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Did he cheat, was he unreasonable? Is it me?

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Gladya72 · 10/11/2024 08:12

Someone hacked into an old facebook account, I couldn't remember the password so i found an old family computer which had everyones login details on to try and get in and stop it, it was already logged into my husbands account so I had a look in it and found some old messages to a woman I had never even heard of who he had met on a course lasting nearly 3 weeks, a few years ago, the messages were innocent enough but I was upset he never mentioned her, I woke him up with a pic of her in his face one morning and straight away without any hesitation he said "of thats so so so from the course" (I have done this since with someone he kinda knows from work and he didnt recognise nor know her name) I have to mention, I remember him coming him from this course and raving about the other person there( who was male) telling me all about him, his family, where he lived, what he did, everything,,, her not a mention, she lives just down the road, had a sick child like I did but even though we had these things in common, you would think he'd come home and mention it, he just said that he didnt think to mention her! (this is not what he is usually like). I know I have been jealous in the past but we got past that, so there was just no need, the night the course finished he was messaging her. a few months later and they messaged on a off for a few months even bumping into her (when he ever bumps into anyone he knows, usually he would mention it in passing) A few months later gets a message about the course and looked at me and said the outcome and he led me to believe this message came from the man he met, when it was in fact her, his behaviour when I have asked questions has been to just disregard, say I am overeacting, he didn't lie because he never told me so its not lying and that he didn't sleep with her so he's done nothing wrong! i cant seem to make him understand that the purposeful deciet that he has followed up with has really upset me, when i ask questions he claims to have forgotten but didn forget her bloomin face though! one minute he says I wont allow him friends then retracts with 'attractive' friends, then she wasn't a friend, then she was, he didn't fancy her because she was big (I was bigger than her at the time) all contradictory, I know him better than he knows himself, I struggle to verbalise what I mean but he has been too evasive, if I don't ask something in a specific way I won't get the truth. we have been together over 30 years, he let slip when arguing about it one night that if I dont ask, he doesn't tell! I honestly thought we were on the same page re something like this, I asked how he would feel if I met two people at a course and came home and raved about the woman only and left the atrractive younger man out of the equation but he claims that would be ok, even though I know he would be hurt, its not the substance of the chat, it the hiding it, he says he didnt hide it, he just didnt mention it and that's what I struggle with, if it was innocent why would you not tell? I have become obsessed with trying to find out what went on as I now feel that it will happen again and I need to be on the lookout for it! i have become what will push him away and we spend more time arguing than anything else. Until this we had a great relationship, in my bones I just cant get over how we suddenly see something so simple, so differently. Any advice? I need an outside perspective as Its driving me mad

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FitAt50 · 10/11/2024 08:32

I don't wish to sound harsh but your behaviour is very wrong here and you need to reflect on that.

WhyamIinahandcartandwherearewegoing · 10/11/2024 08:30

your behaviour seems OTT and a bit unhinged. Waking someone up with a photo in their face?

everlysu · 10/11/2024 08:30

I can understand why you are upset at what was hidden from you, but at the same time from what you've said it doesn't look like the ideal environment to mention a female colleague.

He can't help coming into contact with women in life and with the info so far it seems like it would have caused trouble either way, mentioning her or not.

He probably doesn't want to straight up say "I didn't mention her because I knew how you'd react" which is why all the excuses now.

category12 · 10/11/2024 08:27

Has he cheated on you before?

Because if he hasn't, you going through his old Facebook and going off about some messaging with no sexual or romantic content, seems deranged.

Catza · 10/11/2024 08:26

You didn’t get over your jealousy as you went and snooped through his messages. You violate his privacy and make up complex stories based on nothing and then act like Spanish Inquisition. I can understand why he wouldn’t mention anything to you because this is exactly the situation he would want to avoid. You may well think you would have been ok with him mentioning meeting her on a course but I doubt you actually would be OK.

Flossyflop · 10/11/2024 08:26

Reverse this, if you were talking to a male colleague in a private message innocently and your husband reacted like this, people would call him controlling.

It doesn’t sound like he’s done anything wrong? It is you.

TwinklyAmberOrca · 10/11/2024 08:25

Jealous is an ugly trait that will ruin your relationship.

It sounds like your behaviour is already causing relationship problems.

My ex was like this. I worked in engineering and he didn't like me having male friends and would ask all sorts of questions that came across as accusational. It made the relationship become tedious and strained and was one of thr main reasons for it ending.

I suggest you seek help for your jealousy issues.

GoldenSunflowers · 10/11/2024 08:25

That a bit intense.

Pleatherandlace · 10/11/2024 08:23

I’m not surprised he didn’t mention her if this is how you carry on. Imagine waking someone up by sticking a photo in their face?

Heybearu · 10/11/2024 08:18

To be honest it sounds like some friendly messages.
Had he cheated before?
Because if not this level of inspection feels a bit unhealthy and I feel like yeah If I was in his shoes I wouldn't want to mention any female to you incase it hurt you or provoked this reaction
Waking him up with a photo of her in his face...sounds a bit well Batshit to be honest.