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Satisfaction at ex husband suffering

122 replies

ddotty · 30/11/2021 15:47

To feel a kind of satisfaction that everything in the garden is now incredibly un-rosy for my STBXH? Funny how visiting prostitutes loses its appeal once you don't have a wife. Just makes you a sad loser instead. Part of me feels sorry for him.

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ManicPixie · 30/11/2021 17:31

Depends if you share kids. One parent doing badly is rarely good for them no matter how easy said parent is to hate.

AuntieMarys · 30/11/2021 17:35

Watch Schadenfreude from Avenue Q 😀

Ponoka7 · 30/11/2021 17:38

He might not need to use prostitutes because he can now openly have sex with other people. Was it just one small time period three years before you split? You make it sound as though it was a regular thing until you split.
I'd concentrate on recovering and as said if any children, it won't be good for them if either of you aren't moving on successfully.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 30/11/2021 17:39

Enjoy OP! Wine

HeartsAndClubs · 30/11/2021 17:39

Surely it depends on what kind of suffering we’re talking about here.

Someone leaving for an OW maybe ending up alone is one thing, but I’ve seen some bloody horrible gleeful posts about genuine suffering on here, including one from a poster who was glad her eXH’s baby had died. Shock.

So no, I don’t think it’s necessarily ok to celebrate the suffering of someone else.

butterpuffed · 30/11/2021 17:47

I've not voted as OP said 'suffering' in her title but hasn't been clear. Suffering from an illness ?

bonitaaurelia · 30/11/2021 17:51

This has reminded me of avenue Q as well Grin

AwaAnBileYerHeid · 30/11/2021 17:54

@TowandaForever

I don't think the opposite of love is hate. I think it's indifference.

I don't have any feelings for my ex. I hope you get to this point op.

I don't have any feelings for my ex either. However I do like it when bad people get their comeuppance.
KatherineJaneway · 30/11/2021 17:56

@S2617

What’s sadder is you sit on MN and post about someone else’s sadness.

Perhaps time to grow up a bit?

Hello OP's STBXH
Ohsugarhoneyicetea · 30/11/2021 18:00

Thank you for sharing, I also like to hear that men who pay to rape women are suffering. Good news.

SheldonesqueTheBstard · 30/11/2021 18:03

I don’t care for my ex-husband.

He gave me a new face and nearly killed me.

However he settled, grew up a lot, met someone else and was (o believe) very happy.

I was sad to hear his wife died suddenly after quite of lot of years together. I didn’t wish him that level (or any level really) of unhappiness at all.

The bully at work? Totally different story. I don’t wish ill on him but I would struggle to search out a shit to give if his life turned upside down.

I never said I was perfect.

We all feel what we feel 🤷‍♀️

me4real · 30/11/2021 18:05

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DrSbaitso · 30/11/2021 18:06

@ddotty

Never heard of that before, interesting!
tallduckandhandsome · 30/11/2021 18:07

Tell us more, OP! How has exploiting women for sex lost his appeal for him? Has he said anything to you?

DavidSPumpkins · 30/11/2021 18:09

@TowandaForever is your username from Fried Green Tomatoes?

Bluntness100 · 30/11/2021 18:14

In my opinion if a man will happily pay for sex, then I really doubt no longer being married would change that, I’m sorry. It’s all just sex to him.

Is he telling you he doesn’t enjoy it any more? To be fair there is so little detail it’s hard to understand why he isn’t happy. I don’t understand why you are discussing his sex life?

TeloMere · 30/11/2021 18:16

very confused by the OP. Why is he a sad loser?
Perhaps he's not interested in prostitutes any more because he's found women who'll have sex with him without needing to be paid.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 30/11/2021 18:16

It would certainly give me a warm, rosy glow - but I didn't get this username for nothing!

Grin
MysteriousSoup · 30/11/2021 18:17

@S2617

What’s sadder is you sit on MN and post about someone else’s sadness.

Perhaps time to grow up a bit?

Oh do behave Hmm
DrSbaitso · 30/11/2021 18:18

@me4real

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How many enemies and wanker exes do you have?
beastlyslumber · 30/11/2021 18:20

You're only human.

I agree with pp, though. The best part is when you no longer feel anything at all for him.

beastlyslumber · 30/11/2021 18:21

(Sorry, that was meant to be the lyric video... never mind, you can always gaze at the lovely Taylor!)

me4real · 30/11/2021 18:23

Lol my post went for hating on exes and other people who've committed crimes against me or whatever?

@DrSbaitso A fair few, and I'm 44 so I expect the list will grow. Smile

Steelesauce · 30/11/2021 18:25

Karma has really done its job on my ex too and I love it Grin tbh my friend said she would never cross me because seemingly very bad things have happened to people who have!

me4real · 30/11/2021 18:27

The curse of @Steelesauce Smile