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BIL using our bedroom for intimate purposes

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WhatTheMirrorSaw · 03/08/2026 16:58

We arrived home from holiday last night. BIL has kindly been cat-sitting for us, popping in twice a day, but not sleeping here overnight. This is important.

This afternoon, I've been sorting out a few things in our room. The sun was shining in, and as it hit the mirror I could clearly see strange marks - handprints, quite high up, and what I think is a willy mark at hip height. They are quite noticeable, so I'm sure they weren't here before we went away.

I suspect BIL has been entertaining himself in our bedroom, either alone or with a partner. He's single and the thought of him bringing a hook-up into our bedroom makes me feel ill.

I've changed the sheets (just in case his activities culminated in our bed), but I don't know if I can bear the thought of him cat-sitting for us again if he does this. But DH will think it's strange if we don't have him back, and DCat has never been to a cattery.

Is there a way I can subtley dissuade him from using our home in this way, without offending him?

I've added photos, but they aren't very good because my phone doesn't seem to focus on the mirror surface.

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7238SM · 03/08/2026 17:45

Maybe it was your DH admiring his own body?

shellyleppard · 03/08/2026 17:48

@ChickenBananaBanana brace yourself!!! Im going in 😂😂😂

Rhaidimiddim · 03/08/2026 17:50

HRHCurmudgeon · 03/08/2026 17:05

Wh…wh…why …WHY would there be a ‘willy mark’ on the mirror?!

I am SO invested in this thread.

Think of Prince Harry and the blue-todger scene in South Parks.

Error404FucksNotFound · 03/08/2026 17:52

Send him a message.
I see you didnt realise we have pet cameras. I assume you would like me to delete the footage.

GreatUserName · 03/08/2026 17:54

Which one is supposed to be the willy mark?!! 😳

Picture 2 looks like one of those Jesus in toast images 😂

BIL using our bedroom for intimate purposes
cloudtreecarpet · 03/08/2026 17:54

Are you 100% sure the mirror was clean before you left & it wasn't your own DH leaning up against it holding another mirror and trying to get a view of himself because he had a weird rash in a intimate area or something?

I can imagine someone doing that, in fact, I feel like maybe I have at some point? 😳 😂

NCTDN · 03/08/2026 17:54

You need to see what your dh says!

AutumnLover1990 · 03/08/2026 17:56

Ask him how his allergies are? If he looks confused,tell him you've spotted lots of snot around your bedroom and watch him try to wriggle himself out of that one. Eww 🤮 and take your keys off of him 🤢

cloudtreecarpet · 03/08/2026 17:56

GreatUserName · 03/08/2026 17:54

Which one is supposed to be the willy mark?!! 😳

Picture 2 looks like one of those Jesus in toast images 😂

I love these kind of stories - it makes me think of Ghosts when the one with no trousers tries so hard to move something.

Like whoever "appears" in the toast has tried so hard in the after life to give a sign to the living & that's the best they can do.
Hilarious!

DeathBanana · 03/08/2026 17:57

I think you also need to carry out a reconstruction crime watch style. Like if he were behind the lady where are her boob / bum prints? Which makes it more likely he was alone. You need dh to strike the likely pose if they’re of similar heights and see if the marks align. Also there’s no evidence of the ahem conclusion to the act so you need to consider at which point he may have become prone against your mirror. A reconstruction is the only way 🕵️

Bluepower · 03/08/2026 17:57

what I think is a willy mark 😂😂😂

RowsOfFlowers · 03/08/2026 17:58

A willy mark 😭😂 how would you even know

Whosthetabbynow · 03/08/2026 17:58

WhatTheMirrorSaw · 03/08/2026 17:21

I can't quite imagine, but I think he must have been leaning against the mirror with no underwear on, and his arms stretched up, palms pressed against the mirror. But why?

Stop it!!! 🍪

SereneFinch · 03/08/2026 17:58

I literally can’t think of anything to say in response.

Whosthetabbynow · 03/08/2026 18:00

One of the images looks like the devil 👺

WhatTheMirrorSaw · 03/08/2026 18:00

ChickenBananaBanana · 03/08/2026 17:29

Willy and hands against the mirror implies bumhole access required to me 😬

That thought crossed my mind too, but I don't think he's gay. He's only ever had girlfriends, as far as I know

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WhatTheMirrorSaw · 03/08/2026 18:02

Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 03/08/2026 17:30

Might not be his willy...

What else could it be? It's at the height of my hips

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cloudtreecarpet · 03/08/2026 18:02

WhatTheMirrorSaw · 03/08/2026 17:21

I can't quite imagine, but I think he must have been leaning against the mirror with no underwear on, and his arms stretched up, palms pressed against the mirror. But why?

Maybe we need to know your BIL to understand why your mind has gone straight here??

DeathBanana · 03/08/2026 18:03

Is there a gap on top of your wardrobe? Could he have been reaching up to get the cat, steadying himself, when unfortunately his trousers and pants slipped down just as he got hold of the cat so he couldn’t catch them before they fell??

BansheeOfTheSouth · 03/08/2026 18:03

WhatTheMirrorSaw · 03/08/2026 18:00

That thought crossed my mind too, but I don't think he's gay. He's only ever had girlfriends, as far as I know

Pegging.

EmmaOvary · 03/08/2026 18:05

WhatTheMirrorSaw · 03/08/2026 18:00

That thought crossed my mind too, but I don't think he's gay. He's only ever had girlfriends, as far as I know

Oh, you sweet summer child…

ChickenBananaBanana · 03/08/2026 18:05

BansheeOfTheSouth · 03/08/2026 18:03

Pegging.

Or erm.. ahem.. ass eating... Oh op so many delightful possibilities! 😜😂😳

WhatTheMirrorSaw · 03/08/2026 18:05

BumblebeesandPaperbags · 03/08/2026 17:31

I don’t understand why you wouldn’t have immediately raised this with your DH?

DH is at work, and it doesn't seem like the sort of conversation you could have when one person is in a busy office.

But also, I'm in two minds whether or not to mention it to DH at all. He's quite protective of his DB, and historically he's been very reluctant to say anything that might upset his family. The most likely outcome is that he'll be irritated at me for putting him in an awkward position.

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CorvusPurpureus · 03/08/2026 18:07

‘Right, so, thanks for feeding the cat, but our stairs security camera seems to have picked you up going upstairs, what’s that about? & ah, we do actually have a camera in the bedroom. Haven’t looked at the footage on that yet…’

Better coming from your DH, I’d suggest.

That way he can bluster his way out of it that he couldn’t find the cat/needed a poo unexpectedly/remembered DH had borrowed his favourite shirt & wanted to retrieve it etc etc.

But you guys will know, he’ll know you know…

& if he reacts with ‘WTF, I never went NEAR the stairs, I spooned out the Whiskas for Mr Tibbles & went home! Show me this stair footage, then…’

…then perhaps it’s your DH who likes to…admire himself…?

WhatTheMirrorSaw · 03/08/2026 18:07

Lexy2345 · 03/08/2026 17:39

Ask him why his handprints are all over your bedroom mirror. I wouldn't mention the willy mark in case he thinks you're insane.
Fuck being subtle. If he's been using your room for whatever kind of sex he's been having, then he needs to realise it's not appreciated.
Is the cat okay though?

The cat is fine! BIL likes cats and would never hurt him.

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