to think that not all married women think their single sisters are out to steal their husbands?

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"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/relationships/9354077/The-relentless-rise-of-Smash-n-Grab-Woman.html"

Read this in the Torygraph today & felt so depressed. Another article where women stab each other in the back.

What do MNers think? Are single / divorced women after your husbands? Do you not trust your husbands? Is it best not to leave your OH unaccompanied if single women are present - or is the article a load of shit?

Doh, lets try that link again:
www.telegraph.co.uk/relationships/9354077/The-relentless-rise-of-Smash-n-Grab-Woman.html

Ha! A married one appears to be after mine

My sis is single...I dont think she would want my DH even if I rolled him in chocolate and gift wrapped him

Nobody is after my husband and I'm attempting to get anybody else's. I don't know anybody who has said they have had an affair.

I'm not attempting to get anybody else's! That should have said.

Please don't send any unwanted husbands to my house.

What a pile of old tosh

I'm completely confident that my husband loves me & therefore any single women after him are likely to be disappointed.

What I dislike is the attitude that a man is the helpless victim, powerless to resist being captured by a female.

It's not like they get coshed over the head and dragged to the bedroom

a man cannot be 'stolen'. A loaf of bread can be stolen. A bike can be stolen. A human being cannot be stolen - except at gunpoint or something

A woman can stand in front of a bloke, stark naked and begging him to take her - he can say no and if he doesn't - that's his choice.

This article seems to me to be leading towards a conclusion that women are stalking men and making them do things that they don't want to do.

No. Men do what they want to do. If what they want to do is to respond to flirtations and take a woman up on her offer, then that is their choice.

That doesn't make the woman a nice person! But it doesn't make the situation a 'smash and grab' where the dazed man finds himself ball deep before he realises what's happened.

I am confident my early twenty something modelesque sister would rather remain celebate than touch my partner with someone elses.........

damn it Caramel, I already had him covered in brown paper and stamps!

From experience two former single friends made a pass at DH as did my single cousin. DH told me each time and I severed contact with them. So forgive me if I am wary.

My DSis has flirted with my DH. It was before we were married, he didn't return the attention. It did piss me off a bit at the time, but looking back I think she was "testing" him. They get on well but I've never felt concerned, or threatened by her. She's my sister, she luffs me!

My single sister has never been any 'threat' at all... I do know other women who have been interested in my husband (he's a good looking fella) and he is just so NOT interested in anyone but moi ... even after 12 years

I do think DH has become more attractive to some women by virtue of being married, because there are some women out there that see it as a challenge, or they become friendly with him because he's a non-threatening married man and then realise he's actually a pretty great guy.

Wouldn't matter anyway, he's totally oblivious to anyone flirting with or fancying him, I think because his self-esteem was kind of low for many years. Fortunately I don't do the softly softly approach, just dragged him home one night and that was it!

what a nasty article

YABU for referring to other women as 'Sisters', unless they are actually your siblings.

Only if he's called Christian Grey!

Am single.

Wouldn't touch my BiL with ten foot pole, bottle of bleach, and rubber gloves.
^using that emoticon to indicate YUK rather than jealousy.

But more seriously also have many friends in couples - have never made a move on any of the other halves nor have the DP's ever made a move on me.

It's about maturity, good relationships, respect, and I know it sounds a bit cheesy but good old fashioned morals. Agree completely with Hecate.

I guess it is because of the area we are in (burbs to NYC) but DH is often approached when in Manhattan and Hoboken. Apparently I am fat and ugly (I was 4 months pregnant) but DH was mortified and being Danish didn't quite know what to do the first time. He is now Americanized and tells these women that a wedding band means he is happily married and that they should respect his choice to be with his wife.

I think they like DH because he is tall, he is a great father to DD and they like the lifestyle that they think DH provides (I worked until I was laid off 2 months ago).

There are definitely certain women who view a married man or a man in a relationship as pre-approved and therefore a more attractive prospect.

Obviously this doesn't apply to all the lovely husbands of MNtters- but of all the married men I know, I wouldn't take any of them if they came with Greenn Shield stamps and a big brass clock.

I do however know two men in my office who make a big thing of obviously flirting and then trying to pretend it's just because they're married the women aren't ripping their clothes off. No, honeys, we all thinking 'Your poor bloody wife'
(One of them didn't understand how a man could give a woman oral sex... HIS poor wife indeed )

I read that as a big brass 'cock'

There are definitely certain women who view a married man or a man in a relationship as pre-approved and therefore a more attractive prospect.

LMAO at "pre-approved" :-)

But seriously I've never understood this logic, at least when it comes to looking to snag a long term prospect. Because surely if he's willing to cheat on his partner with you, he'd have just as few qualms about cheating on you at a later stage? That would make him a less attractive prospect in my book.

Jeremy Hardy once said the only reason married men look more attractive, is because their wife is buying their clothes for them .

I used to work with quite an attractive guy, who was always immaculate and very calm. Because his wife didn't work, ironed all his shirts to a professional standard and generally did everything to make his life as easy as possible! I'd be immaculate and calm if I had a wife like that!

I figure they could only steal him with his consent, in which case they're welcome to him. Unfortunately Fortunately my husband wouldn't notice any other women as he's too busy following me around like a puppy dog [boak]