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AIBU to dislike my 'pervy' husband?

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TeamAlphaFemale · 22/12/2016 20:16

Been with DH for 10 years, married for 4. Have DS 18 months. He's never been a particularly laddish type. I was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year - everything now fine but my confidence has taken a battering. This is all relevant information!

DH started hanging out with work colleagues when we had DS. Formed a sort of dad club type thing. Slowly over time he has turned more and more laddish - a quality I loathe - under the influence of these men.

Now I'm not being precious here - he's a grown man who can watch porn or stare at other women however much he wants. What I've taken exception to is that he often shares his lad comments with me - things like compliments to my sisters arse that his colleagues were talking about etc. He claims it's always just banter. But It's now escalated to the point where he (without me knowing) has taken pictures from FB of some female colleagues and shared him in his dad chat group asking them to rate these girls. Chat then ensued about how hot these women (none of them single btw) and there were various comments made about what they would like to do to these women. This is not ok as these women are his friends and his lack of respect to them disgusts me. (I checked his phone behind his back so can't confront him as he'll know I snooped.) he was also discussing my breasts and whether I should get a boob job but I'm not sure how far this discussion went as had to spring away from his phone as he came down the stairs!

So my question is: aibu to find his behaviour creepy and not ok, or is this just a thing men do? Should I be concerned that he has changed? AIBU to dislike this quality in him? What would you do in my shoes?

I am very insecure due to my post cancer appearance (not had masectomy but have other surgery scars on breast) so I don't want to be a dick about it if it's just my insecurities!!

OP posts:
Arabellla · 21/02/2022 12:05

@allsgood why resurrect a zombie?

squash0905 · 21/02/2022 12:06

His behaviour is disgusting and you don't deserve it

HabitsDieHard · 21/02/2022 12:09

ICK

Susu49 · 21/02/2022 12:16

I'm so glad the chat went well, op. Worth him realising that their behaviour constitutes sexual harassment in the workplace too so is illegal.

Bromse · 21/02/2022 12:17

Your husband is seriously out of order. It sounds as though he has reverted to being a sixteen year old. Don't put up with it, it's disrespectful to you, your sister and women in general.

CustardySergeant · 21/02/2022 12:17

@Susu49

I'm so glad the chat went well, op. Worth him realising that their behaviour constitutes sexual harassment in the workplace too so is illegal.
Look at the date of the OP!
Bromse · 21/02/2022 12:18

[quote Arabellla]@allsgood why resurrect a zombie?[/quote]
Oh flipping heck, I didn't look at date.

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