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To want to tell her OH?

23 replies

WadeWilson · 30/05/2018 11:11

Name changed for this just in case it's outing.

Background - myself and dh have been together 3.5y, married just over 1, and have a newborn ds. We met at work a month or so after his previous relationship ended, became friends, started dating a month later and officially became a couple relatively soon after. He has a friend who is slightly older, and this friend has a stepdaughter a couple years younger than dh, same age as me. The stepdaughter was single when I started dating dh, but soon after met a woman and they started dating. She now lives with her girlfriend.

After we first met but just before we started dating, dh's friend suggested he go on a date with his stepdaughter. Dh declined for a few reasons, he says these were respect for his friendship (didn't want to cause issues with his friendship if they dated and anything went wrong), he said he already knew he had feelings for me and wanted to see where that went, and that he got a vibe that she could be very full on and intense, especially if things went wrong. He is friends with her on Facebook from prior to this. (I had noticed that she constantly liked every single post/ picture he put on unless it mentioned me or I was tagged in it. I didn't notice at first, but it started becoming more obvious over time).

After we started dating I met her a few times (not intentionally going out of my way to meet her just due to dh's friend and parties/ visiting them at the same time). Since meeting me, she's tried it on with dh twice that I know of.

The first time was just before we got engaged. She started messaging dh saying that she thought she had made a mistake by dating her girlfriend, and wanted a relationship with a man because she wanted to get married and have children (despite being able to do this with her girlfriend if she wanted). When he said to her that she needed to talk to her girlfriend about how she was feeling as it wasn't appropriate for her to be talking to him, she started saying that she didn't want her girlfriend, she wanted a man and she wanted him, suggesting they meet up etc. He told her that he was with me (which she knew as she had met me multiple times), was very happy and planning on asking me to marry him. She replied saying she was sorry for saying it, and congratulations in advance for the proposal.
I know this because he told me what she was saying about her girlfriend, and later (after we were engaged so as to not spoil it) showed me the messages where she was asking him to meet up.

Thought that was the end of it, so he didn't block her number or delete her off Facebook or anything.

Few months after the wedding, just after we had announced the pregnancy she started messaging him again.
This time, she said the same things about not wanting her girlfriend, wanting him instead etc etc. However this time, she specifically suggested that he book a day off work without telling me, and they go out and book a hotel room for the day to "see what happened". At this point, she knew all about me, we had met multiple times, she knew we were married and she knew I was pregnant.
This time, he told her again that he wasnt interested, she should sort her life out without getting him involved, and if she wanted a relationship with a man instead of her girlfriend that was fair enough, but she should find a single man as he wasn't available, wasnt interested and didn't want to know. He also blocked her number.

This was all quite a few months ago, but it still bothers me because I cant understand why she would try and sleep with my dh.
So, other than wanting a rant, can i ask aibu to:
1-hate her guts and hope to god she is never in the same room as me again
2- really want to tell her girlfriend the kind of person she is so the girlfriend can meet someone who genuinely loves and wants her and isn't trying to sleep with other people
(I probably won't tell her tbh, it isn't my place, and I don't know her girlfriend at all, I just feel awful for her)

Sorry for how long that was, and if you made it to the end thanks haha.

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Barbaro · 30/05/2018 11:24

Yeah I would tell her partner. She's happy enough to try and ruin your relationship, feel no guilt if you do the same. She could easily find someone else, but she deliberately targets someone who rejected her.

TheShapeOfEwe · 30/05/2018 11:30

She sounds awful, definitely don't blame you for hating her! Your DH sounds very decent though!

I wouldn't tell the OH myself just because who knows what chaos it might embroil you in. But I also wouldn't blame you at all if you did, and you could be doing her a favour!

postcardsfrom · 30/05/2018 11:43

I would tell her girlfriend and her father - maybe that way she realise what the issue is with her behaviour- she’s doesn’t sound right in the head to me. Maybe there’s some thing going on.

FASH84 · 30/05/2018 11:55

DH should tell her father as that is his friend and how he knows her, hopefully that will embarrass her enough to get her to back off. It's harassment, if a man did that to a woman people would be responding differently. DH should tell her he doesn't want her to contact him at all anymore, she's disrespecting his family and if she persists he will have no choice but to report her for harassment, it's best to have this in writing eg text or email.

WadeWilson · 30/05/2018 12:07

I don't really want to get dh's friend involved, it's his stepdaughter not his daughter, and she's an adult who no longer lives at home so I don't know what he could do other than being disgusted with her. Also i dont want it to affect friends relationship with his wife as she is her mother iyswim.
Dh has a new phone since, so he no longer has any messages or anything so there's no "proof" if her girlfriend wanted any.

I just absolutely detest her, and hope she never has the gall to come over with her mum and step dad when they come to visit ds. I think I'd throw her out of the house or refuse to let her through the door.

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FASH84 · 30/05/2018 12:31

If there is no proof there's nothing you can do. If she does it again however DH should warn her in writing that he's told her before that he doesn't want contact, isn't interested in her and it's now tantamount to harassment, which he will report of it continues.

Alienspaceship · 30/05/2018 12:34

I’m not quite sure why your DH engages with her though? Why hadn’t he blocked and deleted her??? Hmm

Trinity66 · 30/05/2018 12:37

I would definitely say something to her if I ever happened to be in her company again. Not sure about telling her g/f though as much as I would like to

Trinity66 · 30/05/2018 12:38

I’m not quite sure why your DH engages with her though? Why hadn’t he blocked and deleted her???

She actually explains all that in the OP.............

Alienspaceship · 30/05/2018 15:49

Trinity - she doesn’t, she justifies it.

TorviBrightspear · 30/05/2018 16:11

I bet the DH engaged the first time around because you don't expect persistent stalky behaviour from the off.

The DH seemed quick enough to block 2nd time, along with letting her know he clearly wasn't interested.

WadeWilson · 30/05/2018 16:18

alienspaceship
I don't understand how telling her he was with someone and happy and therefore not interested is engaging?

When she messaged again (which was quite a long time later) he did delete and block her. He wasn't expecting her to message again (especially to suggest they booked a room).

I have no issues with how he behaved, he very clearly told her no. My issue is with her basically asking my husband to sleep with her despite knowing about me.

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Alienspaceship · 30/05/2018 16:29

He responded!!! That’s engaging. He gave her his time and attention - her appalling and desperate behaviour sounds as though she will continue trying based on any soy of response from him. He needs to continue blocking and deleting on everything and not giving her an inch.

BlondeB83 · 30/05/2018 16:31

Your OH sounds very decent. I would be tempted to let sleeping dogs lie unless anything else happens but then I would be shouting it from the rooftops!

movinonup · 30/05/2018 16:31

I'm struggling to get past the fact that your DH's friend suggested he date his step-daughter! That seems very odd to me (or have I read it wrongly?)

Anyway...No, Don't get involved!

WhiteCoyote · 30/05/2018 16:47

No absolutely don’t get involved. I know EXACTLY how you feel as I went through something very very similar. I wanted to MURDER her and hated the very air she breathed. Came up with all sorts of imaginary situations in which she’d get the justice I felt she deserved. I very strongly considered taking screenshots and putting it on Facebook for all her family to see.

Several years later I’m so very, very glad I kept my dignity intact. Please keep well away from the situation op, you’ll be thankful when this is all in the past.

Trinity66 · 30/05/2018 16:49

He responded!!! That’s engaging. He gave her his time and attention - her appalling and desperate behaviour sounds as though she will continue trying based on any soy of response from him. He needs to continue blocking and deleting on everything and not giving her an inch.

Why are you trying to make out like he encouraged her? Clearly he didn't :/

WadeWilson · 30/05/2018 16:53

alien saying I'm not interested isn't engaging.

movin I know. I think it was more his friends wife (girls mother) really. She likes my dh and obviously likes her daughter so thought they might be good together.

white I probably won't unless she does something that means I have to. I just wish I could show everyone the awful person she is. It's awful isn't it, I'm glad you managed to forget her.

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Littlechocola · 30/05/2018 16:54

She would love for you to react.
Move on. Your dh did well.

Piffle11 · 30/05/2018 16:56

I wouldn't tell the OH, especially as you now have no proof. It could just stir up a load of trouble. However, if she has the gall to turn up at your house with family, I would be telling her that she is no longer welcome and that you know what she's been trying to do. Then you and DH should have absolutely nothing to do with her. At all. If she is going to be at an event with her family, you don't go. And if pushed, tell them why.

NotAnotherNoughtiesTune · 30/05/2018 16:59

I'd leave it how it is for now but if she tries anything again or comes to your house, do say something.

Maybe the girlfriend knows and encourages it so that she can get pregnant? Stranger things have happened.

Either way your husband handled it great.

First time - refusing but politely and sympathy.

Second time - harsh no and a block.

CornishMaid1 · 30/05/2018 17:44

I've had a similar situation (although a bit different but won't explain as it would be outing).

YADNBU to hate her. I never like a woman who can cheat with an unavailable man (yes it is the man in the wrong but still) but to actually seek out someone's husband and try to steal them away is disgusting.

You are both better off away from her so keep cutting contact.

I would not tell the OH though. If you were friends with her and knew her then I would possibly say yes, but getting a text/email to tell you that is heartbreaking and is unfair for the OH who has done nothing wrong. You have to leave their relationship to sort itself.

Both you and DH need to stay away from her if you can and try to minimise contact (may not be easy if you are friends with her parents) and keep her blocked on phones/social media.

When she does get in touch with DH again (I am sorry to say I have been where you are and if she is after him then she will try again) , reply to her yourself. I think there is something about being told you are pathetic and to stay away from my DH that makes most women think twice.

Nb65988 · 31/05/2018 04:34

Send gf a message asking her to tell her gf not to fling herself at ure husband as it's embarrassing and if ure at event tell her to stay away u don't need to have proof it's up to the girl if she believes u or not but it's not right god knows how many people she does that with if she wants a man she needs to find a single one id be on the warpath she would have heard from me by now

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