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To ask my dh to leave after our 15 year relationship

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MannBoy · 24/04/2017 21:30

I have recently discovered my dh has changed a girls name to a mans name in his phone. We have had history of him speaking to females in the past but he never tells me about them. We dont have alot of friends and he is nearly always at home with us. So i feel i should know any female he knows, or at least any female that he has long, 40 mins or 1am conversations with. The messages i read seem quite harmless but he never tells me upfront that he has been messaging or speaking to an old female friend (as he says), or an old school friend. And also, these messages were received at 1am. It said something like, "im up. Are you still with them? This is my other number". . He said the message wasnt for him as it makes no sense. But he got in at 12am last night. He swears nothing is going on but why does he have to conceal their name in his phone? I can't help but think that the friendship is something more. The problem is, on this occasion, i saw no proof that he spoke to her or non-innocent messages. When i confront him he says he was scared to upset and lose me(???) Thats why he doesn't tell me - because of all the drama it has caused in the past.

This is the 3rd lie in a year. We got a 7 month old dc. I can't take the lies. I want to leave him but it seems an overreaction from a 1am missed call from 'john'. When is enough enough??

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FanaticalFox · 24/04/2017 21:34

That would be enough for me to LTB to be honest Flowers

ThePinkOcelot · 24/04/2017 21:34

Enough is enough when you say so OP. Who has conversations at 1am with old school friends?

Shoxfordian · 24/04/2017 21:36

Yeah that's so suspicious
Ltb

TrollTheRespawnJeremy · 24/04/2017 21:37

Nope. i'd be done.

happypoobum · 24/04/2017 21:41

LTB

LonginesPrime · 24/04/2017 21:41

Yes, you don't need an excuse to leave him!

If he's making you feel like shit, tell him to pack his bags and go stay with his trusty friend John...

StillDrivingMeBonkers · 24/04/2017 21:42

So i feel i should know any female he knows, or at least any female that he has long, 40 mins or 1am conversations with.

The messages i read seem quite harmless but he never tells me upfront that he has been messaging or speaking to an old female friend (as he says), or an old school friend

We have had history of him speaking to females in the past but he never tells me about them.

Are you a very jealous type?

TBH my DH has all manner of old school friends, some are old girl friends from teen years, female colleagues and so forth, It's never occurred to me to read his phone.

Bottom line, if you YOU don't have trust then there is no relationship. I think you're looking for excuses to leave.

MannBoy · 24/04/2017 21:42

It doesn't seem right to leave someone based on suspicion.. especially as we have a family, home, car and 15 years together. And i cannot prove anything, apart from he changed a name. (Well, thats all he did on this occasion).

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TrollTheRespawnJeremy · 24/04/2017 21:45

If there's mistrust then I could leave over that. If somebody makes me feel paranoid theyre not for me.

MannBoy · 24/04/2017 21:45

Im not the jealous type. It all started when we were young and child free .10 yrs ago and he met up with an ex female colleague for coffee. He chose not to tell me, but he had a slip of the tongue months later. I was so mad as he felt the need to hide that. So now, he choses to hide any female interaction he has.

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TrollTheRespawnJeremy · 24/04/2017 21:47

Secrets are only for people who have something to hide.

RiseToday · 24/04/2017 21:51

He's a serial liar and John is quite obviously a woman.

Chippednailvarnishing · 24/04/2017 21:55

on this occasion.

He's taking you for a mug.

PyongyangKipperbang · 24/04/2017 21:56

"I lied because I knew that you would over react"

Oldest line in the book. It turns their lie around to being your fault.

No, he lied because he knew that what he was doing was wrong. If it didnt need hiding then he wouldnt be hiding it.

YANBU to end a marriage to man who lies to you consistently and in whom you no longer have any trust. Just be aware that he will try and imply that you are ending the marriage of this one "mistake" so that you question yourself and back down. Dont, because this isnt one mistake at all. It was the latest in a series of deliberate lies and lies by omission.

StillDrivingMeBonkers · 24/04/2017 22:00

10 yrs ago and he met up with an ex female colleague for coffee

So you haven't trusted him for 10 years ..... still you've got the baby now .....

Iflyaway · 24/04/2017 22:08

As a new mum you obviously feel vulnerable and after a 15 year relationship it's a whole new life change, for both of you.

Do you feel he is pulling his weight? Being there for you and his son?

To me it sounds he is still in school-boy mode. Messaging women while pretending they are men?! WTF!
Pathetic trying to cover up his lies and highly disrespectful of you and the new family dynamics.

I would be slowly but surely getting my ducks in a row.

FanaticalFox · 24/04/2017 22:11

Don't stay together because you have a house and a car! The fact you said that suggests you're clutching at straws for this relationship.

RealFakeDoors · 24/04/2017 22:28

OP, have you caught your DH flirting with other women, sexting, or having an emotional affair? Has he used adult chat / OLD? I have to say, meeting with on old friend without telling you doesn't strike me as the greatest crime in the world. Certainly not worth holding onto for 10 years. I'm feeling were not getting the full story here.

NeedsAsockamnesty · 24/04/2017 22:42

You have issues with him talking to any woman without notifying you then it's time to finish it.

People in relationships who trust there partner do not feel the need to check up on them.

He could be doing all sorts or he could be doing nothing but the starting point is unhealthy.

Yep he shouldn't be storing numbers under the wrong names but you shouldn't be looking and in this situation you can act due to your feelings you do not trust him so it's end game

BaronessBomburst · 24/04/2017 22:46

Put "John's" number into WhatsApp and see what profile picture comes up.

MannBoy · 24/04/2017 22:51

RealFakeDoors - so, the history......
Not seen flirting. No sexting. Saw a call he made to a woman in an online chat room. Just one call. He said they were talking about a party on Facebook that a mutual friend arranged. That was a year ago. I caught him out on that again. Next, Some inappropriate facebook posts about his 'prefered sexual acts and other filth'. Posted on a private facebook group. Again, we moved on from that as it was not an affair but still classed as a secret. Then he was messaging a female all day one day but the messages seemed like she was very into him. Asking what he was up to. How our kids were.. But he failed to tell me about this new friendship. He seems to be physically faithful as hes always in but can't help himself with going off for a private chat or text-time in secret.

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MannBoy · 24/04/2017 22:52

BaronessBombarst - good idea, although the text said she was changing her number.

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MannBoy · 24/04/2017 23:01

Iflyaway - he is a great dad. Pulls his weight. Another reason it doesn't seem right to throw it all away over some words on a screen.

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Justmadeperfectflapjacks · 24/04/2017 23:04

He isn't a good dad if he treats his sons dm like shit. .

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