What's some --more-- juicy gossip that you can't share irl but can share with nosy strangers on mumsnet?

I just remembered one of the professors wives came to the dept one lunchtime and emptied bin bags full of his stuff onto the staff room floor. He was having an affair with an ex post grad who was now a member of teaching staff. Ace! It was talked about for years after the divorce. The affair couple did stay together though, they seemed devoted.

Oooooo which uni? I worked at one in the North West for 25 years. Saw loads of this but yes usually male academics partnering with female post grad students or post docs.

Do they live in the Appalachian mountains?

I would have said they were happy right until I saw her with his Brother - I won’t say anything and I have not told my other half nor am I likely ever to as he would be really distressed. I feel weird when I see sil- we aren’t close so I keep my distance naturally. I personally find her husband twattish and would suspect he cheats as he is flirtatious to the point of cringe! His brother is just lovely.

My dad did one and found out he had a son in England

That would consume me for the entire wedding. I once spotted similar whilst poolside on holiday and was unable to get on with my tanning for rubbernecking the situation and reporting on it to my husband.

Can I say if you like that kind of thing, consider genealogy as a hobby. You’ve got to use lateral thought, be forensic in your approach, and be absolutely insanely good at logic puzzles - and then you have to get creative - spot the lies, the coverups the inconsistencies and the skeletons. It’s like a massive CSI left brain right brain mash up! Think you’d like it!

I agree it wins! If that was me you wouldn’t get that information out of me even under torture! 😱 How did you find out @Penwell?
edited to add agreement!

My aunts now ex tried this , they were estranged for years he moved back local to us and started a relationship with someone we know , by sheer chance we met him at a wedding of a neighbour, poor woman had no idea he was still married . It was very close to the wedding when he turned up at my dm door to get her to contact her sister to make her aign off on her end . She didn't but I think there is something that can be done if one refuses because he did marry the other woman in the end . Not sure if they are still together

If this is Hampshire/S of England, 'The Island' is the Isle of Wight. All my family use that term.

Next door neighbours, a married couple in late 30s with 2 young kids, nice quiet family, the wife is leader of local council and v ambitious, likely to stand as MP somewhere by time of next election probably. A few months ago we noticed another guy around there all the time - they were having work done and assumed he was a handyman. Next thing we know husband has moved out and 'handyman' - definitely 'bit of rough' type has started staying overnight for weekends.

Some of these stories - and especially this one - remind me of this song

Bloody hell!!!

I overhead a conversation in public a while back about a bride who walked in on her husband having a pre-wedding breast feed from his mother. Who knows if it was true or not but it certainly seemed to be by the reactions of the people

That is so nasty! Why not let the poor guy move on, I’d tell him if you could. Utter bitch!

My husband's late dad had a secret family. My husband was part of the secret side. It all came out when he died. The children in the first family were still teenagers so it's not certain what they knew or were told at the time. My husband was still in primary school and was told about his half siblings but never met them - the secret family wasn't allowed to attend the funeral).

One of my colleagues is my husband's half sister but she doesn't know that I know this. I don't even know if she knows about her half siblings, never mind that my husband is one of them. I certainly will not be the person to mention any of this.

That's what you think...

Perhaps the little bald guy with the 4 wives just sits in the corner licking his eyebrows?

Hes probably very wealthy since he doesnt seem to have much else going for him 😆

For the win ⬆️

Oh also, I was once “fired” from my first serious job. It was the first step to getting my dream job and I was heart broken (I failed my probation). The boss who got rid of me said she was “paid too much” to train me.

This was 10 years ago. I woke up a few mornings ago with her name in my head. Hadn’t thought of her in years. Googled her and found a trial document of her taking the same employer to
court for unfair dismissal. Karma has a way of catching up with you I guess…

You're not a 'secret drinker' for having a drink in your own home. 3 bottles is a lot, but how do you know she drank them herself, all in that week.

I've had self-catering family parties before where you have to take all your bottles and rubbish away with you from the venue - cheeky for using your bin tho.

Husbands best friend has a 9 year old with ex partner. He turned 30 last year. Two years ago, he fell head over heels in love. After 4 months they started trying for baby. Pregnant immediately. Both moved in with her parents (including 9yo). Things were rocky once baby was born but they pushed through. They’d only known each other just over a year at this point. Saved up for house. Bought house. Financed a family car. Completed on house two weeks ago and moved in. Baby is now about 1.5 years. Broke up a week later. He’s now back with his parents with two kids from two different mums. One he has full time (9yo) and younger one he has on weekends.

He’s a lovely guy but dives into relationships head first and goes all in right away. Twice it hasn’t worked out.

I used to work with someone in your position and the management treated her like shit and paid her way below the going rate too. She was as good if not better than us natives at the work too. Bloody sickening!