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DH is accusing me of cheating because DS “looks nothing like him” - wtf??

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Gamyerco · 07/06/2025 19:08

Need to let this out cos I’m fuming. Been with DH nearly a decade, married 7 yrs, DS is 3. Out of nowhere today he says he’s been “thinking for a while” that DS doesn’t look like him and he’s not sure he’s the dad. Like… what??

DS has my colouring - brown eyes, dark hair. DH is lighter, blue eyes, dark blonde. But DS has his exact chin and same daft sticky out ears. It’s not like he came out looking like the postman.

Now DH is moping round the house, barely talking to me, keeps going quiet then saying stuff like “I just can’t stop thinking about it” and “maybe we should do a test”. I’m gobsmacked. Never even looked at another man. Had a bloody EMCS, couldn’t even walk for weeks after giving birth and now he’s chucking this at me?

Told him he’s being ridiculous and hurtful. He reckons he’s “just being honest”. Nah mate, you’re being a prat.

I honestly dunno where this is coming from. He’s never been insecure like this before. I think maybe it’s cos DS is all over me at the moment and barely gives DH the time of day, but still - accusing me of cheating? That’s serious. I’m properly hurt.

Has anyone else had this crap? Did you manage to move past it or is this the start of the end?

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User75736256 · 07/06/2025 19:55

Had a boyfriend ages ago with paranoid personality disorder who was also convinced, entirely irrationally, that I was cheating on him. Needless to say the relationship didn't last. Try looking it up and see if any of the typical traits apply to your husband. Bear in mind some people manage to mask fairly well so you may not have realised something was off in earlier years.

sheknowsitstoolate · 07/06/2025 19:55

My ex did this, he convinced himself he wasn’t the eldest’s dad (they look like twins - if you put baby pictures next to each other, most people can’t tell the difference) ... turned out he was shagging about and wanted to make me look like a dick too (obvs hadn’t had anyone else’s knob in me)

I hope your husband isn’t doing the same but the trust would be gone for me anyway.

I’d get the test and then get rid of him.

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 07/06/2025 19:55

March him straight down to the Doctor ( or wherever ) get the tests and proof - not that you need it !

Then you go straight to a solicitor and divorce him - making sure the whole wide world esp his family know why.

pizzaHeart · 07/06/2025 19:52

I wonder if someone said something to him. But he should be really daft not to know that brown coloring is stronger than blue.

ButterCrackers · 07/06/2025 19:51

What difference would it make to him? But if he wants the test then agree to it. He won’t be able to complain about child maintenance if you split up.

Blodyneighbour · 07/06/2025 19:50

He's checking out of the relationship and doing it the cruelest way ever by denying his own son. Tell him that!
Yes he's cheating!

TheFormidableMrsC · 07/06/2025 19:49

UsernameMcUsername · 07/06/2025 19:43

I'm really sorry, but I would seriously consider the projecting possibility. My ex DH got very paranoid about me cheating, for absolutely no reason. Guess what he was up to!

Same.

PermanentTemporary · 07/06/2025 19:49

My dh said this to me on two occasions. He had a longstanding mental illness with psychosis. So perhaps suggest he sees a psychiatrist.

I personally wouldn't bother getting the test. And presumably you would know if ye were ill. He's lashing out, trying to hurt or provoke you in some way. Is he trying to make you leave.

TheFormidableMrsC · 07/06/2025 19:48

Idratherreadabookthanks · 07/06/2025 19:43

That has got to be the biggest load of bollocks that I've heard in a very long time! What kind of idiot even believes that? 🙄

A jealous insecure man who has been indoctrinated by the likes of Andrew Tate.

Sheepsheeps · 07/06/2025 19:48

Like the saying goes....
A guilty conscience requires no accuser.....

FrodoBiggins · 07/06/2025 19:48

Idratherreadabookthanks · 07/06/2025 19:43

That has got to be the biggest load of bollocks that I've heard in a very long time! What kind of idiot even believes that? 🙄

Incels who want to pretend their hatred for non-virgin women is scientific

ERthree · 07/06/2025 19:46

He is cheating but hasn't got the balls to leave. Say nothing but start the war chest, stash money away, get all the paper work ready. Keep your powder dry until you are ready. I would tell him to sort out a DNA test if he truly believes you cheated.

gilliansfoot · 07/06/2025 19:45

Another vote for
Sounds like he's the one cheating

Deadringer · 07/06/2025 19:44

That is not normal behaviour. My best friend's dh did this when he was having an affair and planning to leave her.

spicemaiden · 07/06/2025 19:44

ThePunnyPeachDuck · 07/06/2025 19:39

My friends DP went like this as he read an article about how women store sperm from every man they have had sex with and that any child born is not truly the man’s who they conceived with.

They are no longer together and he is zero contact with the children.

What did I just read????

Idratherreadabookthanks · 07/06/2025 19:43

ThePunnyPeachDuck · 07/06/2025 19:39

My friends DP went like this as he read an article about how women store sperm from every man they have had sex with and that any child born is not truly the man’s who they conceived with.

They are no longer together and he is zero contact with the children.

That has got to be the biggest load of bollocks that I've heard in a very long time! What kind of idiot even believes that? 🙄

UsernameMcUsername · 07/06/2025 19:43

I'm really sorry, but I would seriously consider the projecting possibility. My ex DH got very paranoid about me cheating, for absolutely no reason. Guess what he was up to!

Spies · 07/06/2025 19:42

Tbh I don’t care about doing the test at this point. I know what it’ll say. But I do care that the man I married doesn’t trust me enough to believe I haven’t shagged someone else.

He doesn't think that though, it's just a convenient way of him justifying his actions.

Please for your child's sake don't let this all simmer down. I know it feels scary to consider leaving but if he's done it once he will do it again and again.

spicemaiden · 07/06/2025 19:42

I’m voting projection

PuppiesProzacProsecco · 07/06/2025 19:42

This is awful OP. I thought "he's cheating" straight away too. When I read your update, I was even more sure. What a twat.

My kids have two different dads but both resemble me (and each other) massively. My DH is actually pretty insecure (been cheated on before and has a daft idea that I'm "out of his league") but even he'd never suspect DS isn't his. I couldn't forgive this, even if he isn't cheating.

Missj25 · 07/06/2025 19:42

Gamyerco · 07/06/2025 19:22

Thanks all. Honestly hadn’t even considered he might be projecting but now a few of you’ve said it… it’s in my head now. Would explain the weird mood swings lately. And he’s been super cagey with his phone recently, kept saying it’s work stuff but idk.

I’m just so gutted. I’ve never done anything to deserve this. I’ve been totally loyal, wiped DS’s bum for 3 yrs straight, run the house, worked part time, never once given him a reason to doubt me. And now this??

Think you’re right - I probs will get the DNA test just to shut him up but the trust is proper broken now. Don’t know if I can come back from this. Keep thinking if he really thought I’d cheat, does he even know me at all?

Feel like my whole marriage is cracking.

If he is having weird mood swings & cagey with phone , there is something going on ..
Does he have the opportunity to conduct an affair?
Sorry you are going through this OP , it’s shit 😔

SeventeenClovesOfGarlic · 07/06/2025 19:41

Aria2015 · 07/06/2025 19:20

Does he not know that dark hair and eyes are more dominant than fair hair and blue eyes? Chances were your colouring would always win over his.

I'd be furious if I were you. He is accusing you of cheating, having unprotected sex with another man, getting pregnant and then knowingly passing the child off as his when it isn't. He's basically saying he suspects that you have hugely betrayed and deceived him. If you've never given him cause to not trust you, this is pretty unforgivable and I'm not sure how you can move past it.

I'd be so mad, I'd get the paternity test, prove he's the father and then ask him if it was worth it while handing him divorce papers!

This. He's accusing you of behaviour so depraved there's no way to possibly respect or cherish such a man again.

legoplaybook · 07/06/2025 19:40

Gamyerco · 07/06/2025 19:22

Thanks all. Honestly hadn’t even considered he might be projecting but now a few of you’ve said it… it’s in my head now. Would explain the weird mood swings lately. And he’s been super cagey with his phone recently, kept saying it’s work stuff but idk.

I’m just so gutted. I’ve never done anything to deserve this. I’ve been totally loyal, wiped DS’s bum for 3 yrs straight, run the house, worked part time, never once given him a reason to doubt me. And now this??

Think you’re right - I probs will get the DNA test just to shut him up but the trust is proper broken now. Don’t know if I can come back from this. Keep thinking if he really thought I’d cheat, does he even know me at all?

Feel like my whole marriage is cracking.

He knows you haven't cheated.

MushMonster · 07/06/2025 19:40

I do wonder if it is a social media trend, because I have seen several youtube videos on patternity tests just with the same argument. And the world is crazy enough...

Do the test, chuck his sorry ass out, claim maintenance from him.

ThePunnyPeachDuck · 07/06/2025 19:39

My friends DP went like this as he read an article about how women store sperm from every man they have had sex with and that any child born is not truly the man’s who they conceived with.

They are no longer together and he is zero contact with the children.