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To be fuming at DH for lying about where he just went...

155 replies

JollyRocker · 07/09/2019 23:41

He told me at 9pm this evening he was off to the cinema. (Background: We often go by ourselves as it’s local and sometimes we just need to get out after a day with three kids and we can’t always get a sitter, so nothing unusual about him going on his own.) I was exhausted and fancied an early night so went up to bed. About 15 mins later he returns and comes upstairs. I asked what happened. He said he changed his mind and just didn’t fancy the movie after all. I felt like it was fishy and suspected he had been out for a cigarette (he knows how much I hate smoking) so I go closer to him and can smell the stench of his cigarette. He admitted it of course. And I don’t think he had any intention of going to the cinema. Absolutely livid right now that he lied about where he was going and then lied again when he got home. I’ve never blown up at him over smoking (he tends to have one maybe every month or every few weeks when he is stressed about work, and he knows I dislike it but I’ve never gone overboard about it. What I’m angrier about is the lying. Am I overreacting??

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gilliansgardenbench · 08/09/2019 02:21

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VladmirsPoutine · 08/09/2019 02:28

I think yabu. I am sure you have good intentions but a crafty fag does not a serial killer make. So chill out.

Your reaction was way over the top and if you say that he smokes every once so often then this shouldn't make you lose your shit. You do appear as being very highly strung. We all know smoking isn't good for you. Smokers know that.

Calm down otherwise you might be facing more issues than you anticipated.

JollyRocker · 08/09/2019 02:36

This is giving me a good laugh thanks all! I may well take up smoking so at least we can both sneak off instead of doing it alone and come home stinking together! Result!

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JollyRocker · 08/09/2019 02:39

I’m also sensing a consensus here that we have to stay with the divs until such time that they become serial killers. It’s a good thing he went out for a cheeky fag tonight then which proves he’s obviously committing murders - or I could’ve wasted another 8 years of my life!!

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JollyRocker · 08/09/2019 02:40

Vladimir - just to reiterate. Didn’t lose my shit at him. But thanks for your contribution Smile

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ReanimatedSGB · 08/09/2019 02:56

You're not his mum, his boss or his owner. You can ask him not to smoke in the house, but otherwise it is not up to you whether he smokes or not, and you need to stop nagging and whining about it. He knows you dislike it, but he doesn't want to stop doing it, so it's time to STFU about it.

VladmirsPoutine · 08/09/2019 02:58

You're welcome. But I'm not the one starting threads about my husband having a cigarette having admitted he also occasionally smokes. No wonder he lies about it. Did he also tell you on your first date he preferred coffee but one morning you caught him drinking tea and therefore that renders him a liar and a cheat? Heaven help him.

JollyRocker · 08/09/2019 03:01

Yes because caffeinated beverages and cancer sticks are the same.... Hmm

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JollyRocker · 08/09/2019 03:02

Reanimated - remember, there was no nagging or whining directed to him, that was all especially for you Smile

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VladmirsPoutine · 08/09/2019 03:06

The very title of your thread "To be fuming"... so which one is it. Nice pun though. Now you can act the cool wife but you were fuming that your husband whom even of your own admission smokes occasionally had a cigarette. Call his mum. I'm sure she'll agree you can ground him and make him eat all his vegetables tomorrow before playing outside.

So you accept he sometimes smokes but this time he lied. Maybe you should keep him on a leash.

JollyRocker · 08/09/2019 03:10

Thanks, I thought the pun was quite good too. And it IS possible to feel angry without exploding, or is that something you’re perhaps less capable of than the rest of us?

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JollyRocker · 08/09/2019 03:11

I can’t call his mum sadly as she would probably travel all the way here just to wallop him over the head.

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VladmirsPoutine · 08/09/2019 03:16

Yes! You caught me out!!! I'm clearly less capable because it is my duty to police an adult man over his choice of smoking and that makes me fume! It even makes me start threads on the subject on Mumsnet to find out if I'm unreasonable or not. So yes... I am unable to cope. I am so angry with my inability to deal with my husband's smoking it's giving me the rage. I can't believe he lied as I'm clearly such a reasonable person! Anyway. I'm out of this thread. Will leave you to stew in your pathetic fury. Good luck! And moreover good luck to your husband. Poor man.

Lennonade · 08/09/2019 03:19

Don’t think YABU at all! Married with two kids and if my DH took up smoking now I would be absolutely livid given he knows that it is a deal breaker for me. You can’t marry someone and start a family with them and THEN start doing something that you KNOW would have meant they would never have dated you in the first place. That’s sneaky. The people saying YABU are obviously smokers (casual or otherwise) themselves and so don’t understand how totally rank and unacceptable it is for never-smokers.

Gardai · 08/09/2019 03:34

I don’t blame him for having a fag, I’d be a crack addict by now if I was married to you, you need to unclench.
Oh and LTB if you think it’s a life changing lie,p.

Greyhound22 · 08/09/2019 03:52

On the face of it he sound like a decent bloke. He clearly works very hard - it sounds like you don't work - so he does that for you and the kids too.

He sneaks out for a cigarette ONCE A MONTH and you're 'fumin'.

I hate smoking and even I couldn't get worked up by this. FFS he's a grown man. I love MN - 'dealbreaker for me hun' 😂

AnnonniMoose · 08/09/2019 04:47

Everyone seems to focusing on the smoking - never mind that - he lied to the OP about where he was going. That's an out and out lie and I'd be fuming too!

BishopFrownofStThigh · 08/09/2019 04:54

It depends on if he's frightened of OP's reaction based on past experience

EerieSilence · 08/09/2019 05:11

I despise smoking but you’re massively overreacting and your post sounds like you’re treating your DH as a stroppy teenager. If it’s not a regular occurrence, just get over it and have a normal adult conversation about what bothers you about smoking instead of reacting like a disappointed mother.

AnAC12UCOinanOCG · 08/09/2019 05:22

I most certainly don’t go ballistic at him for smoking, just show that I’m disappointed and make it clear I don’t like the habit

You sound like a mother talking about her teenager. Unclench.

AnAC12UCOinanOCG · 08/09/2019 05:23

Ha, didn't see that post from Eerie before mine.

Monty27 · 08/09/2019 05:26

He shouldn't have to sneak off to have a cigarette.
He should be honest for sure and you could be more understanding.
Having to lie is not good on any level.

thatmustbenigelwiththebrie · 08/09/2019 05:36

I get that you're annoyed about the lying. My ex used to lie about smoking (and I've no idea why since I didn't care if he smoked or not, it was no skin off my nose). I think he just didn't want to admit it to himself. But I think your reaction was a bit over board.

ShippingNews · 08/09/2019 05:56

he also knows I never would’ve dated or married a smoker

But you did, apparently. And I bet you don't conceal your anger and distaste as well as you say you do. Even on screen you give an impression of being very prim and proper, so I'm sure he gets that vibe as well. I’m disappointed and make it clear I don’t like the habit makes you sound very disapproving of your son husband. No wonder he lies.

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