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I (f27) found numerous messages and calls between my husband (m30) and his new female co-worker

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Annnemarrrie · 08/10/2023 08:50

Hi everyone. 2 weeks ago my husband changed work inside the department he was working at. He now has different co-workers and I was very excited for him. It's a better job oppertunity so I supported him all the way through. (Very early mornings, irregular timings) but always there to make his breakfast at 5 in the morning and to give him a hug for good luck.

Within the first days he and his female co-worker quickly became friends. I didn't mind cause I am grateful he's got some people around him that he likes. After a couple of days they started to text through Facebook Messenger, mostly about work but that quickly changed within a couple days. They started talking about other things too and I started to feel more uncomfortable.

Again a couple days later, and she now started messaging him late at night when my husband was home with me. I felt very disrespected but decided to keep my mouth shut to see where this would end up. She was the one starting the conversations most of the time and he didn't really try to keep the convo going, so I thought he tried to show boundaries. She started to post a lot of selfies in her Facebook stories and my husband was always quickly there to put hearts on every one of them.

Now yesterday, while he was at work, she send him a screenshot of their calling history. Don't ask me why she did that but I quickly made a screenshot of it to see how much they call. To my suprise almost all calls were made by my own husband! 6/7/8 times a day they were calling! Sometimes 5/6/7 minutes a time. Even the day before yesterday after he finished work he called her in the car ride back home. I got a bit sick to my stomach and knew it was time to confront him. The thing that made everything more suspicious is that he deleted that screenshot in their chat within 4 minutes. I think he might had a feeling that I would peek on his Facebook.

We both have eachothers passwords, never use it but since he started to hide his phone more that's when I started to log in to see whats happening. Now, I am not proud of snooping, but I am glad I did. I feel like all of this is just not okay.

I confronted him yesterday, he got all defensive and after an hour he said he understood my feelings. He's trying to paint me as a psycho for snooping, trying to turn this problem around.

I just want to know, am I the bad one in this story? I just feel really disrespected and unheard honestly

To add: He also hid that he brought her home one night after work. I told him why he didn't tell me and he said he thought that would cross my boundaries. I remember he came home late that night and when I asked him if he had extra work he said no he just brought a male co-worker home. He was very specific about the dude and it turns out it was her not a male worker. I told him that I wouldnt be upset with him bringing her home if its late and dark at night but with all of their calling and messaging all of it its just inappropriate.

OP posts:
AlexaCanYouHearMe · 08/10/2023 11:10

Cotonsugar · 08/10/2023 10:48

Me too 😂 thoughts of my mother plus 1950s housewife

Is that all you have to add to this thread? You AND @DustyLee123 ??? Knocking and bashing a woman (who is clearly upset and distressed,) for making breakfast for her husband? I despair. Confused

And what a predictable and lame cliché. 'Is this the 50s?' Must think you're so yoooo-neeeek saying that. 🙄

Naddd · 08/10/2023 11:11

Yes, i can see this is the important bit! 🙄

BlastedPimples · 08/10/2023 11:12

Affair territory

Lilibert456 · 08/10/2023 11:12

When did kindness and caring for others become a weakness. I despair.

AlexaCanYouHearMe · 08/10/2023 11:14

sparepantsandtoothbrush · 08/10/2023 11:05

This is such a stupid way of thinking. Me and DH make each other breakfast even if one of us isn't working and whatever time of morning it is. You know because it's a nice thing to do? Now my DC are older they also offer to make breakfast for anyone who hasn't eaten when they get up. So bizarre having a "fuck you sort yourself out" attitude. I'm sure you do things for your OHs that others would find weird. It doesn't make those things weird or sexist just because others wouldn't do them

It's really pathetic and snide isn't it? The way some posters look down their nose at, and pour scorn on women who DARE to do anything for their husband! Shock Like they're letting the side down, by having the temerity to cook a fucking meal for their husband!!! You can tell these posters are single/unmarried and as jealous af Wink

OssieShowman · 08/10/2023 11:15

Trust your gut instincts. Lay low, keep an eye on things.

Doteycat · 08/10/2023 11:15

When you say you didn't think you would have to worry about this ' this soon in' it made me sad for you.
I'm 25 years into my marriage. 40 years together. And I have never had to worry about this.
Your relationship is over. Get out now while you are still young and have no kids.
Get on with your life without thuis bastard.

Naddd · 08/10/2023 11:15

DustyLee123 · 08/10/2023 08:52

You lost me when you said you were making his breakfast at 5am !

I see why that's the important bit 🙄

Not something I'd do but if she wants to what on earth is it to you?

She's not asking your advice or your opinion on that. If you were "lost" at that point should have buggered off at that point!

Agnorant · 08/10/2023 11:21

DustyLee123 · 08/10/2023 08:52

You lost me when you said you were making his breakfast at 5am !

Same here. Wtaf.

Incognito2023 · 08/10/2023 11:24

You ask us if you should fight for this marriage… actually, no. If anything it is HIM who should be fighting to save it.

He has lied, crossed boundaries and totally broken your trust. You are obviously caring, loving and thoughtful (glad he has a new job to make him happier & supporting his early starts etc) so honestly I don’t think he deserves you, and you 100% deserve someone better.

Really sorry this has happened to you but I’m glad to read that you have a strong sense of self-worth and you are sensible to ensure your marriage is strong before having children.
I think you already know deep down that this is not going to work. Not sure if it will be possible to rebuild the trust again - especially as you haven’t been married that long.
There is someone better out there for you

AlexaCanYouHearMe · 08/10/2023 11:25

Agnorant · 08/10/2023 11:21

Same here. Wtaf.

🙄 Great contribution to the thread. 🙄

ToadOnTheHill · 08/10/2023 11:31

I'd dump. It doesnt even matter that you're talking divorce, you're young and dont need to bring kids into this.

He wont be better on 5 years, 10 years...you'll be throwing good after bad.

He has behaved poorly and his reaction is to call you a psycho and carry on. He loves the drama. Give him the drama of a divorce. If you kick him out he will have slept with her withn a week. Or worse, be all mopey to her about how mean you are because they are just friends. Poor him. Poor victim.

Seriously, his man isnt father material.

GG1986 · 08/10/2023 11:35

He sounds like my ex fiance!! Gaslighting constantly, happy for me to iron his shirts and make his sandwiches every day to take to work(it became expected) messaging other women, calling other women, he used to call me a psycho when confronting him. In the end it was driving me insane and ruining my confidence and mental health so I left him. Best thing I ever did!!! You are not his mother and although it is nice of you, stop making his 5am breakfast, he is 30 years old he can sort his own breakfast. Snooping through his fb and phone is already a bad sign early on in your marriage and him acting the way he is, is totally disrespectful to you. Find a way to leave as this will only get worse.

Annnemarrrie · 08/10/2023 11:45

I only mentioned the breakfast to show I was excited for him and tried to support him as much as I could. This is what I got in return. That's the point I tried to make.

I like to do things for my husband, he likes to cook diner for us even after a long day of work so I just want to contribute too. And even if he didn't, I knew he was nervous so I wanted to be there in his first days. I just started to make it a habit to wake up in the same time and continued to do so. Breakfast only takes 15 minutes, so why not.

OP posts:
5128gap · 08/10/2023 11:45

AlexaCanYouHearMe · 08/10/2023 11:14

It's really pathetic and snide isn't it? The way some posters look down their nose at, and pour scorn on women who DARE to do anything for their husband! Shock Like they're letting the side down, by having the temerity to cook a fucking meal for their husband!!! You can tell these posters are single/unmarried and as jealous af Wink

I don't agree with women being shamed for making their husband's breakfast (or being shamed for anything as it happens!) But you do realise that by dismissing other women as 'jealous' and throwing single/unmarried about as though its an insult, you're doing the same thing? In fact I think the times the even more unoriginal 'jealous' is used to sneer at women, probably outnumbers the '50s housewife' slur by some margin. Both equally disrespectful of other womens views. It's highly unlikely that anyone is jealous of a woman who's husband is behaving like the OPs.

GG1986 · 08/10/2023 11:53

Yes it's lovely that you are making his breakfast for him, but he is disrespecting you, exactly like my ex used to. Forget about the 5am breakfast and look at the fact that he is messaging this other woman and liking her pics, calling her constantly etc.

dogmandu · 08/10/2023 12:01

sparepantsandtoothbrush · 08/10/2023 11:05

This is such a stupid way of thinking. Me and DH make each other breakfast even if one of us isn't working and whatever time of morning it is. You know because it's a nice thing to do? Now my DC are older they also offer to make breakfast for anyone who hasn't eaten when they get up. So bizarre having a "fuck you sort yourself out" attitude. I'm sure you do things for your OHs that others would find weird. It doesn't make those things weird or sexist just because others wouldn't do them

Agree 100% . I often do things for the family that they could do themselves and they often do things for me. It's called showing love and caring for each other. It's also called 'family life'.

Redcargidan · 08/10/2023 12:01

Ignore the people focusing on you making him breakfast OP. Normal couples do these things for each other. Lots of Mrs Havisham types on this thread.

5128gap · 08/10/2023 12:08

GG1986 · 08/10/2023 11:53

Yes it's lovely that you are making his breakfast for him, but he is disrespecting you, exactly like my ex used to. Forget about the 5am breakfast and look at the fact that he is messaging this other woman and liking her pics, calling her constantly etc.

This.
There is no link between how much domestic service you perform or how much you support him and his likelihood of betraying you. A man who wants to cheat will not be weighing his desire for his colleague against a cooked breakfast.
If he's a decent man who values you he would not be courting another woman.
Nothing wrong with doing acts of service for a partner within a mutually caring and reciprocal arrangement. Everything wrong in getting up at 5am so he doesn't need to prepare breakfast after messaging another woman into the small hours.

billy1966 · 08/10/2023 12:09

OP, you sound like a sensible woman.

Thank goodness you don't have children with him.

He has behaved inappropriately with speed and ease.

I think you need to realise that his behaviour shows he is 100% ready to be unfaithful.

His behaviour has happened at such speed I certainly wouldn't waste my future believing him to be really in love with you.

If you were my daughter I would be telling you to protect yourself.

Do not get accidentally pregnant with him.

The fact that he has not had sex is neither here nor there.

He has absolutely emotionally cheated, lied, and tried to make out that you are at fault.

Life is so precious and short.

Do not waste yours on such a dishonest man.

This will not be the last time he invests in someone else.

Reach out for support from family and friends, but don't waste your life on someone so dishonourable.

pinkyredrose · 08/10/2023 12:10

DustyLee123 · 08/10/2023 08:52

You lost me when you said you were making his breakfast at 5am !

Me too.

LuluBlakey1 · 08/10/2023 12:12

Clip clip. Reported.

Agnorant · 08/10/2023 12:13

AlexaCanYouHearMe · 08/10/2023 11:25

🙄 Great contribution to the thread. 🙄

Thanks. Same to you.

flowerr · 08/10/2023 12:16

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Agapornis · 08/10/2023 12:16

Reads like you're Flemish, so: Allez joeng, ge weet toch zelf dat dit niet acceptabel is! Beter opnieuw te beginnen - 24 is heel jong om te trouwen. Is dit echt de eerste keer dat hij je zo behandelt? Als je nu niet scheidt zal je het wellicht over 10 jaar doen wanneer je kinderen hebt, beter nu dan nooit.

(excuses voor slechte grammatica, ik woon er al lang niet meer)

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