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AIBU?

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to think i'm not doing anything wrong?

14 replies

twotimer · 17/01/2011 15:54

am a new poster - happily married Mum of 2. Recently got in touch with some old school friends & 1 guy in particular has been sending me messages & we've been chatting & I suppose if i'm honest flirting a bit. No intention of taking it further, i'm married & so i thought was he, but now i found out he's separated from his wife. I haven't done anything wrong but don't know if I should keep in touch as I'm trying to see it how my husband would? Confused? I am

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MamaMary · 17/01/2011 15:57

I think YABU to flirt. But not BU to chat.

Keep your husband in the loop. Ask him how he feels.

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeBoo · 17/01/2011 15:58

if you are flirting and you wouldn't be happy to do that with your husband's knowledge then yes you are doing something wrong. can you not just be friends with this guy? is the attention he gives you so important that you are happy to keep it secret from your DH?

FabbyChic · 17/01/2011 15:59

How would you feel if your husband was doing this? Would you feel pissed off? If so then stop.

OTheHugeManatee · 17/01/2011 15:59

If you're bored or unhappy in your relationship, then have a think about how you want to address that.

If you're not bored or unhappy, stop flirting.

The3Bears · 17/01/2011 16:00

Was just going to say how would you feel if it was your husband tbh I'd be pretty pissed off. I wouldnt do it and I wouldnt expect my partner to do it :)

MamaMary · 17/01/2011 16:02

OTheHugeManatee, the OP said she was happily married. So I assume that means she's happy in her relationship.

Flisspaps · 17/01/2011 16:03

If your husband won't mind you doing a bit of harmless online chatting/flirting with an old pal then YANBU.

If he would be upset or bothered by this then YABU.

How would YOU feel if the situation were reversed?

SenoritaViva · 17/01/2011 16:03

You'll get yourself into trouble. I would stop as flirting. If this is not possible, or the guy does not respect this I would then end the relationship as well.

Don't let this cost you your marriage.

twotimer · 17/01/2011 16:05

if roles were reversed i don't think i'd like it although we trust each other. I guess i knew the answer I just wanted you folks to tell meBlush

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curlymama · 17/01/2011 16:07

Stop flirting, it can be too much fun and that sort of fun with anyone other than your husband can sometimes turn out to be dangerous.

Does your husband even know that you are back in contact? Because if not, imo, you are doing something wrong, you are flirting with someone that your DH has no idea even exists.

I got an email from an ex yesterday that I have no intention of replying to because I don't want to, but I still told my husband.

kenobi · 17/01/2011 16:08

I think your online name is relevant to how you feel about it!

Diamondback · 17/01/2011 16:19

If it already feels wrong, to the extent you need to get advice on it, then it probably is!

sarahitaly · 17/01/2011 16:47

Mum of 2.

Right there, that is why you don't play with matches.

It is very rare for ...."and then across the crowded room, 2 quasi strangers, yet our eyes locked and passion billowed out of our respective knickers in an instant"... infidelities to happen. Typically at some point there was some banter, a little "harmless" flirting, a gradual pushing back of the boundaries. A vast array of red flags very carefully ignored to allow people to lie to themselves that it was all beyond their control.

Unless your marriage is made of cast iron, placed on a foundation of titanium, and\or your husband is not particularly fussed about what you get up to with anybody else, the safest plan is to walk away as soon as the first flutters start. Because it is very, very, very easy and doable in comparison then, with no harm done.

If you continue to put yourself in a context where flirting takes place then make no mistake about it, whatever happens later on down the line is NOT an accident. You quite deliberately chose it, giving little weight to the undeniable knowledge that you were gambling with other people's feelings and future.

If you can't walk away from this then please never declare "I'd die for my children", because if you can't even make the far smaller sacrifice of avoiding taking a needless risk with their stability and tranquility within family unit, then claims about the larger just looks like delusional hyperbole.

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