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What is wrong with some women!

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Alltheshoes74 · 13/05/2024 10:08

Went out for a few cocktails with my husband Saturday evening, we were sat at the bar having a lovely time. I went to the loo and got chatting to some girls in there. Later in the evening they passed us and said hi and stopped for a chat. One was local and one was not - the local girl was mid 30's, single mum. We are older - she could be my husbands daughter! I didn't notice anything odd then as we left it turns out she asked my husband for his number!! What on earth! I mean his ego is now bursting out but we were amazed at the absolute brazenness of it all. Am still horrified that someone would do that - even when i was young and single I'd never dream of doing that.

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Talkamongstyourselves · 13/05/2024 14:44

5128gap · 13/05/2024 14:41

Apparantly single mums in their 30s have a history of failed relationships and know that men their dad's age will treat them better. Especially those men who are already married and will trade in their middleaged wives for them. Apparantly these guys are considered a real prize amongst single mums who roam cocktail bars in a tireless quest to steal one from his wife. It's all here on the thread, so do keep up!

😂

Sunnyandsilly · 13/05/2024 14:45

Deathbyfluffy · 13/05/2024 14:39

You've missed the part where the OP was sat right next to him for the whole interaction then, I take it?

What’s your point. She didn’t hear the woman ask for his number, so why’d she hear what he says. What relevance is it that she was sat right there other than to make it unlikely?

Sunnyandsilly · 13/05/2024 14:45

bevm72yellow · 13/05/2024 14:35

some women do this to inflame a relationship between a couple, to get joy from causing disruption.

really, is this in your imagination then?

TheCultureHusks · 13/05/2024 14:47

DazedNotConfused1 · 13/05/2024 13:57

Gosh mumsnet is so misinformed when it comes to OnlyFans it’s embarrassing.

Surely being misinformed about onlyfans is better than the alternative? 😁

Sunnyandsilly · 13/05/2024 14:47

DrusillaPaddock · 13/05/2024 13:50

Super blunt:
She's a single Mum who's probably had one or more crappy relationships. She decided to make a play for a much older man as she knows they will be more likely to treat her better than men her own age. He will also likely have a higher status job and more assets than guys around her age.
That he looks good for his age means two things: The first, obviously, is that he is attractive. The second, that he hasn't gone to seed in a long-term relationship or with middle-age, so he won't with her. (I have a theory that older men and women who make the BEST of themselves - attract attention generally, even from younger people)
Finally, because he is happily paired up, it shows that another woman wants him - so he should be decent.
I also think she lacks morals, but that's a more personal take!

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Stravaig · 13/05/2024 14:57

Brutally OP, the only people who have an obligation to respect the marriage vows you and DH made to each other are you and DH.

Nothing to do with the rest of us. We can merrily request numbers all night long if we want to. It won't matter a bit so long as you and DH stay true to each other.

Social mores try to cultivate deference to a visible partner or wedding band, but don't really succeed, because society at large hasn't made you any promises, and has no responsibility for your marriage.

afsandforever · 13/05/2024 14:58

I believe you OP.
Women can be like this
When I came back from the loo I've had drunk women laugh at my husband for refusing their advance because "he can do so much better than me"

And me 2 months PP definitely not a size 8 21 year old felt so so shit.

Some women like the thrill of being more powerful than other women. I don't know why people are giving you a hard time

Alltheshoes74 · 13/05/2024 14:59

Wow, these make an interesting read! To clarify - yes, he's a looker, we'd been out and he was looking pretty fabulous in my opinion ( As was I to be fair) - I am younger than him ( NOT young enough to be his daughter however!) and appreciate that he's a nice guy and if he was single yes he'd be a great prospect. However in my opinion there is no excuse for someone to try and get his number when he is clearly with his wife. He's not a serial cheater, philanderer nor is this a stelth brag more of me expressing my outrange at the blatant disrespect of another woman trying to crack onto someone elses husband right in front of them. I'm a big believer in women sticking together I don't think that's a bad thing

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afsandforever · 13/05/2024 15:00

Stravaig · 13/05/2024 14:57

Brutally OP, the only people who have an obligation to respect the marriage vows you and DH made to each other are you and DH.

Nothing to do with the rest of us. We can merrily request numbers all night long if we want to. It won't matter a bit so long as you and DH stay true to each other.

Social mores try to cultivate deference to a visible partner or wedding band, but don't really succeed, because society at large hasn't made you any promises, and has no responsibility for your marriage.

lol. And this is the sort of attitude that we mean when we say "those women"

Solidlump · 13/05/2024 15:12

Alltheshoes74 · 13/05/2024 14:59

Wow, these make an interesting read! To clarify - yes, he's a looker, we'd been out and he was looking pretty fabulous in my opinion ( As was I to be fair) - I am younger than him ( NOT young enough to be his daughter however!) and appreciate that he's a nice guy and if he was single yes he'd be a great prospect. However in my opinion there is no excuse for someone to try and get his number when he is clearly with his wife. He's not a serial cheater, philanderer nor is this a stelth brag more of me expressing my outrange at the blatant disrespect of another woman trying to crack onto someone elses husband right in front of them. I'm a big believer in women sticking together I don't think that's a bad thing

Tbh OP while I agree in principal coming on to someone else's partner is totally wrong your latest update makes it sound as though you are more outraged because you felt you looked so good you couldn't understand why the woman would think your DH would prefer her. It sounds as though you have taken this as a personal insult to yourself rather than outrage that some women see this as acceptable behaviour. I'm struggling to see the point of the thread because you obviously have no doubts about your partner's faithfulness to you or your own attractiveness.

Chypre · 13/05/2024 15:12

Duh. Well, he didn't give the number, hasn't stayed in touch with her, not much to write home about. And that's the exact "why" a woman is never a problem! She can ask for his number, give hers, flash boobs, or whatever - if your DH is not that type of a person, he's just not. If he were, he would pretend to go to the loo and get her contact, and you would be writing a very different post then.

Starlight330 · 13/05/2024 15:13

Alltheshoes74 · 13/05/2024 14:59

Wow, these make an interesting read! To clarify - yes, he's a looker, we'd been out and he was looking pretty fabulous in my opinion ( As was I to be fair) - I am younger than him ( NOT young enough to be his daughter however!) and appreciate that he's a nice guy and if he was single yes he'd be a great prospect. However in my opinion there is no excuse for someone to try and get his number when he is clearly with his wife. He's not a serial cheater, philanderer nor is this a stelth brag more of me expressing my outrange at the blatant disrespect of another woman trying to crack onto someone elses husband right in front of them. I'm a big believer in women sticking together I don't think that's a bad thing

Good luck with that belief 🤦‍♀️🤣

SerafinasGoose · 13/05/2024 15:15

TheCultureHusks · 13/05/2024 14:47

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On Mumsnet every day's a school day ...

Jom222 · 13/05/2024 15:18

I believe you OP. Centuries ago I was at a bar w/a boyfriend and we met a young man who we talked to and laughed with over some silly thing. When boyfriend went to the bathroom Random Man went after me HARD, asking how long had we been together, was it a committed relationship etc.

When we were leaving Random Man shook boyfriends hand then gave me a quick hug, slipping a scrap of paper w/his phone number on it in my bag on my hip. Creeps are everywhere even today (though I know this wouldn't happen to me today lol am old and fat)

He was so friendly to both of us, boyfriend didn't pick up on it at all.

SerafinasGoose · 13/05/2024 15:21

Starlight330 · 13/05/2024 15:13

Good luck with that belief 🤦‍♀️🤣

Loyalty is a valuable commodity in families or to friends, or in upholding particular principles: like the 'one of us, all of us' ideal of unions, for example. These have their place, and allow a certain degree of strength (or at least collective bargaining).

Loyalty to others on the basis of merely sharing XX chromosomes is a bit more difficult to expect or command. Despite what those who romanticise feminism might claim, there's no such thing as a sisterhood.

ByUmberViewer · 13/05/2024 15:36

afsandforever · 13/05/2024 15:00

lol. And this is the sort of attitude that we mean when we say "those women"

Yep!

pontipinemum · 13/05/2024 15:43

She sees what you have and wants it and is willing to break you up to get it.

She's a -whatever word you are allowed use these days- when I was a teenager we'd probably have called her a skank.

I've had men try chat me up a few times when DH (then bf) was away from the table so they clearly knew I was with a bf. Some people just don't give a cr*p

TheCultureHusks · 13/05/2024 15:45

This is a very weird thread 🤣

OP post a pic of her on FB with the eyes scribbled out and underneath write ‘HE’S MINE NOW YOU WILL PAY’

ThirtyThrillionThreeTrees · 13/05/2024 15:47

I believe you. Some women are like that.

It's happened me 3 seperate boyfriend's in the past and they are all just normal men - not drop dead gorgeous.

In hindsight, I wish the women with the first two boyfriend's had been successful!

Your husband's reaction is the most important and it's not very clear why he didn't call it out at the time.

MumblesParty · 13/05/2024 15:55

MsMuffinWalloper · 13/05/2024 11:04

You weren't there.
You went to the loo and in that time an attraction was established and you only have your husband's side of the story. He's told you to make you feel a certain way and you are taking that out on the woman, despite not hearing her side.

You sound like a certain type of woman yourself.

@MsMuffinWalloper read the OP again.

Mothership4two · 13/05/2024 15:58

MumblesParty · 13/05/2024 15:55

@MsMuffinWalloper read the OP again.

That would make more sense though (the OP not being there at the time)

Alltheshoes74 · 13/05/2024 15:59

ThirtyThrillionThreeTrees · 13/05/2024 15:47

I believe you. Some women are like that.

It's happened me 3 seperate boyfriend's in the past and they are all just normal men - not drop dead gorgeous.

In hindsight, I wish the women with the first two boyfriend's had been successful!

Your husband's reaction is the most important and it's not very clear why he didn't call it out at the time.

This happened literally as we were about to leave - he told me as we walked out - largely I suspect to avoid me ( Numerous Margaritas down) giving her a piece of my mind.

OP posts:
Alltheshoes74 · 13/05/2024 16:01

TheCultureHusks · 13/05/2024 15:45

This is a very weird thread 🤣

OP post a pic of her on FB with the eyes scribbled out and underneath write ‘HE’S MINE NOW YOU WILL PAY’

Or maybe a picture of her with lock up your husbands on the local FB page 😉

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MumblesParty · 13/05/2024 16:01

Ha ha MN at its best!!

Real world - cheeky cow for blatantly trying to chat up a married man in front of his wife!
MN world - he must have encouraged her, he’s lying, he gave her his number first, he’s a handyman and she has jobs that need doing, he’s a cheat, he’s a bastard, OP is boasting. I’m sure if we stick around long enough we’ll see people suggesting she may have mental health problems or a hidden disability that makes her unable to not ask for the numbers of married men!

MumblesParty · 13/05/2024 16:03

Mothership4two · 13/05/2024 15:58

That would make more sense though (the OP not being there at the time)

@Mothership4two however much sense it might have made, that isn’t what happened!

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