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AIBU?

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Yes I fucking well am BU actually!

39 replies

KarmaAngel · 27/09/2010 21:12

Argh! I hate feeling like this!

Background been with DH 15 years, married 11. 2 dd's one DSD. Relationship has been pretty happy for the past 14 years, with the usual ups and downs.

Last Christmas DH starts going out more makes friends in work (new job). I'm a SAHM. Some of these friends are women (as you would expect). I have no problem with this, I'm glad he's going out and enjoying himself as he never really used to do that. Fast forward a few months and I find comments on his facebook that are quite a bit too flirtatious for my liking. We have words he agrees to tone it down (and also sees it from my point of view and agrees he wouldn't like it).

After this I'm suspicious so hack into his emails and facebook (I know, I know). He hasn't toned it down it's almost racked up a notch. I find a facebook chat conversation with one of these women from work which he never closed down. It was way too flirtatious and lots of innuendos. But nothing completely obvious. This woman is also in a relationship.

I confront him, we argue, we make up. We go through hell, we say we're going to split. In the same night we both cry say we don't want to split we love each other. Agree to stay together and try and make it work.

Things go good for a while we go on at least one date together a week. But every now and then something will crop up. (Far too many things to list them all now). But along the lines of flirting, texting this other woman excessively (IMO anyway). We then argue and make up.

And so the cycle has gone on for the past year. And now I'm so sick of feeling like this. Feeling jealous all the bloody time. (I'm not a jealous person). He tells me he loves me ALL the time. Texts me like 30 times a day when he's in work. But I still can't stop snooping. I check his emails, have't checked his facebook for a while, but did today. Check his mobile statement online, so I know when he's been texting her.

It doesn't help when he must give off vibes because he gets loads of bloody flirty messages on FB off other women even though he's got his relationship status on his profile.

(Can I just say that I HATE facebook).

This morning we argued over something pretty trivial but related to all that's been going on. I said that I'd had enough I can't stand the same old jealous crap all the time. I don't want to tell him not be on FB, not to text his friends (this woman) etc. But I can't continue like this so it's over. He said no he wouldn't accept it's over we love each other. That he wouldn't go on FB or text for a while. Ok I felt better.

Today I check his online mobile statement (I know)! And he's been texting her today. Sad He's also been texting me he loves me all day too.

I know he hasn't cheated on me. It's this flirting thing that has got me. I hate feeling like this, I don't want to be a bloody jealous, snooping wife. That's not who I am, at all. I texted him about 20 minutes ago saying "Fuck it", he hasn't text back so probably knows something's up. I feel like a stupid immature teenager not a 32 year old mother of 3. He's due in from work soon, we'll probably argue.

I know IBU, it helps getting it all out though. Think I'll offload to my mum in the morning.

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MrsCrafty · 28/09/2010 01:13

You need to stop doing the whole checking thing. Tell him that you won't be doing it anymore and ask him to respect you and not talk
to these women anymore.

Check in a month and then you will find out whether your DH is in this marriage for the long haul or not.

If he is still doing it, chuck him out (after having made it very clear the first time around).

gingerwig · 28/09/2010 01:20

why on earth does he text you 30 times a day?
That;s weird, and YANBU

amberleaf · 28/09/2010 01:49

30 txts to you every day? To me that is a guilty action.

Why are you so sure he isnt cheating???

ccpccp · 28/09/2010 08:44

You already CAUGHT him virtually cheating on facebook/email/IM, yet hes still doing it?

Hes taking the piss. This is how many affairs start nowadays - a bit of 'harmless' text flirting.

A quick text to the woman telling her to back off wouldnt go amiss. You can be sure her husband doesnt know how shes been behaving, and a sharp shock might stop it in its tracks.

I think 'I know he hasn't cheated on me' should read 'I hope he hasn't cheated on me'. Whatever has happened between them, he seems very reluctant to give it up...

DetectivePotato · 28/09/2010 09:52

YADNBU!!! You have asked him to tone it down, he agrees then behind your back, carries on doing the exact thing that has been upsetting you for a year!!

He is showing no respect for your feelings at all.

I am speaking as someone who used to do something similar. Blush I guess you could say it was an emotional affair, it was before me and DH were married. Me and a (married) man flirted like mad in work, texted sometimes (not that much), walked home together as he lived down the road from me and I was terrified as I had seen a flasher outside work once when it was winter and I was on my own. Everyone in work thought we were having an affair. We weren't but on a couple of nights out, there were a few incidences. I left work anyway and we didn't keep in touch but as a married woman I would never ever do it. At that time I did think it wasn't going to work out with DP, which I know is no excuse but I wouldn't be entirely convinced that they are only flirting tbh. Sorry.

Hope you can sort it out with him, but while he is continuously lying to you, I would issue him with an ultimatum and stick to it. I think he thinks you won't go through with it. You are clearly very unhappy which isn't fair on you or your children. And 30 texts a day seems very excessive and would get on my nerves! It smacks of guilt to me.

BrightLightBrightLight · 28/09/2010 09:56

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dinkystinky · 28/09/2010 10:02

YANBU - he knows it upsets you and has said he'll stop doing it, but hasnt. He's broken promises and broken your trust (and to be fair, you've broken his too by hacking into emails/facebook etc - but only once he'd broken yours) and it has to either stop or you and he have to split to save your sanity.

Violet5 · 28/09/2010 10:22

YANBU, it's really sad that your OH can't see he stands to loose his family because of his ego (enjoying the attention).
I hope something gives and that it's his facebook,emails and texts rather than his family,sounds like you deserve better and a lot more respect.
Take care.

glitzy · 28/09/2010 11:12

YADNBU

KarmaAngel · 28/09/2010 11:15

Wow, thanks for all the replies girls.

Well we've talked both this morning and last night. Last night was more arguing than talking. He smashed his phone up in anger. Hmm At least that takes care of the texting lol. Grin Seriously we've talked at length this morning. He has said I've done nothing wrong it's completely his fault. He doesn't blame me for snooping as he would do exactly the same if the roles were reversed. He wouldn't like it one bit he said. So he has deactivated his facebook (which I know can be reactivated at any time but I will check up on it). He's not going to get another phone for a while either. He's very sorry, and said he doesn't know why he let it carry on for so long. He says he know he's a shit, and is going to work very hard at regaining my trust and making it up to me.

Now this woman is apparently leaving this week. Yesterday was actually her last day. (He had a night out last week which I now know was her leaving do). I have also checked his facebook account this morning (before he deactivated it) and she is leaving, lots of good luck wishes on her wall and sorry she's leaving. I feel better knowing this bitch isn't going to be around anymore. She's moving cities with her boyfriend to go to uni.

So whilst I'm a little Hmm that he's now deactivated his facebook now she's leaving. I have to not dwell on that and think towards the future. I feel better than I did last night, but I'm also going into the future with my eyes open. I'm going to keep checking on him for a while and hopefully there will be nothing there and I will then stop snooping. If there ever is anything else like this, I'll kick him in the balls Grin and leave him.

Thank you for all the advice and for listening. Smile

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prettyfly1 · 28/09/2010 11:21

OP I am glad you feel better and glad she is doing the off and VERY glad he has shut fb but I think its fair to suggest you still have work to do on your relationship, or it will all start up again with someone else. I know a few of the others have already said this but I really think some sessions with a councellor could do you both good.

fedupofnamechanging · 28/09/2010 12:09

This sort of happened to me a while back. My DH had been through a period of depression and afterwards began a 'friendship' with a woman at work - texting at night etc. I think it was an emotional affair, although my DH denies any wrongdoing. When I found out I told him to stop all contact (afaik he did this) and soon after got another job.

I did all the things you have done (checking phone etc) and the thing is I still do it every so often.

I will never ever full trust him again. I know that he has deep regrets and felt true fear at the thought that his actions could have finished us off. But the thing is, something fractured and I don't think it will ever be properly fixed.

I don't want to be the voice of doom as you seem to be moving forward. Perhaps you are a more forgiving person than me and can get over this. I just want to warn you that if you are not, this might always be there in some guise and you might never feel exactly the same about the relationship.

Obviously, you must do what you feel is best, but I just wanted to say that the choices you make now will all have long term effects.

I really do hope it works out well for you

FoghornLeghorn · 28/09/2010 12:15

With everyone else most definitely NBU

xstitch · 28/09/2010 12:22

YADNBU. Your DH is behaving like a twat.

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