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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Is it considered cheating? Was he in the wrong?

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mmm111 · 31/01/2020 00:35

First of all, I'm not a troll, I couldn't NC on my other account so created a new one and I can NC on this one.

Technically not a AIBU but posted for traffic.

I went out to the pub with my friend this evening and was sat next to a large group of people (didn't know any of them) and they got into a big heated debate, a lot of raised voices and crying and we, and probably most of the punters, couldn't help but overhear.

Anyways, 1 of the women declared she left her husband of 10 years because he'd been masturbating over photos of women she and her H know personally including one her close relatives. I think she found out due to him bookmarking photos these women had posted on Facebook. He tried to explain that the photos were just visual stimulation and nothing more and that he only 'did it' when the mood strikes and she wasn't around. She knew he masturbated to porn occasionally and had no issues with that but she was devastated that it was also to women she knew personally and I think she said that he proved he hadn't reached out to talk any of these women and that the photos had popped up on his news feed but she still couldn't trust or be around him anymore.

A couple of them women and the men in the group were outraged with his behaviour and were telling her that her H had basically cheated and that he was sexual deviant while others jumped in and said all men masturbate and it was just unfortunate she found out what he was masturbating over and that he was an absolute idiot for bookmarking the stuff but technically he had nothing wrong.

I've been sat here thinking about what I would do or think if I found myself in the wifes situation and thought I'd also ask the mumsnet community.

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thepeopleversuswork · 31/01/2020 15:20

I may get flamed for this but I'm afraid I think this is one of these issues where different gender perspectives clash.

I suspect a lot of men do or think about doing this. I don't think its technically cheating but I would not be able to stomach it. It's too close to the bone (no pun intended).

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