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Husband brings man home to stay the night unannounced

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jimmychoose · 21/02/2026 22:25

Am I the a hole here? Husband is 50. He goes out a lot, it’s always a late night. Maybe once or twice a year he goes out with this particular man and group of friends from his school days. I have met the man (let’s call him Bob) maybe 4 times in the 12 years we’ve been together. He’s a stranger to me. He lives about an hour in the other direction from us, but the city centre is equidistant from Bobs home and our home.

every time husband goes out with Bob he brings him home to stay the night (in spare room) unannounced, ie they come bowling in at 3am and he gets put in spare room which means when I wake up in the morning there is a strange man in my house, all my clothes/dressing gown and so on are in spare room so I will wake up in a vest and pants and not be able to walk around my house as there’s a man here, we have two young daughters as well, primary age. He will then expect breakfast with us and so on.

I absolutely can’t stand this, it feels like such an invasion of privacy, it makes me feel weird and uncomfortable on my own home, I’ve told my husband this every time as well as saying it again in advance of him meeting this man. They are grown men with their own homes to go to. We aren’t students all crashing on sofas after a late night. I would never, ever bring someone home with me unannounced. My husband says I am overreacting , unfriendly and it’s not normal to feel like this about this situation. Am I wrong

OP posts:
Cherrytree86 · 22/02/2026 13:44

CoralOP · 22/02/2026 12:12

I couldnt get too annoyed about this.

You keep saying 'he's a 50 year old man' like it's some horrendous thing. I assume you and your husband are both around the same age so it would make sense that he is a 50 year old man, would you rather him be 20, 75?
I'm 41 and I wouldn't think to be horrified that someone a similar age was staying at mine, they are generally the people I would know and be around.

As for you and your girls walking around half dressed on a morning then obviously for 1 or 2 days a year when you have this guest you wouldn't do this...surely that's obvious.

It's also very odd that you have met him numerous times and then say he is a stranger to you.

As for your husband going out lots and you hate it, that's a completely different issue, you probably aren't compatible.

This! Sums it up really well, OP @jimmychoose

Auroraloves · 22/02/2026 13:41

scottishgirl69 · 22/02/2026 13:37

He's a potential sexual abuser too. Christ!

Do you have any evidence to say he has never behaved inappropriately to anyone?, please provide it if so

scottishgirl69 · 22/02/2026 13:37

VividPinkTraybake · 22/02/2026 13:36

Get a grip. It's twice a year so would be very unlikely your weird fantasy would be true. Go and dispute the moon landing if you need entertainment on a sunday

He's a potential sexual abuser too. Christ!

scottishgirl69 · 22/02/2026 13:36

Auroraloves · 22/02/2026 13:24

I don’t just to that assumption either

You started quoting stats at me and then referred to other people on this thread as ignorant. Maybe you should not jump to do that when you don't know what other people's life experiences have been.

There is no suggestion anywhere on this thread that this man's friend has been sexually inappropriate to her or her kids

VividPinkTraybake · 22/02/2026 13:36

Chloebeeps · 22/02/2026 10:53

OP how deep is this rabbit hole? Is Bob using your DH as a cover? Tells his wife he is staying at his friend's house but if he pulls... Does not show DH is an upstanding guy. I fully support you OP.

Get a grip. It's twice a year so would be very unlikely your weird fantasy would be true. Go and dispute the moon landing if you need entertainment on a sunday

category12 · 22/02/2026 13:24

Thechaseison71 · 22/02/2026 13:23

In what world is once or twice a year very frequently?

Read OP's update.

He brings Bob home infrequently, but he's out on the piss a lot himself.

Auroraloves · 22/02/2026 13:24

scottishgirl69 · 22/02/2026 13:18

I'm not ignorant. I just don't leap to the assumption that every man alive is a potential sexual abuser

I don’t just to that assumption either

Thechaseison71 · 22/02/2026 13:23

Olderandwiserpossibly · 21/02/2026 22:35

So you have 2 young children and he goes out until late very frequently.
And occasionally brings this stranger - to you- back to your home without giving you any warning. And obviously with no regard for the safety of his children.

It sounds as though you don't count for very much in his life OP. He doesn't respect you or his family home. It is your home too and you should be entitled to a say on who slerps there and when .No wonder you are upset by this.

Edited

In what world is once or twice a year very frequently?

scottishgirl69 · 22/02/2026 13:20

By the way. No one needs to school me on sexual assault or quote figures at me - I have been sexually assaulted more than once in my life - I still don't subscribe to the theory that every male is a potential sexual abuser.

sellthebigissue · 22/02/2026 13:20

I can see both sides.
However, what would bother me is the lack of communication.
I personally have such a busy home that it would be a firm no for me.Id get up and id be sending Bob home.
On the flip side, if it was planned and my home wasnt full of small children, we had adequate space and my husband communicated this in advance, I wouldnt have an issue.

scottishgirl69 · 22/02/2026 13:18

Auroraloves · 22/02/2026 13:05

Exactly, lots of ignorant people on these thread who are choosing not to acknowledge that though

I'm not ignorant. I just don't leap to the assumption that every man alive is a potential sexual abuser

scottishgirl69 · 22/02/2026 13:17

Auroraloves · 22/02/2026 13:08

Over 90% of sexually abused children were abused by someone they knew (Radford, 2011).

Radford, L. et al (2011) Child abuse and neglect in the UK today NSPCC

This man has not made an attempt to assault the OPs daughters - and they DON'T know him. She made it quite clear in the first instance that he's someone who is friends with her husband who stays over a couple of times a year

Auroraloves · 22/02/2026 13:08

scottishgirl69 · 22/02/2026 12:48

Can we seriously try and move away from the notion that all men are potential abusers - they aren't.

Over 90% of sexually abused children were abused by someone they knew (Radford, 2011).

Radford, L. et al (2011) Child abuse and neglect in the UK today NSPCC

saltandvinegarpringles · 22/02/2026 13:07

It would annoy me (irrationally) but equally I really can't seen an issue with your husbands' mate crashing in the spare room a couple of times a year.

1975wasthebest · 22/02/2026 13:07

I’m surprised how laid back many people are about this. I would be understanding if Bob lived far away from the venue where he and OP’s DH go out drinking, but he doesn’t. Expecting to stay for breakfast with the family is also inappropriate. Both are piss takers.

Auroraloves · 22/02/2026 13:05

WhenRealityHits · 22/02/2026 12:41

That doesn't reduce the risk that he could assault a child.
Children are usually molested by someone the parents trust not someone they think would assault their child.

Exactly, lots of ignorant people on these thread who are choosing not to acknowledge that though

holdtheline11 · 22/02/2026 12:56

I think your DH should warn you every time but otherwise why can't your DH have an old friend over?

BlimeyOReillyO · 22/02/2026 12:55

Backtotheroots · 22/02/2026 10:30

There was no evidence in my case either...

But it happened and I think if a woman - OP - is voicing her uncomfort in a situation like hers we should not dismiss it and make her feel like she is the problem.... she feels uncomfortable...her own husband is not taking her serious and people here giving her a hard time too ...

She has the right to feel and voice she is uncomfortable, no matter how well known or unknown this man is to her....and a decent husband would look for a solution to ensure his families comfort...and I totally understand OP saying there is no reason for a grown up man to come to a family home drunk in the middle of the night when he could just go to his own home....

Of course she had a right, and other women also have a right to voice their opinions.

scottishgirl69 · 22/02/2026 12:48

WhenRealityHits · 22/02/2026 12:41

That doesn't reduce the risk that he could assault a child.
Children are usually molested by someone the parents trust not someone they think would assault their child.

Can we seriously try and move away from the notion that all men are potential abusers - they aren't.

category12 · 22/02/2026 12:45

jimmychoose · 22/02/2026 11:34

Yes he’s out almost every weekend, often til 3 or 4 in the morning, most weeks away midweek with work too which seems to involve drinking. I don’t like him when he’s drunk, I am completely on edge at the notion of a drunk person banging of the walls at 3am I hate it. No he’s not wonderful the rest of the time, I could go on and on. I am trapped financially. I just want to protect my peace in my own house. I’ve done Gen flag share era with all manner of randoms on the sofa every weekend morning. I don’t want to do that any more. I don’t really drink at all these days when I do I enjoy one or two nicely made drinks then home before midnight. We are chalk and cheese for sure

howver I am told it’s me that’s boring, unreasonable, he’s doing nothing wrong EVERYONE goes out and stays out late, he will list off friends doing the same except each friend only does it once every few months he just finds a different group of friends every weekend…

and on and on but I still don’t want to see Bob on my lazy Sunday mornings my one lazy day a week I want to lie on the sofa in my pants in peace

is that too much to ask seems so

"My husband is a constant boozer who makes me miserable and I want to leave him" was very poorly translated what with your original post being all about poor old Bob.

Poor old Bob is a symptom, not the problem

WhenRealityHits · 22/02/2026 12:41

Woodfiresareamazing · 22/02/2026 00:49

It's not a 'strange man'!
It's DH's school friend, they've known each other 40-odd years.

That doesn't reduce the risk that he could assault a child.
Children are usually molested by someone the parents trust not someone they think would assault their child.

EmeraldGlade · 22/02/2026 12:26

I wouldn't like it either but not in a LTB way, just sounds annoying.

CoralOP · 22/02/2026 12:12

I couldnt get too annoyed about this.

You keep saying 'he's a 50 year old man' like it's some horrendous thing. I assume you and your husband are both around the same age so it would make sense that he is a 50 year old man, would you rather him be 20, 75?
I'm 41 and I wouldn't think to be horrified that someone a similar age was staying at mine, they are generally the people I would know and be around.

As for you and your girls walking around half dressed on a morning then obviously for 1 or 2 days a year when you have this guest you wouldn't do this...surely that's obvious.

It's also very odd that you have met him numerous times and then say he is a stranger to you.

As for your husband going out lots and you hate it, that's a completely different issue, you probably aren't compatible.

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 22/02/2026 12:09

scottishgirl69 · 22/02/2026 11:43

You're deflecting this issue onto your husband's friend when it's him that's the issue. Your first post said nothing about your husband being out drinking every weekend or through the week - and you said yourself that you see Bob once or twice a year - he's not the problem here

100% agree with this.
The problem isn’t ‘bob’ it’s your husband.

Notquitethetruth · 22/02/2026 12:04

You are focused and deflecting on Bob when the problem is your husband and his behaviour.
I would wager very few 50 year old married men go out every weekend drinking and doing possibly more. Even worse when they have young children.
No way would I stay with a man who not only is very disrespectful to me but also to my children. You cannot justify staying with someone who not only shows contempt for you but also your children. The finances etc can be overcome with a little planning. You may not be able to maintain your current lifestyle but you and your children will be happier than being with an abusive arsehole.

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