follow me” - then 2 or 3 normal posts and loads more..just seems excessive?

nothing on his fb search history

These are just spam accounts. They pay Facebook to be displayed to users in the hope people click the link and end up paying for fake pictures or download viruses. Just like getting emails from fake dating sites, or fake delivery services.

If he doesn't look at anything on Facebook there's no other profiles or things targeting him as an audience so he'll just have the spammy shit.

Anothnamechang · 27/02/2024 14:34

My mums Facebook was hacked, her newsfeed became like pornhub! Could be something like this?

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