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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To ask if you think I’m being paranoid

144 replies

Whatfreshhell86 · 30/10/2024 17:15

I don’t know if I’m being paranoid, as this is the first time I’ve considered that my husband of 7 years might be having an affair.

I received a couple of parking fines in the post today, both for unpaid parking at a hotel carpark in the city where my husband works once a week. They included photos of our shared car leaving the hotel carpark on two different dates, one week apart. There was no time stamp but it looks like daylight.

I didn’t think anything of it at first. He’s in the city today, so I sent him a photo of the letters and told him to not park in that carpark again as an FYI. Then all of a sudden it occurred to me to ask myself why he’d be going into a hotel carpark in the middle of the day two weeks
in a row. I asked him via text and he said he has a client who lives near the hotel and that he “must have” gotten there early a couple of times and parked at the hotel so as to not show up early at his clients home (his meetings are always at clients houses).

There’s something about the fact he wrote “must have” that’s set my mind mind racing. The parking fines are from dates within the last month and he only visits clients once a week so surely he’d remember exactly why he went to the carpark. “Must have” implies to me that he’s claiming he’s not exactly sure why he was there.

Again this is the first time I’ve had my suspicions and can’t think of any other things that have happened that are typical of a cheater. We use each others phones for photos, phone calls etc and he’s never once been possessive over it. He never stops over when he goes to the city and I would describe my marriage as really happy.

AIBU to be worried that there’s something suspicious about this?

OP posts:
BooneyBeautiful · 05/11/2024 19:45

MildGreenDairyLiquid · 30/10/2024 17:49

Also, if he was using the hotel, why would he have got a ticket? Sounds more likely he parked there without realising the car park was monitored - and received a ticket because number plate recognition identified he wasn’t staying there.

Good point.

CRD67 · 05/11/2024 19:52

If he's got an android phone (if it's switched on) there is Google Maps Timeline giving all locations visited. It's discrete to switch on and to check. Just for information purposes of course. Good luck.

Xmasxrackers · 05/11/2024 19:59

I think if he was having an affair he’d have been more careful and not got any parking fines xx

Wherethewildthingsfart · 05/11/2024 20:04

Poor op, has anyone paused the bun fight long enough to realise that op has not been back or are we only focusing on how awful men are and attacking anyone with a dick that dares to post?

I wonder if the FBI etc keep an eye on mumsnet looking for potential new recruits. If not they should.

BevMaker · 05/11/2024 20:10

You do get parking fines at some hotels even if you are staying there.
I stay at Premier Inns a lot and you have to pay for parking separately to the room.
they have a number plate recognition thing and you pay for your parking at a machine in the car park .

Horses7 · 05/11/2024 20:19

Think I would quietly dig a little as suggested by pp - hope you get a good outcome

Hmm1234 · 06/11/2024 08:59

He could be using the hotel bar/ lobby/restaurant to have his meetings? Many business people do

Ukrainebaby23 · 06/11/2024 12:18

Whatfreshhell86 · 30/10/2024 18:22

Thanks again everyone. In answer to a couple of questions, I suppose my fear is that someone else booked a room and it didn’t occur to him that he might get fined for parking when he went in to see them.

I’m not getting much sleep at the moment because we have a small children so that could definitely be clouding my judgement either way.

Trust your gut. If it doesn't seem right, it's not.

Whatfreshhell86 · 06/11/2024 14:11

Thanks for all your input everyone. I know it’s annoying when there’s no update so here we go!

When he got home I didn’t notice anything weird so decided to sleep on it. Next morning I checked his work diary to see if he he had any appointments in the area of the hotel on those days. He did.

I was still churned up about the “must have” so I flat out asked him why he was parking at the same hotel in the middle of the day. He admitted it looked suspicious but said he’s been parking there for years because it’s a good spot to wait in between appointments when he’s in that area.

I took some of the advice I had on here (thank you), checked bank statements and called the hotel. I told them I’d been parking there for years but I’d suddenly got a parking ticket and wanted to know if the rules had changed. Man on the phone said something along the lines of “ah yes, the carpark kept filling up with non-guests so we set up a camera and a bigger sign”.

Given that there haven’t been any more cheating signs other than the parking ticket I decided to close the case 🫡

OP posts:
TallulahBetty · 06/11/2024 14:30

Whatfreshhell86 · 06/11/2024 14:11

Thanks for all your input everyone. I know it’s annoying when there’s no update so here we go!

When he got home I didn’t notice anything weird so decided to sleep on it. Next morning I checked his work diary to see if he he had any appointments in the area of the hotel on those days. He did.

I was still churned up about the “must have” so I flat out asked him why he was parking at the same hotel in the middle of the day. He admitted it looked suspicious but said he’s been parking there for years because it’s a good spot to wait in between appointments when he’s in that area.

I took some of the advice I had on here (thank you), checked bank statements and called the hotel. I told them I’d been parking there for years but I’d suddenly got a parking ticket and wanted to know if the rules had changed. Man on the phone said something along the lines of “ah yes, the carpark kept filling up with non-guests so we set up a camera and a bigger sign”.

Given that there haven’t been any more cheating signs other than the parking ticket I decided to close the case 🫡

Glad to have a positive outcome to a thread like this!

mjdle · 06/11/2024 14:44

Excellent! You've got a good- if unobservant - one 😂🙂

MoonWoman69 · 06/11/2024 15:31

@Whatfreshhell86 Aww that's brilliant! Sounds like the hotel changed its rules and your husband didn't see the signs maybe, as he'd always waited in there without issue.
I'm glad you've resolved it and thanks for updating! 💐

Maria1979 · 06/11/2024 15:39

@Whatfreshhell86 I am so relieved to hear this OP! Especially since you have small children together. Make a date night to celebrate all this😉😍❣️

clarepetal · 06/11/2024 16:52

This had made me smile too. X

SouthMumof2 · 06/11/2024 17:33

I would definitely make an enquiry with the hotel, what are the parking restrictions? How long would he have had to park in there to get the fine? Does the letter have the time of arrival and time of leaving on there?
Also if he is happy for you to look at his phone there is always the possibility of a second phone hidden and only used for affair. Sorry don’t want to make you paranoid but these are the things I’d just check including bank account / credit card statements just to be sure.

Thursdaygirl · 06/11/2024 19:30

Given that there haven’t been any more cheating signs other than the parking ticket I decided to close the case 🫡

Excellent news OP!

Treesandsheepeverywhere · 06/11/2024 21:12

To think, based on that one thing, 75% voted he was probably cheating!!

People sure love to conclude to LTB.

Lovely update OP but maybe do the investigation before the accusation.

Now he knows you don't trust him.

TallulahBetty · 07/11/2024 10:15

SouthMumof2 · 06/11/2024 17:33

I would definitely make an enquiry with the hotel, what are the parking restrictions? How long would he have had to park in there to get the fine? Does the letter have the time of arrival and time of leaving on there?
Also if he is happy for you to look at his phone there is always the possibility of a second phone hidden and only used for affair. Sorry don’t want to make you paranoid but these are the things I’d just check including bank account / credit card statements just to be sure.

RTFT.

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 07/11/2024 12:35

CoralReem · 04/11/2024 18:40

These things exist, burner phones, PI's, trackers and a whole lot more, are you suggesting women are too stupid to use technology to find answers or should we leave all the techi stuff to the males.

It's very patronising.

Probably more that if someone is goingbto do all that, the relationship is over (irrespective of whether tgepartber has cheated). That type of suspicion is as much of a killer to a relationship as infidelity

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