Mumsnet Logo
My feed
Premium

Please
or
to access all these features

AIBU?

Not to want to tell DP my mumsnet nickname?

12 replies

MissGolightly · 30/04/2007 09:57

So DP knows I go on mumsnet and has always been a bit fascinated by what goes on, sometimes I read him out funny bits etc.

Anyway, last night he asked me what my talk nickname was. I refused to tell him - not because of anything sinister (there's very little he doesn't know about me!) but because I like having a little corner of my life that is nothing to do with him and DS.

DP was quite taken aback that I refused to tell him and implied that I must have secrets to hide . Am I being unreasonable?

OP posts:
Report

UnquietDad · 30/04/2007 09:58

You're not...but I daresay if he comes on here for a lurk, he'll deduce it by reading this thread!!

Report

littlelapin · 30/04/2007 09:59

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

fryalot · 30/04/2007 09:59

I wouldn't tell dp my name.




He guessed it though (asked me if I couldn't have thought of something more original )

Report

MissGolightly · 30/04/2007 10:03

Well, to be honest he could find out my nickname any day of the week as we share the same computer at home and I have my mumsnet login saved in the browser (and password for that matter).

I think he was more taken aback that I refused to tell him myself!

He now refers to the mumsnet mafia and asks when sleeper cell 49 is going to be activated.

OP posts:
Report

Scootergirl · 30/04/2007 10:06

I didn't think DH knew my nickname but he does and was reading my posts last night after I'd gone to bed

Report

FiveFingeredFiend · 30/04/2007 10:08

MY Dh knows my nick. He actually thinks this is very boring. However he does say " go on, park in the M&T space" whilst shopping at Tesco, " no one from Mumsnet will be here!"

Report

MissGolightly · 30/04/2007 10:15

scootergirl!! At least DP asked, I suppose!

OP posts:
Report

Prunerli · 30/04/2007 10:17

There's no way I would tell dh my name
Hunker wrote my old one on a parcel and I had all my old posts deleted and changed my name
Not out of anything to hide but privacy, you know.....

Report

Porcupine · 30/04/2007 11:15

ooh you fox

Report

chocolattegirl · 30/04/2007 12:19

I dunno - we're all entitled to a private life even on shared computers. My dp isn't above googling people to see if they're listed on the net somewhere - he's such a nosey sod.

You could always set up another talk name, put a couple of boring posts on with it and tell him that one [devil icon]

Report

MissGolightly · 30/04/2007 13:41

Liking your plan, Chocolate! Although I think on reflection I'd rather go with LL's idea and tell him I'm Cod (I don't think he'd believe I was Xenia, the lack of high-powered job and corresponding salary might give me away!)

OP posts:
Report

DarrellRivers · 30/04/2007 13:47

I think I might have told DH once, but I hope he has forgotten who I am, i wouldn't tell him now, we are all entitled to a little privacy I reckon.
Mumsnet and drinking too much tea are my main vices now, which is a little tame in comparison to my 20s
Love your name as well, MissGolightly

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

Sign up to continue reading

Mumsnet's better when you're logged in. You can customise your experience and access way more features like messaging, watch and hide threads, voting and much more.

Already signed up?