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To have confronted DP over passwords to adult sites

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NaiceTraybake · 30/04/2026 14:41

I have noticed a change in DP recently, he’s more snappy and a bit odd with his phone. He used to leave it lying around but it’s always on him now. I haven’t tried to find a way to look at it or anything, but had cause to go on it last night with his agreement as we were booking a holiday and he had a list of details saved on his phone notes.

He was using the laptop and his phone was on charge so he asked me to check his notes for a specific detail. When I was scrolling to find it, I noticed another one called Passwords and the first line was clearly an adult site. I clicked on it and there was about 10 others underneath, and all quite ‘niche’ - domination, trans etc.

I waited until we finished booking the holiday and then mentioned I had seen this note. He knows I don’t approve of him watching porn and I felt we’d set clear boundaries in the past.

He got really irate , said I shouldn’t snoop on his phone and that it’s up to him what he spends money on. I didn’t suggest these sites were costing money, I assumed they were free (clearly not).

He said he knew my boundaries but never said he ‘agreed’ to them.

He was still in a mood with me before leaving for work this morning.

I had permission to go on his notes, but should I have turned a blind eye to what I saw?

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JustinesGraspingAvarice · 30/04/2026 16:03

I must be getting old, but there seems to be an awful lot of men turning gay when they are married/living with a woman these days. Or at least, an awful lot of it on this website.

JayJayj · 30/04/2026 16:01

A boundary isn’t you telling another person what they can and can’t do. It’s what you will if something happens that you don’t like.

He is watching porn, you don’t want him to. So what will you do?

I personally have no problem with it but I completely get why lots of people don’t like it.

ginasevern · 30/04/2026 15:48

Please be aware OP that most men watch porn these days. It's so bloody easy for them and men are going to drool over tits and arse if they get the chance, even if women are in denial about it. But it doesn't mean you have to accept that part of him and the trans porn may bring his sexuality into question.

Surprisednotusedb4 · 30/04/2026 15:32

NaiceTraybake · 30/04/2026 15:32

Yeah mostly I would say so

Ok so…. You need to sit down with him tonight after dc in bed. And tell him straight what you’ve discovered.

NaiceTraybake · 30/04/2026 15:32

Surprisednotusedb4 · 30/04/2026 15:29

Do you love him? Prior to this discovery…. Loving, supportive, healthy relationship?

Yeah mostly I would say so

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GreenCaterpillarOnALeaf · 30/04/2026 15:30

I would probably leave. You have a child which makes it harder but this is probably the tip of the iceberg. 10 porn sites?? Surly pornhub is enough, to me that would suggest he’s got a serious porn habit. I am very sorry OP.

Surprisednotusedb4 · 30/04/2026 15:29

Do you love him? Prior to this discovery…. Loving, supportive, healthy relationship?

NaiceTraybake · 30/04/2026 15:27

BikingHoots · 30/04/2026 15:08

So gay porn really? That kind of makes the situation worse unless OP is aware of his sexual preferences?

I wasn’t aware of that preference no, which is another issue entirely.

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NaiceTraybake · 30/04/2026 15:26

SlumChum · 30/04/2026 14:52

Do you have shares finances? Even if he didn't agree with your moral stance on porn, I'd be furious if any family money had been spent while he was disregarding your boundaries

We transfer our share of the bills each month and then have money left over for ourselves, he was spending from his own account.

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BikingHoots · 30/04/2026 15:08

So gay porn really? That kind of makes the situation worse unless OP is aware of his sexual preferences?

TimeForTeaAndG · 30/04/2026 15:05

BikingHoots · 30/04/2026 15:03

Trans?

Porn of trans people...usually trans women who have not had their penis removed.

BikingHoots · 30/04/2026 15:03

Trans?

BeaRightThere · 30/04/2026 15:03

I tend to agree that you shouldn't have snooped on his phone and that it's his business what he spends his own money on (depending on your financial arrangements and circumstances of course).

I wouldn't end a marriage and break up a family over this but clearly you feel very strongly about porn. It's up to you whether this is something you can get over or not.

TimeForTeaAndG · 30/04/2026 15:00

So what is your boundary? Is watching porn a deal-breaker for you? If so then you have to split otherwise your boundary isn't really worth anything.

Is it family money he's spending or his own personal fun money?

SlumChum · 30/04/2026 14:53

Surprisednotusedb4 · 30/04/2026 14:47

I waited until we finished booking the holiday

that was silly

I imagine it was shock and discomfort, I can totally see myself wrestling internally with this beforetalking about it

SlumChum · 30/04/2026 14:52

Do you have shares finances? Even if he didn't agree with your moral stance on porn, I'd be furious if any family money had been spent while he was disregarding your boundaries

TheWildZebra · 30/04/2026 14:50

I think his extreme reaction is probably from him feeling very embarrassed.

what do you want the next step to be?

Surprisednotusedb4 · 30/04/2026 14:47

I waited until we finished booking the holiday

that was silly

NaiceTraybake · 30/04/2026 14:46

bubblepink2749 · 30/04/2026 14:45

This happened to me. Do you have kids? I was able to leave immediately because we didn’t have any but I appreciate children make leaving harder. We had been together for 7 years. Heartbreaking but I was so repulsed by him I couldn’t bear it.

We do have one yeah 😞

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bubblepink2749 · 30/04/2026 14:45

This happened to me. Do you have kids? I was able to leave immediately because we didn’t have any but I appreciate children make leaving harder. We had been together for 7 years. Heartbreaking but I was so repulsed by him I couldn’t bear it.

AggroPotato · 30/04/2026 14:43

Well now you know.

Up to you if you can live with it.

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