Meet the Other Phone. Only the apps you allow.

Meet the Other Phone.
Only the apps you allow.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

My DH has been messaging another woman!

322 replies

Cheated85 · 16/05/2022 11:41

So my DH has been messaging another woman. I found out at the weekend. We’ve had no problems and thought we were happy. The woman in question is another mum from school who is renowned for this sort of behaviour and I can’t believe my DH has done this. I feel sick just typing it out. He hasn’t slept with her and I do believe that as I’ve no idea when this would have happened. I caught him because a message popped up from someone on his phone with a name I didn’t recognise (he’s changed her name) and asked him about who it was and I could tell by his face and he then was completely honest about the messages. Showed me everything etc. He says he’s no idea why he was doing it and what he thought would have come of it if I hadn’t found out. I’m devastated at the thought of breaking up our family unit and don’t want this for our children. He says he doesn’t want that either and will do anything to avoid that. What I’m asking is, if you’ve been through this, have you been able to move on and be happy? I feel like the trust has been broken and unsure how I can get over it? I’m embarrassed to admit this is also very much about pride. I can’t cope with the thought of people talking about me. I don’t want to let my family down and just can’t imagine life not like it is now. I know that’s ridiculous but I’m finding it so hard to make a decision on what to do for the best.

OP posts:
Nothappyatwork · 16/05/2022 12:47

Cheated85 · 16/05/2022 12:03

@savethatkitty How would I find this out? The messages don’t imply that’s happened. He also swore on his kids lives. He loves his kids. Surely he wouldn’t do that? Or am I completely naive?

You’re being completely naive my ex parked his son with his mother to babysit him whilst he sneaked off for a quickie with the other woman. It’s amazing how the live for their children goes out the window when their cocks involved

nonono89 · 16/05/2022 12:48

This is very sad op. Unfortunately I sense that whatever we say... you will still forgive him and move on "working on your marriage"
Good luck with whatever you choose to do but just know that whatever he'll say it's not you and it's not your fault.

Some men will use the excuse that they've been looking somewhere else as "they've not had enough attention at home " "been stressed" etc etc. Just know that it's all his fault and not yours at all
X

amijustparanoidorjuststoned · 16/05/2022 12:48

Gosh OP I'm sorry Sad what a scumbag. It is completely up to you how you move forward, but for me the trust would be gone.

Be kind to yourself Flowers

Blaze1886 · 16/05/2022 12:51

"She's renowned for this sort of behavior"

I think her DH needs to be made aware of this, sending men photos of her fanny. Grim

RandomUser10093 · 16/05/2022 12:52

This reply has been withdrawn

This has been withdrawn by MNHQ at the poster's request.

wakeupandshakeup · 16/05/2022 12:53

I'd be having a quite word with her and get her side of the story. I'm guessing there's more to it.

AryaStarkWolf · 16/05/2022 12:54

Blaze1886 · 16/05/2022 12:51

"She's renowned for this sort of behavior"

I think her DH needs to be made aware of this, sending men photos of her fanny. Grim

The OP hasn't said whether this woman has a husband.

Does she OP?

nonono89 · 16/05/2022 12:57

Is she married?

Not that it changes anything but just curious

cleareyesfulhearts · 16/05/2022 12:57

She says, 'She’s married with kids too'.

stepuporshutup · 16/05/2022 12:59

Op this is devastating for you and only you know if you can forgive him. It is very easy to say it would be a deal breaker but it is not an easy decision to make. Regarding the ow I would want to confront her tell her husband, but in reality I don't think I would but I certainly would block her. Can you ask your dh to move out for a few weeks to give you some space and time to think I hope you make the right decision for you op xx

Cheated85 · 16/05/2022 13:00

Yes, she’s married with kids too. Second husband. They split up at the start of the year because she was doing this with someone else but then go back together

OP posts:
Fraaahnces · 16/05/2022 13:01

I’d say something to her… Imply that you have copies of all the texts and photos. Suggest she moves.
But only after I told DH that now was his chance to go and be with her.

Kitten2 · 16/05/2022 13:01

Do not let her get away with this!!! You should ask her for a word at school. She'll shit herself.
She will know you've discovered it if he stops engaging with her so better you say something than just walk past her and not make eye contact on the school run.

Badger1970 · 16/05/2022 13:02

Don't blame her. She hasn't made you any promises or commitments.

This is all on your DH.

And to have saved her name as someone else and take dick pics takes effort. He wants her.

That would be a dealbreaker for me, full stop.

PearCherryApple · 16/05/2022 13:04

I’d screenshot and print out to give to her husband (unless you know his number then just forward them )

ChudraWouldaShouldya · 16/05/2022 13:05

Would absolutely be printing those photos out and posting them round the village for everyone she hasn’t had a chance to show her fanny to yet to see!

I’d also be packing H’s bags and seeing a divorce lawyer! It’s not just the messages and the photos, it’s the blatant deception by changing her name on his phone!

Inthesameboatatmo · 16/05/2022 13:06

What a prick. It would absolutely be a deal breaker for me amd he would be chucked out never to return. I would also let the womens husband know but I'm a bitch like that. The husband has the right to know to though .
I'm sorry you are dealing with this op I rely am. It's never just texting amd never just sending nudes. Flowers

Greensleeves · 16/05/2022 13:07

Cheated85 · 16/05/2022 12:47

As much as I would love to put them both I do want to preserve my dignity and protect my children. I’m literally going to have to see her on the school run in a few hours. Saw her car this morning and was fully tempted to bulldoze right into to! Irrational I know! She’s done this to so many men in our town and to believe my DH has bloody replied has made me so mad! It’s all through social media. He’s deleted it now. I’m in such turmoil and just cannot think. The pictures were sent from our house! When I was in the house! How vile!

She hasn't "done this to" men, OP! Each and every one of them has been a willing and eager participant. Your DH knew damn well what he was doing and what he was risking when he engaged in this tawdry sleaze with her. Don't fall into the trap of casting her as femme fatale and him as a poor misguided soul who has been led astray.

DuckZilla · 16/05/2022 13:07

Please don’t air this publicly for the sake of your children who are all still at school together. What they have done is awful but be the better person. Delete her off your social media, pack his bags and keep your dignity and head held high.
You seem to want to put the blame mainly on her but just remember he is the one who is married to you and is the one who has betrayed you. He is also a fully grown adult not some easily led child. Don’t minimise his actions

Hiddenvoice · 16/05/2022 13:08

I’ve been through this. It was heart breaking and ruined me. I read all the messages, which went on for months. I did find out that my dh didn’t have a sexual relationship with the ow.
It took a lot of time and support but I decided to forgive him. We worked very hard on our relationship and we are now 3 years past it. I was really hurt and it damaged my self esteem and confidence. It took a while
to trust him again but he realised what he had done and it’s not happened again. I believe he would not do it again and is far more open with everything now.
I know people will say I’m stupid for taking him back but when it’s your reality you look at things differently.
What I did do was confront the other woman and told her exactly what j thought of her. I told her she had to come clean to her partner or I would. The partner got in touch with me a while later to say he’d found out she’d done it numerous times and found it exciting and dangerous to mess around with others marriages. This woman sounds so similar to yours!
Im sorry you’re going through this. It genuinely had taken me 2 years to be honest with friends and family about what happened. I went to therapy, shared how I felt and my dh was broken when he seen how much it impacted me. When I first found out I asked him to stay elsewhere for a few days for me to clear my head and think about what I wanted. Could you ask your dh to do the same and say to your children that he’s away with work? Take time to think about what you want from your relationship. You haven’t broken your family or your marriage, that’s all on him. Inknow it’s hard but please speak to a friend or someone in your family. It really damaged me but keeping things quiet and it felt like a huge weight off my shoulders when I finally confided in people!

AryaStarkWolf · 16/05/2022 13:08

cleareyesfulhearts · 16/05/2022 12:57

She says, 'She’s married with kids too'.

Ah I missed that, cheers.

Yeah, tell her husband OP fucking hell

HollowTalk · 16/05/2022 13:09

Who sent the first message? How on earth did either of them have each other's numbers?

VanGoghsDog · 16/05/2022 13:10

AryaStarkWolf · 16/05/2022 12:54

The OP hasn't said whether this woman has a husband.

Does she OP?

Yes she has. She is.

BigMamaFratelli · 16/05/2022 13:10

ChudraWouldaShouldya · 16/05/2022 13:05

Would absolutely be printing those photos out and posting them round the village for everyone she hasn’t had a chance to show her fanny to yet to see!

I’d also be packing H’s bags and seeing a divorce lawyer! It’s not just the messages and the photos, it’s the blatant deception by changing her name on his phone!

Right well that's illegal for a start, not to mention terrible advice🙄

I'm sorry you're going through this OP

ElenaSt · 16/05/2022 13:11

I also think it's especially cruel that he's behaved despicably with a woman known to you and that you wouldn't have to see for the duration of whilst your children are at that school and perhaps even the next school up.

To have such a callous disregard for your feelings is cruel.

Swipe left for the next trending thread