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I think husband knows I saw messages..

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Pammela · 03/08/2025 19:18

I have seen, over the last few months, some messages rhat my husband has sent to friends about a female co worker. They basically consist of hun showing off about flirting with her, ‘joking’ with her that they should go on a date and such like.
he again ‘joked’ that he kept doing it become he liked ‘difficult’ things..seems his friends just went along with it..
I mentioned some colleagues who had recently started dating and how a married colleague and been joking about dating someone at work (I probably exaggerated this slightly) and said how I thought it was inappropriate. He didn’t say much.
He later came to check if I’d been on his computer at all that day..this is where I have seen the messages before- it often just has the screen left up. I said no, but he has been very off with me ever since. Barely speaking to me and has changed (I think) settings on his computer. He’s definitely annoyed and he realises I may have linked my colleagues situation to his ‘banter’, but he obviously isn’t able to admit to any of it. And I feel like this has been a reasonable heads up.

Although I assume he’ll never leave the screen up again…so I’ll never know. He wasn’t too secretive before, or was stupid, so I really don’t think there’s anything sinister but I found it very disrespectful.

Should I just have left it and not used the opportunity as a way to make a point? Kind of feel it maybe wasn’t worth the silent treatment now!

OP posts:
Betsy95 · 03/08/2025 20:11

At the end of the day his behaviour isn’t appropriate

Im sure he wouldn’t have thought it was okay if you had done this with one of your colleagues.

Okay you snooped at his messages … however if he’s your husband then there shouldn’t be any messages or behaviours he wouldn’t want you to see or would let you down.

Are you going to tell him you’ve seen them?
I personally would ask what on he thinks he’s doing.

And maybe remind him that’s he’s supposed to be in a committed relationship and whilst he’s flirting etc with someone else he needs to remember that and that you may well have other offers but presumably wouldn’t accept them or engage in the same inappropriate behaviour.

Batherssss · 03/08/2025 20:06

He's a sleazy creep OP and now you know.
His friends know too.
I wouldn't trust him as far as I'd throw him.
Every office has a couple of his type.

Pammela · 03/08/2025 20:00

Yes, thanks. I think he feels like his messaged have been snooped on, which may be a fair feeling but if there was nothing of note there then it shouldn’t really matter.

I hope he’s feeling embarrassed that he did this, but I doubt it. I imagine he is feeling hard done by.

I’m more annoyed his friends didn’t call him out on it because I actually know them quite well and surely it’s fairly evident that it’s inappropriate! So I’m feeling embarrassed too, to be honest.

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YodasHairyButt · 03/08/2025 19:25

Let him sulk. I’d also enjoy letting him
wonder if you have actually seen anything or if it’s just a remarkable coincidence.

elwx · 03/08/2025 19:23

The cheek of him to be giving YOU the silent treatment because of his actionsConfused

You were well within your rights to bring it up, his reaction just shows that he knows he shouldn’t be doing it. He’s probably embarrassed that he’s been caught but is taking that out on you