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found pictures of me on hubby's PC - don't know what to do.

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mummyinbonniescotland · 12/03/2014 19:55

Tonight I went onto hubby's pc. He works from home as a photographer. He had lots of pictures up. I closed down some of his folders, but as I was closing one down, I saw it was pictures of my privates (I was a bit absent minded so didn't pay much attention to what it was until I'd hit the x button)

So there were pictures of vaginas. I was a bit wtf? Then I caught sight of one of me, smiling, lower half naked, legs akimbo, on my couch, wearing clothes I recognise.

I don't remember ever posing like that or for pictures of my vagina.

Actually I have once, but that was a close up of a boil on my vagina that I wanted to take to my doctor's appointment (it was a recurring boil that was always gone by the time of the appt so dr had asked me to take a pic next time).

It was taken by DH on my phone and he handed it immediately back to me and I deleted it off my phone after the appointment which was that day.

So i have no idea where all these pictures come from. I'm quite a private person, and I'd never pose for pictures unless like I said above to take a picture to my doctor.

I'm confused and digusted right now. My DD could have come across this, or my hubby's colleague who often comes to the house, or my very prudish parents.

I did confront DH who says he has no idea where the pictures came from, he doesn't remember me posing either apart from that dr appt one. He did a search and couldn't find the folder I closed. I wish I hadn't closed it but I wasn't paying much attention til the last second.

He did keep asking me to go and fetch his phone, cos he was running late for an appt with a client but now its going through my head, did he want me gone so he could hide the evidence?

I have come across porn videos before and porn sites in his internet history which he keeps saying is a virus/pop ups etc. I have never really believed him but I kind of let it go I admit.

This is different though. These are pictures of me that he appears to have taken. To perhaps look at in his own time? But I don't remember posing for them and I never would either. Even if I had, I would have expected him to delete them immediately, not leave them on the PC for someone to come across such as DD.

I just feel dirty and disrespected. I don't know what to do. I've been with him for 16 years now, married for 9, he's my best friend and I know he's never been with anyone else - I do know where he is all the time (he works from home, my parents live in the same street, we have mutual friends).

I don't know what to do, please help!

NC for this

OP posts:
Fairenuff · 12/03/2014 20:53

He has been looking at porn.

He has been acting out porn with you, some of which you are happy to go along with, some you don't.

He complains that he doesn't get enough blow jobs.

He manipulates images to photoshop your face onto someone else's body.

He leaves this open on the computer for anyone to see.

When asked about it he lies.

He deletes the evidence.

There is no respect for you at all here OP. And there are probably lots more images that he has deleted too. Try checking memory sticks if he has any, he would probably want to save the images somewhere.

ImperialBlether · 12/03/2014 20:55

Was all of the photo you?

mummyinbonniescotland · 12/03/2014 20:57

thanks fairenuff, you've summarised it well. I don't know for sure if he's photoshopped me but that's the only conclusion I can come to as I certainly didn't consent.

I've checked the one memory stick I can find on his desk. nothing on it. Dammit I wish I hadn't closed the folder. I know what the folder was called it's called 'technical' Hmm but I can't find it.

I do and I don't want him to hurry home. i don't want to upset DD but I need to have words with him too.

God if my parents knew, they'd be in jail by now....

OP posts:
JackNoneReacher · 12/03/2014 20:57

Do what fairenuff said.

Get a program to recover the 'recycle bin'.

Stop saying I have no idea how he has these images of me (because he photoshopped them)

FunkyBoldRibena · 12/03/2014 21:02

He could have set a video up without you knowing. So don't assume they are photoshopped and certainly don't put that suggestion into his head.

What you do when he gets home is refuse to do anything other than discuss this until he starts telling you the actual truth. And tell him if he doesn't start talking, you are going to call the police to investigate as it looks like he has photographed you without your consent and who knows what else is on that computer.

Plateofcrumbs · 12/03/2014 21:02

Fairenuff - by being 'understanding' I meant that I don't think the OP is going to get to the bottom of this by immediately getting angry and throwing accusations. He's already shown his default reaction is to deny all knowledge. It's not about whether he deserves it or not, I was coming at it from the POV of what is going to get the OP some answers.

cfc · 12/03/2014 21:03

He might have had time to send one of them to his own phone, OP? Perhaps, it only takes a second.

I'm sorry for you. This is entirely disrespectful and gross - in his mind he might believe that it's ok because 'you' are there...?

AgentZigzag · 12/03/2014 21:03

Him going ahead anyway and doing things he knows you're not comfortable with just says to me that he thinks he somehow 'owns' that part of you (the part that has sex with him), and that he can overrule your decision, and is OK with not even asking you at all.

This would go beyond the lies/porn thing for me, those are just byproducts of the realities of how he thinks.

mummyinbonniescotland · 12/03/2014 21:04

omg I've just checked his ipad. there's a porn page on it.

OP posts:
ukatlast · 12/03/2014 21:05

Quote OP 'He doesn't feel he gets enough sex or BJs. So I think he is resorting to this.'

There's your answer then. Some men find mistresses when they feel like this I suppose.

justmyview · 12/03/2014 21:06

I'm confused about these photos of other vaginas - where did they come from? If he sent you out of the room to look for his phone, then I think he was taking that opportunity to delete stuff PDQ

All sounds rather odd to me.

Fairenuff · 12/03/2014 21:06

Why are you surprised that there is a porn page, you know he looks at porn?

TeaAndALemonTart · 12/03/2014 21:06

Why are you surprised at that knowing he watches porn anyway?

He sounds awful.

TeaAndALemonTart · 12/03/2014 21:07

Great minds Fairy.

Fairenuff · 12/03/2014 21:08

Some men find mistresses when they feel like this I suppose

Are you implying that OP should be grateful that he's used her body like this for his own pleasure, rather than cheating on her Hmm

mummyinbonniescotland · 12/03/2014 21:09

I'm not surprised, just upset really.

OP posts:
Fairenuff · 12/03/2014 21:10

Actually OP, you could say that you will take all the computers to the police because, if he didn't put your image on there, someone else did and that needs to be investigated.

He will probably then confess that it was him. But he only did it once, in a moment of madness, has got rid of it now and there are and never have been any other images anywhere.

WorraLiberty · 12/03/2014 21:12

Why did you need to take a pic of the boil on your vagina, if your appointment was that day?

zoobaby · 12/03/2014 21:16

Have you tried searching for .jpg, .tif, *.every single other file extension for photos. Not sure what the photo shop file extensions are but worthwhile checking the Internet for ideas.

Botanicbaby · 12/03/2014 21:17

I find it odd that any GP would ask you to take a photograph of it, they can pretty much work out what the problem is by asking specific questions about your symptoms.

LEMmingaround · 12/03/2014 21:17

ukatlast - are you a man? either way - not helpful love!

I know this is probably way WAY off the radar but there are sites where people send readers wives type pictures of their partners, with and without their knowledge - is there a possibility he would have done this?

How is your relationship generally? He complains he doesn't get enough sex so he looks at porn?

zoobaby · 12/03/2014 21:18

That should be Asterisk.jpg, asterisk.file extension

piratecat · 12/03/2014 21:19

plate, the porn videos/sites were all things he had asked me to do. Some I didn't mind doing, in the privacy of our own house, with no pictures obviously! Some I did refuse to do.

I don't understand this bit op, what did you 'do'?

Fairenuff · 12/03/2014 21:20

She's talking about acting out stuff he's seen in porn and wanted to do with her. Some of it she's ok with, some not.