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To think DH should have told me he sold this car

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Farkinell · 22/07/2024 14:46

One of our daughters needed a newer car so we've upgraded her car, and wanted to sell her old car privately to maximise income from it.

It's taken longer than expected.

I went away for a couple of days over the weekend and came back late last night.

As I left the house this morning I noticed it wasn't on the adjoining road where it's been for about 4 weeks. I'd expressed concern about it looking unused on the road (I shifted it around a few times over the month to make it look as though it was being used regularly) abd had suggested a crook lock for it, but hadn't got round to that.

I called DH worried that it had been stolen, but he didn't reply.

I sent him a WhatsApp and about 90 minutes later he replied that he'd sold it over the weekend, forgot to mention it. He did reply as soon as he saw the WhatsApp, had been in meetings all morning. He was apologetic for not mentioning messaging me about it.

I've had a period of time thinking we'd got all the rigaramole of dealing with the insurance.

AIBU thinking he should have updated me?

OP posts:
DoreenonTill8 · 22/07/2024 14:54

Do you think he has nefarious reasons?

SonicTheHodgeheg · 22/07/2024 14:54

He did the right thing not disturbing your weekend away with boring home stuff.

LlynTegid · 22/07/2024 14:54

I think you should accept his apology.

SwannWay · 22/07/2024 14:52

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SleepingStandingUp · 22/07/2024 14:51

He hardly withheld it, he just didn't get chance to tell you. He told you as soon as you asked.

OutdatedOutrage · 22/07/2024 14:51

Yes he should have, but he forgot. And he’s apologised.

IncognitoUsername · 22/07/2024 14:51

Well he probably should have told you but presumably you’d been away somewhere having fun so he didn’t want to bother you and when you came back late last night you were talking about your trip and it just slipped his mind? And then he went to work.
The car selling was planned so he may have assumed that you would auto think it had been sold, not that it had been stolen.