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AIBU to tell my friend her partner sent me an explicit photo

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Anyusernamewilldo8963 · 24/06/2026 05:10

Just woken up to find my best mates partner has sent me a dick pic with a message saying he wants me 🤢🤮 I have to tell her don't I

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Differentforgirls · 24/06/2026 12:36

Voneska · 24/06/2026 12:32

Just send him this message, and I don't think that you will hear from him again ( unless you like him, of course) Say : ALL CORRESPONDENCE FROM YOU IS GOING TO BE FORWARDED TO YOUR WIFE.

What about the next woman?

Differentforgirls · 24/06/2026 12:33

ChrisTheBastard · 24/06/2026 12:08

John 11:35

I was commenting on the poster that said (or I interpreted their post as) the OP should go to the police but there's no need to make fun of his tiny willy. I disagreed and thought it was an excellent idea as humiliation, in addition to being reported for his awful behaviour may actually make him think twice. The sort of idiot that would send this probably won't care if they get an interview under caution, but having everybody laughing at him (again, as well as the police action and probably divorce) would probably be harder for him to deal with. We're not dealing with someone rational here

We're certainly not. Laugh at a pervert while reporting him. Hilarious. Get a grip. Be RATIONAL.

Voneska · 24/06/2026 12:32

Just send him this message, and I don't think that you will hear from him again ( unless you like him, of course) Say : ALL CORRESPONDENCE FROM YOU IS GOING TO BE FORWARDED TO YOUR WIFE.

CustardySergeant · 24/06/2026 12:29

Happyjoe · 24/06/2026 12:28

Am afraid an evil you've got to go through, tell her. My friends fella asked me out. I had to tell her, she was, well, not pleased about it, but she'd rather know what sort of turd he was. She ended it.

Sometimes people shoot the messenger, but am sure if it were your partner sending dick pics, you'd rather know.

She's already told her friend.

Happyjoe · 24/06/2026 12:28

Am afraid an evil you've got to go through, tell her. My friends fella asked me out. I had to tell her, she was, well, not pleased about it, but she'd rather know what sort of turd he was. She ended it.

Sometimes people shoot the messenger, but am sure if it were your partner sending dick pics, you'd rather know.

Scarlettpixie · 24/06/2026 12:28

Also forwarding it would be illegal (as is sending it in the first place).

The way people are minimising this is truly shocking. If this man was drunk and flashed someone in the street would they react the same way? Is this somehow ok because it is by text, because it is someone he knows?

This is not ok!

Scarlettpixie · 24/06/2026 12:25

notanothernamesurely · 24/06/2026 11:58

I’d just forward it to her and say ‘guessing this wasn’t meant for me 😂’ and let her deal with it from there.

A laughing emoji? Really?

banmusk · 24/06/2026 12:16

I support your decision to tell your friend what her partner did OP.
(Please try to ignore the Andrew Tate acolytes)

cupofteacupofteaalmostgotshaggedcupoftea · 24/06/2026 12:16

Maray1967 · 24/06/2026 12:04

He’s sent a dick pic to his partner’s friend. What makes you think he won’t do the same in years to come when his daughter and her friends are 17/18? This sleaze bag needs the fear of God putting up him by police action.

Exactly. Flashing (and sending unsolicited dick picks is cyber flashing) is the entry level crime of men who go on to do much worse things. We should all know this after the (police) man who killed Sarah Everard was discovered to have had a history of flashing. Yes, not all men sending them will go on to do worse, but since nobody has a crystal ball, they shouldn't be given a free pass when they do.

ChrisTheBastard · 24/06/2026 12:08

Differentforgirls · 24/06/2026 12:02

Unbelievable. Lets feed him with jokes instead of reporting the perv to the police to keep other women safe.

John 11:35

I was commenting on the poster that said (or I interpreted their post as) the OP should go to the police but there's no need to make fun of his tiny willy. I disagreed and thought it was an excellent idea as humiliation, in addition to being reported for his awful behaviour may actually make him think twice. The sort of idiot that would send this probably won't care if they get an interview under caution, but having everybody laughing at him (again, as well as the police action and probably divorce) would probably be harder for him to deal with. We're not dealing with someone rational here

cupfinalchaos · 24/06/2026 12:08

moose62 · 24/06/2026 05:41

I would tell her, but phrase it as "I think this was sent by mistake "....that gives her an out. Even if she knows that's not the case and you know that's not the case, it could save your friendship.
Either way, she needs to know.

Very good advice

PenelopePinkerton · 24/06/2026 12:06

Blondiebeachbabe · 24/06/2026 10:11

What a load of drama. I would have deleted it and pretend I'd never seen it. Your poor friend.

Eh? The guy commits a criminal offence and you would just ignore it?

Maray1967 · 24/06/2026 12:04

SleepingStandingUp · 24/06/2026 11:50

Have I missed something? Yes he's a sleaze but where did we decide he's also a paedophile who wants to send dick pics to young girls? And it isn't for her to sort beyond leaving him. She's not his Mom. She isn't there to stop him doing stuff

He’s sent a dick pic to his partner’s friend. What makes you think he won’t do the same in years to come when his daughter and her friends are 17/18? This sleaze bag needs the fear of God putting up him by police action.

Differentforgirls · 24/06/2026 12:03

Laughing at perverts apparently cools their ardour. Take note. 😱

Bananadramatic · 24/06/2026 12:02

Amazed those people who seem to think this is all a mountain out of a molehill. That disgusting man deserves everything he gets, and his partner deserves to know.

How do some people get to a place where a dick pic from your friend’s husband is just not a big deal?

Maray1967 · 24/06/2026 12:02

Blondiebeachbabe · 24/06/2026 10:11

What a load of drama. I would have deleted it and pretend I'd never seen it. Your poor friend.

What the hell???!

No way. I would have called the police non- emergency line and reported him. There is a reason this is a crime.

Differentforgirls · 24/06/2026 12:02

ChrisTheBastard · 24/06/2026 12:00

Neither do I. I'm not saying the insult is all she should (or could choose) to do, but finding out it's a crime, it's utterly disgusting and he's actively being laughed at may cool his ardour.

I think that his kind of moron will find humiliation much more damaging to his ego than a knock on the door from the local constabulary

Unbelievable. Lets feed him with jokes instead of reporting the perv to the police to keep other women safe.

ChrisTheBastard · 24/06/2026 12:00

Snufkin88 · 24/06/2026 11:53

Yeh but seriously ? Sending his partner a message going on about the size of it is totally inappropriate and ridiculous. It just looks really immature. I don’t agree with his behaviour at all regardless of the size of his penis .

Neither do I. I'm not saying the insult is all she should (or could choose) to do, but finding out it's a crime, it's utterly disgusting and he's actively being laughed at may cool his ardour.

I think that his kind of moron will find humiliation much more damaging to his ego than a knock on the door from the local constabulary

Loubissou · 24/06/2026 11:59

notanothernamesurely · 24/06/2026 11:58

I’d just forward it to her and say ‘guessing this wasn’t meant for me 😂’ and let her deal with it from there.

You'd send a laughing emoji after someone has sexually harassed you? Can you explain what is funny about it?

notanothernamesurely · 24/06/2026 11:58

I’d just forward it to her and say ‘guessing this wasn’t meant for me 😂’ and let her deal with it from there.

OneFineDay22 · 24/06/2026 11:55

So glad your friend has been supportive of you, OP. I also can’t believe how many people are saying they would just ignore it.

Passingthrough123 · 24/06/2026 11:54

SleepingStandingUp · 24/06/2026 11:50

Have I missed something? Yes he's a sleaze but where did we decide he's also a paedophile who wants to send dick pics to young girls? And it isn't for her to sort beyond leaving him. She's not his Mom. She isn't there to stop him doing stuff

We don't know if he even has kids. It's OP who has the daughter.

Snufkin88 · 24/06/2026 11:53

ChrisTheBastard · 24/06/2026 11:34

I'm normally against the "must have a small wang" jokes if a man buys a big car etc (what if they just like big cars, my old Jag was a MUCH nicer place to be than a Ford KA on a long journey) or aren't very proficient at parking. In this case I also agree here that there is no need to make the insult

But there's also no need for lots of nice things, like hot churros with caramel sauce, the condensation on the outside of a crisp glass of riesling, or a triple fried egg sandwich with chilli sauce and chutney. There is no need for an insult, but this guy's behaviour is so abhorrent that I'm 100% ok with it.

I reckon we can come up with some brilliant ones

Yeh but seriously ? Sending his partner a message going on about the size of it is totally inappropriate and ridiculous. It just looks really immature. I don’t agree with his behaviour at all regardless of the size of his penis .

SleepingStandingUp · 24/06/2026 11:53

LouiseMadetheBestBroccoliPasta · 24/06/2026 11:39

To quote @RedToothBrush :

"he doesn't have the OPs telephone number. Instead he tracked down her social media account and sent a message. He can't have been that drunk to be able to manage this"

He did it deliberately. It wasn't an accident.

"he would have to be incredibly stupid to send that sort of pic"

No, not stupid: entitled.

He felt entitled to sexually harass OP in her own home.

And even if it was a mistake, ops name is very similar to someone else etc, her mates dickhead husband is sending picks of his dick to other women. She deserves to know THAT!!

SleepingStandingUp · 24/06/2026 11:50

Wallywobbles · 24/06/2026 07:06

I’d add in your comment to her that she might want to sort it before he starts doing it to his daughters friends so that it doesn’t get swept under the carpet and point out that next time it’ll be the police and there won’t be another warning.

Have I missed something? Yes he's a sleaze but where did we decide he's also a paedophile who wants to send dick pics to young girls? And it isn't for her to sort beyond leaving him. She's not his Mom. She isn't there to stop him doing stuff