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AIBU to think that Snapchat = cheating?

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fizzysister · 15/08/2017 12:27

If a man has 5 Snapchat chats, active in the last month, all with women, none of whom his partner knows of... how dodgy is this? None of the names appear in WhatsApp or text logs, only Snapchat being used for these.

Some backstory- None of the usual clues for cheating, everything (apparently) fine in relationship, however, has had form for being morally ambiguous in previous relationships and has a mildly sordid side he likes to keep for himself. This has been mostly harmless, however now with Snapchat I am thinking twice. He works away Mon - Thurs all over the country, in his company's branch office in that area for anywhere from 1 - 12 weeks. He goes around most of them, so knows the people working there in that capacity. 90% of the people working in these offices are women.

The doubt originated bout 6 months ago when I was looking for a website he'd visited on his phone in his history, and came across some porn and Facebook pages of profiles of women (he has a profile, which he had reactivated after a long break, with only 6 close friends and family as friends - but says he never uses, and isn't interested in). I also looked at Snapchat (because, obvs) and there were women's names in the log but obviously no chats as they expire. Unpleasant, not worryingly so at this point, but has sown a tiny seed from the doubt tree. So when I saw he was active on Facebook last week, when he was away with work in his hotel room, I resolved to have a look when he came back. See paragraph 1.

What does the Mumsnet oracle think?

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vikingprincess81 · 15/08/2017 13:02

Well yeah, fairly point Wink
I mean, it could be completely innocent - Snapchat is used by the young uns, and can be used as an alternative to texting as you can send Bitmojis (see my pic, won't out me) as well as emojis. Are his colleagues of the young variety?

AIBU to think that Snapchat = cheating?
Sashkin · 15/08/2017 13:04

Is there anything in his photo roll? People are sometime quite lazy at deleting from there

fizzysister · 15/08/2017 13:04

Ok, these are text chats- fine. Still want to know!

Gunny- this isn't 'AIBU to snoop?' I give no fucks about what people think about that. As Wasabi said, I have nothing to hide and anyone who does is fair game.

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fizzysister · 15/08/2017 13:05

Ok, these are text chats- fine. Still want to know!

Gunny- this isn't 'AIBU to snoop?' I give no fucks about what people think about that. As Wasabi said, I have nothing to hide and anyone who does is fair game.

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Gottagetmoving · 15/08/2017 13:05

You obviously don't trust him and feel the need to spy on him so it does sound dodgy.
I wouldn't waste any time with a man I didn't trust.

Gottagetmoving · 15/08/2017 13:07

Gunny this isn't 'AIBU to snoop?' I give no fucks about what people think about that

Oh dear, You are as bad as he is. You deserve each other.

vikingprincess81 · 15/08/2017 13:07

Conversations can be saved (I've arranged meetings with friends and saved the details for later etc) but you have to press and hold, the default is that you can see it twice (once when delivered, then you can replay it) then is disappears.
support.snapchat.com/en-GB This might help? Flowers

fizzysister · 15/08/2017 13:08

I didn't check his photo roll, would snapchat pics / vids be stored on there? I'd assumed they'd bypass the gallery

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Crunchymum · 15/08/2017 13:08

Even without any FB / Snapchat / porn on phone I would steer well clear of a man with a "morally ambiguous" history who is into mildly sordid shit.

Straycatblue · 15/08/2017 13:10

There is also something called "My Story" (you can access by swiping the screen) where your friends can add photos/videos they have sent to "my story" which can be viewed for the nxt 24 hrs. It unlikely they have saved any dodgy phtos on there but they have might have other photos in their story which could give you a clue to their identity.

There is also a snapchat map which if your partners friends havent opted out of appearing in by choosing ghost mode, you can see their location if you scroll around the map. You access it by using two fingers to pinch the screen when it is on the "take a photo " page. (swipe to change screens)

fizzysister · 15/08/2017 13:12

Gottagetmoving I meant in this situation- I'm not here for a discussion about the rights and wrongs of snooping. Your trust comment was valid, and appreciated, thanks. You can take your judgement somewhere it's been invited.

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Greyponcho · 15/08/2017 13:14

Forewarned is forearmed... if I didn't snoop (on my now ex 'D'Ps phone) then I wouldn't have known he was lying through his teeth about the OW, he would've continued gas lighting me & I would've been miserable (at best).
If you have a 'gut feeling' something isn't right, then you've got to check it out.
Bollocks to the "you deserve each other" shite, Gunny.

fizzysister · 15/08/2017 13:16

Good grief Crunchymum, were you never young? Have you never looked at porn?

For the Judge Judys: the mildly sordid stuff was looking at porn, the morally ambiguous was he was in love with a married woman. AFAIK he's never cheated on a partner.

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vikingprincess81 · 15/08/2017 13:16

Young viking says if you want to see your (so his) saved pics, go to Snapchat memories, then you'll see 'all 'camera rolls'and 'all snaps. If it's 'my eyes only' it'll be password protected. 🤷🏼‍♀️
I'll screenshot mine and wipe out identifying bits - hang on..

Straycatblue · 15/08/2017 13:17

Should have said as well, sometimes people add their own photo next to their name, so you might see if they match any of the facebook girls or if you recognise them by looking his snapchat contacts by holding your finger on their names.

Gottagetmoving · 15/08/2017 13:18

Your trust comment was valid, and appreciated, thanks. You can take your judgement somewhere it's been invited

Fair do's.... I like to gatecrash. Grin

fizzysister · 15/08/2017 13:18

I wish I knew that earlier Straycat, he's away at work til Thursday.

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TipTopTipTopClop · 15/08/2017 13:19

I don't know a single adult who has snap chat. It seems completely bizarre that a grown man would be interested in it, apart from reasons you suspect.

Gottagetmoving · 15/08/2017 13:19

Bollocks to the "you deserve each other" shite, Gunny

Errm,...That wasn't Gunny........It was me... but it was not bollocks.

OnionKnight · 15/08/2017 13:20

I use Snapchat, mainly to send stupid faces to my wife.

Greyponcho · 15/08/2017 13:20

Sorry Gunny.
Hairy bollocks to you Gotta.

Gottagetmoving · 15/08/2017 13:21

Sorry Gunny.Hairy bollocks to you Gotta

Grin I will pass thanks.

deydododatdodontdeydo · 15/08/2017 13:23

Not familiar with Snapchat, but do you get spam on it?
I used to use Skype quite a bit, and got many spam messages and friend requests from "girls", which was obviously some kind of scam.
Just a thought.

vikingprincess81 · 15/08/2017 13:23

So you click there (red arrow) on the home page of Snapchat

AIBU to think that Snapchat = cheating?
OhhBetty · 15/08/2017 13:24

TipTopTipTopClop that's really surprised me! I'm 27 and the vast majority of my friends use it!

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