Is you’re husband as stupid as mine?

[MyHusbandIsVeryStupid]

I went out for dinner last night with a bunch of my husbands work colleagues who I’ve not met before. We all got on great but I could tell there was a weird vibe between me and them.

Do you want to know why?

My job is a sexual health advisor.

Turns out when asked what I do he’s been telling people I’m a sex worker.

He actually thought that’s what sex worker meant. Thankfully I’ve put everyone straight and the weird tension eased. But omg what a bloody idiot.

Aibu to think he wins the stupid man award?

Posted too soon.

Can also just be about your day, or saying things you wouldnt discuss with anyone else. Just partner chat.

It doesnt mean its always a sex thing.

I'm trying to think of an example to illustrate and the one coming to mind in that movie, Sweet Home Alabama. After the sheriff visits Reese Witherspoon's character, later a woman is talking to her and says "I hear you two are still married, but that's just pillow talk talking" because she is married to the sheriff.

An ex colleague of mine when asked what he did for a living by a Greek taverna owner told him that he was a fireman. He received a very odd look. It seems his Greek wasn't as good
As he thought and he'd said he was an arsonist.

For 3 years he’s been telling his colleagues you’re a sex worker and no point someone hasn’t probed further? If a colleague of mine said that I’d at least say “a sex worker?!” which would prompt a further conversation

🍷 for all fellow sufferers.

😂aw god love him! His colleagues must have thought ye were very liberal.

This made me chuckle!!

curious as to how many other people your DH has told your a 'sex worker' as well as his colleagues

Thankfully he doesn’t go out much so his work colleagues are pretty much the only people he sees.

I'd say that being suspected of defective grammar were (subjunctive) more of a problem than your husband telling his friends you were a prostitute. I'd far rather be taken for a prostitute than for someone with poor grammar.

Eee that's hilarious! On a side note, I'm so jealous, you have my dream job.

Ahaa whatever floats your boat!

Brilliant thread! The faux pas in the title is delicious! Thanks @MyHusbandIsVeryStupid

😆 this isn't job-related but somewhat similar. When I was about 16, I was emailing my German exchange partner (who I hadn't met yet) and wanted to write that I was very excited to meet him. My German was pretty poor at this stage. I wrote that I was very aroused to meet him 😖

That's amazing hahaha, I'd be fuming

That'll be just YOU on this thread who thinks that @xcvmnmb

Well yeah. I am struggling a BIT to believe this story tbh, but the thread's still making me smile.

Imagine if he ever said you had a pay rise because you were doing so well at work, or you were tired because you were working overtime. They probably thought ‘yeah - I bet she deserves a pay rise and that she’s tired’

I don’t think “sex worker” is all that unusual a job title these days to be honest, what with only fans etc. Most of his colleagues are quite young and probably didn’t think a lot of it.

Doesn’t change that he’s an utter pillock though.

For people struggling to believe the OP, Mark Kermode once referred to a place as an 'aeroplane station'.

That's Dr Mark Kermode, PhD, forgetting the word for 'airport'.

To be fair, I once referred to myself as a “maternity person” as I’d forgotten the word “pregnant”.

Maybe we really are made for each other

I was at a conference with colleagues from different sections of the council.At lunch I asked a woman what she did and she said she was a contact tracer for the sexual diseases clinic. Without engaging either my brain or common sense, I said "OH that's where I have seen you" Whole table fell silent!

Husband of 10 years tells people i am an architect. I'm not. I'm an archaeologist.

He also once snapped at me during argument 'I dont know what you are thinking im not a psychpath'

Hours of fun...

My friend was studying for a law degree. Her 6 year old cheerfully told a group of strangers: 'Mummy's soliciting tonight!'

My job title also came up in conversation because I have a job interview tomorrow, for those wondering.

Kids are the actual worst. Our 7 year old described my hormonal pregnancy beard and snail trail to the fit PE teacher at school. I wanted to die.