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Why does his Google history show he was at an industrial estate at night

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Nachosanddips · 06/07/2024 17:00

Last night I was on Dh’s phone-not snooping…initially at least. I was turning lullaby music off that he and our dc had fallen asleep to.
It showed the travel history of where he’d been/been driving etc. I just thought it was quite interesting at first, don’t think I have it on my phone or if I do, no idea how to access it! I started looking and it was all pretty boring-travel to work, certain shops, cafes etc, a friends house. One entry from last Sunday shows him going out in the evening driving for 30 minutes, it says here no location/location not shown. Then from around 10.30-11.30 pm, it shows a location and when I looked at it, it’s an industrial estate. This is really strange isn’t it?! Making me so paranoid, what would you make of it?

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GingersOwner26 · 06/07/2024 19:02

Google timeline does get it wrong. One I might not have believed had I not seen it myself was on Mum’s timeline. On that day we had been into Cardiff for the day and ended up getting stuck overnight due to bad weather closing the railway line, and during the time she had gone looking for where she thought the Premier Inn was, Google Timeline was placing her at some random hotel somewhere between Bath and Bristol. She wasn’t out of my sight for as long as it would have taken to get there, so I knew that was rubbish. Maybe your husband wasn’t at this place either.

DoingTheChaCha · 06/07/2024 19:02

Doesn’t have to be prostitutes or dogging. Could be meeting up with someone with an other half who has also gone to bed or had made an excuse to go out, in an area where no one’s likely to see them. I.e the start of an affair.

You say you’re paranoid OP but is this something recent, like your gut telling you something? You said you’d snooped a month ago, what prompted that do you think?

I wouldn’t ask him as he’ll think you’re ‘crazy’ to be checking his location history or try to be more careful if something’s going on.

Keep quiet and look for any other signs for a bit. If he was up to something, he wouldn’t let you have access to his phone or he’s got another one he uses for whatever he’s doing, if anything. Obviously if you are able to keep checking his location history without him knowing, keep doing so until you see any patterns, like another trip to the industrial area this Sunday night. Quite a way to go if it’s 30 mins drive away but I’d probably end up putting sleeping DC in the car and checking it out if there is a pattern if you don’t have someone nearby who could pop over and sit in the house with them.

StoatofDisarray · 06/07/2024 19:01

A trailer parked up with a sex-trafficked woman being forced to service local men?

Dita73 · 06/07/2024 18:57

Hate to tell you this but a friend of mine is having a casual (sex only) affair with a married man. They meet on an industrial estate and have sex in his car. I’m sorry

MelissaLouRocks · 06/07/2024 18:56

Apologies, haven't RTFT, but apparently swinging clubs are often sited on industrial estates. In order to avoid causing disturbances with their comings and goings in residential areas,

Walking12345 · 06/07/2024 18:55

You’ve mentioned that you alternate putting your DD to bed & sleeping with her. Does that mean you & your DP don’t ever sleep in the same bed. If so I’d be more concerned he may be straying.

C1N1C · 06/07/2024 18:55

How do you fo from lullabies to Google maps in the Timeline section? You must really have been snooping...

CombatLingerie · 06/07/2024 18:54

@Nachosanddips I don’t think PP’s are saying their husbands or partners never go out of an evening or have to stay in. It’s just that your DH seems to go ‘missing in action’ sometimes when you are attending to your child. You do say however this is not unusual for him. Then you found out he had visited a location unfamiliar to you. This is causing you to worry.
Most evenings out when people are part of a couple are a little bit planned in advance and maybe even discussed in advance with their respective partners. Although I am sure not everyone does this.
I wish you all the best OP and I hope your mind is soon put at rest about the situation.

AutumnCrow · 06/07/2024 18:52

OP, what caused you feel 'pretty paranoid' and to 'snoop' a month or so back?

HarryKanesDrool · 06/07/2024 18:50

Dinnerdinnerchickenwinner · 06/07/2024 18:50

You'll be ignored for saying such common sense things.

Exactly. If people sorted their own shit out there would be no need for such forums.

Dinnerdinnerchickenwinner · 06/07/2024 18:50

taylorswift1989 · 06/07/2024 18:47

OMG just ask him.

I don't understand what is the point of having a husband if you can't communicate with him.

If you're too scared to have a conversation, your relationship is doomed anyway. Just ask him. If he gets angry or tells an obvious lie then you've got your answer.

You'll be ignored for saying such common sense things.

OneTC · 06/07/2024 18:49

notacooldad · 06/07/2024 18:45

@OneTC
This is me moving in a perfectly straight line in Wales. I always have location switched on and there's no record of me getting there or getting home to London

I have a similar random event in the Netherlands as well
Blimey that is strange! My Google travel picture normally looks like a big scribble where I e hone here there and everywhere on work journeys.

I wasn't doubting anyone by the way, just thought it was strange!

Yeah that's what most of my days look like as well, these ones are just very easy to find because I know I've never been to the place in holland and although I've been to the place in Wales I definitely wasn't there then. I haven't been there for years prior to that.

taylorswift1989 · 06/07/2024 18:47

OMG just ask him.

I don't understand what is the point of having a husband if you can't communicate with him.

If you're too scared to have a conversation, your relationship is doomed anyway. Just ask him. If he gets angry or tells an obvious lie then you've got your answer.

Chenecinquantecinq · 06/07/2024 18:47

You’re mental!

jputthekettleon · 06/07/2024 18:47

My Google travel has given erroneous entries before saying I was half way up the country when I’ve been sat at home.

pollypocketss · 06/07/2024 18:45

How old are your dc? Just wondering how often you fall asleep while putting them to bed.

That does happen to me with my DD sometimes but as he gets older it happened less.

Perhaps change up your routine a little and spend the evenings with your DH and see if anything starts revealing itself then.

Location can be wrong, maybe he went to a pub with a friends round there?

TheRealKatnissEverdeen · 06/07/2024 18:45

Happy to be flamed or told where to go, but you need to stop going through his phone.
You said you were switching off music before and have now said you had a look a month ago.

I know it's easier said than done but if you don't trust him then go your separate ways.

Also, I don't understand why you'd need to explain where you're going (if you decide to pop out and visit the place he went to) but he doesn't need to inform you of where he has been.

I'm not trying to be unsupportive but I think it's a violation to keep going into his phone so want to offer a different, maybe kess popular, opinion.

notacooldad · 06/07/2024 18:45

@OneTC
This is me moving in a perfectly straight line in Wales. I always have location switched on and there's no record of me getting there or getting home to London

I have a similar random event in the Netherlands as well
Blimey that is strange! My Google travel picture normally looks like a big scribble where I e hone here there and everywhere on work journeys.

I wasn't doubting anyone by the way, just thought it was strange!

Foxxo · 06/07/2024 18:44

If it's a one off, and no more visits then my bet would either be

Picking a friend up from work/Dropping off
Scoring Weed as you said he sometimes smokes
Stopped somewhere to make a phonecall where he knew he could park.

My first instincts wouldn't be Prostitutes, dogging, affairs or any of that rubbish people are coming up with.

OneTC · 06/07/2024 18:44

LiterallyOnFire · 06/07/2024 18:34

@OneTC could it be your battery went flat?

I don't know how that one happened.

Here's one of me travelling to netherlands. In the same timeline entry are all the photos of me in England.

Why does his Google history show he was at an industrial estate at night
Flatdog · 06/07/2024 18:44

Sorry I just can’t see another explanation. He’s there to meet someone. Paid or not. Has he been distant in other ways? Always on his phone for example? Making an effort with how he looks out of the blue?

HarryKanesDrool · 06/07/2024 18:44

@Whothefuckdoesthat do pro's have card readers these days?

AllyCart · 06/07/2024 18:43

Nachosanddips · 06/07/2024 18:33

What does ‘Missing travel’ written in red with a question mark by it mean? This was before he arrived at the place he stopped at for just under an hour?

It means there's an error. It can be that there's a location recorded which doesn't tie in with the rest of the 'pings'.

E.g. it's picked up a location which is at a position away from a previous ping which makes it improbable to be correct - not enough time to have got there from previous location or next location ping too far away from it, etc.

Crumpleton · 06/07/2024 18:43

Nachosanddips · 06/07/2024 18:33

What does ‘Missing travel’ written in red with a question mark by it mean? This was before he arrived at the place he stopped at for just under an hour?

My timeliness is full of "missing travel" if you click on it mine show walking, driving, bus etc...it just hadn't picked up all the info from the outside airways...

Tech isn't always up to date.

Sunnydiary · 06/07/2024 18:43

Nachosanddips · 06/07/2024 18:25

@Sunnydiary Yes at the moment, that’s not really the point of the thread though 🤷🏻‍♀️😬

Well, given there’s a general discussion about the possibility of your DH getting sex elsewhere I thought it might be relevant?

Obviously no excuse but would he claim he’s not getting his needs met at home? You say you have been feeling paranoid about what he’s up to. Maybe you are subconsciously picking up on something? Maybe not.

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