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Fiance slept with a prostitute

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Adviceneededrewedding · 20/07/2025 13:02

Don’t know what to do or think.

Last night my fiance told me slept with a prostitute a couple of weeks ago after a work night out.

Basically, went out for work drinks and ended up getting paralytic, a work friend said to him I’ve got someone I want you to meet it’s a good business lead etc. They turn up at the house and partner is confused because there’s only girls there and there is a bed in the room. Work friend starts negotiating prices and partner then realises it’s a brothel. Said he started freaking out saying wtf are you doing this isn’t right etc. Work friend/ prostitues say to him this is normal everyone does it and he says they convince him to do it. He said the girl took his trousers down put on condom and they had sex for 30 seconds then he said no I can’t do this and ran out of the house and made his way home.

Broke down crying to me about this last night saying he’s so sorry and he can’t believe he’s done this and he’s never once been in a situation where he’s been close to cheating so can’t believe he was stupid enough to let himself get into this mess.

I’m in shock tbh I would never have expected this from him he is usually a really genuine moral person with really strong family/ relationship values. He said he will never do anything like this again and will not ever get himself in a state like that again.

Dont know what to do, we’re supposed to be getting married in 6 months. Other than this he has never done anything cheating wise etc he absolutely hates cheating. Am I being really naive to forgive him? I love him and I don’t want to throw away our relationship over a stupid drunken mistake if he will genuinely never do it again. I also can’t look at him and can’t imagine ever having sex with him again.

need some other opinions don’t want to tell anyone in my personal life.

OP posts:
TipsyFairyHic · 20/07/2025 18:55

Basically, went out for work drinks and ended up getting paralytic,

If he really was that drunk he'd have brewers' droop- no erection.

pinkyredrose · 20/07/2025 18:56

Fetaface · 20/07/2025 17:18

Prostitution is rape. These women are forced into this situation. We know the amount of stories about trafficking, drug gangs etc. So if you know that this person could be trafficked or being pressured by a drug gang etc you know that this person is not doing this willingly. They may say yes but yes is not consent if there isn't an option to say no.

Much like being robbed at gunpoint isn't you giving away your purse willingly. You had no choice. Hence why that is stealing and not you just giving it charitably.

Some women are trafficked, a great many aren't.

stayathomer · 20/07/2025 18:56

And he will probably get married and have more kids in the future as he’s successful and attractive and still young and I’ll be alone for the rest of my life as I’ll have 2 kids to support and no one to look after them if I ever wanted to go out.
op no. No no no no no! You are the better person in this relationship. You. Not him. Whatever might happen in the future it still all stemmed from him cheating. X

kkloo · 20/07/2025 18:58

I couldn't stay with him after it.

Even if you wanted to stay with him then how would that work, would you be ok with him working at the same job? Is the work friend invited to the wedding? What about if he wants to go out drinking again? What if he promises not to go out drinking and wants to start going back out drinking next year?

Men in these circumstances will often say all the right things about being sorry at the start but they don't want to deal with any consequences, and when you're still dealing with the consequences down the line and paranoid about them going out etc they'll turn it on you and make out you're controlling and crazy.

RhododendronFlowers · 20/07/2025 19:01

usedtobeaylis · 20/07/2025 18:33

Considering that studies repeatedly show that over 80%, and most often over 90%, want to exit, it doesn't really speak to there being all that many happy hookers. And I've never once, not once, heard of a man trying to check whether the woman he's paying is trafficked or genuinely consenting. And I've never once heard of a man saying actually, I can't be sure of this, I've changed my mind. What I have heard of is men asking for the kind of women they fetishise and trying to haggle desperate women down on price. The truth is that no man visiting a prostituted woman gives a shit.

This ⬆️

YankSplaining · 20/07/2025 19:01

Putting OP and her fiance aside for a second - there are a startling number of people on this thread who think that having an erection is the same thing as consent. “Oh, he didn’t want to do it? Well, how did he manage to be aroused, then?”

Because arousal is an involuntary physical response to stimulation of the male sex organs. You have no idea how much harm the attitude that arousal equals consent does to sexually abused men and boys. God, I wish I could lock some of you in a room and make you listen to Erik Menendez’s entire testimony from 1993.

Have to be done with this thread for the sake of my blood pressure. Best of luck, OP, and do your best to be a person you can be proud of.

Iamthemoom · 20/07/2025 19:02

pinkyredrose · 20/07/2025 18:56

Some women are trafficked, a great many aren't.

You’ve got that the wrong way round. A great many are trafficked and some aren’t.

”Approximately 4.8 million people are victims of forced sexual exploitation globally each year” (worldmetrics).

HazelCritic · 20/07/2025 19:02

tipsyraven · 20/07/2025 13:05

He had a choice and chose to go ahead. I couldn’t trust someone after that.

Yeah, I could never ever get over my partner paying to use a woman's body, esp a woman who is statistically likely to be vulnerable and/or exploited and trafficked.

But to make it worse he is absolutely not taking any responsibility. His work mate pressured him into it?! I don't believe that for a second. If he was a moral as you say he is he would have left the second he realised it was a brothel not after having sex.

There is no chance I'd go ahead with the marriage and I'd be telling everyone exactly why.

RhododendronFlowers · 20/07/2025 19:03

Really, @YankSplaining . So that means he had to have sex with this woman,then?.
No. That was his choice.

Fetaface · 20/07/2025 19:06

pinkyredrose · 20/07/2025 18:56

Some women are trafficked, a great many aren't.

I agree as many are forced by situation not people.

BabooshkaHaHa · 20/07/2025 19:06

Dear op, I'm so sorry that this has happened to you and what a terrible situation to deal with when you have had a stable life (I assume), children and a home together -- there's so much to lose.

I wonder if you shared thjs because on some level you're aware that what he's told you doesn't make sense. Others here seem to be giving voice to some of the fears you may have.

As you are a SAHM mother with children, I expect you have less financial protection in your current non-married status and it might be a good idea for you to seek legal advice before taking any action. Eg does he own the property alone? Do you have savings? Etc.

BlankBlankBlank14 · 20/07/2025 19:06

CC222 · 20/07/2025 13:11

Am I the only one that thinks he was coerced into this? Yes he should’ve left the minute he realised where he was, but if this was a woman saying this story everyone would be on here saying it’s rape.
if he’s truly telling the truth, I think I’d view this slightly differently to most of the other prostitute stories we read on here. I know that doesn’t make it any less hurtful to you though.

Coerced into being sexually aroused and able to have penetrative sex with a prostitute, rather than being repulsed at the idea of doing that?

Are you aware how male anatomy works?

SALaw · 20/07/2025 19:07

Liars often tell a half truth for fear of being caught, in order to get ahead of the story. I wouldn’t believe the “persuaded it was normal” or “30 seconds” nonsense, personally.

Fetaface · 20/07/2025 19:07

TipsyFairyHic · 20/07/2025 18:55

Basically, went out for work drinks and ended up getting paralytic,

If he really was that drunk he'd have brewers' droop- no erection.

And can remember everything that happened despite being rat-arsed!

Liars over explain situations.

ChaliceinWonderland · 20/07/2025 19:08

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 20/07/2025 13:17

You can't accidentally put your penis into a prostitute, OP.

Yes this actually

HazelCritic · 20/07/2025 19:08

Also 30 seconds of not a short about of time (I mean, it's a a disappointing amount) but still and count to 30. That's how long he lasted before he decided to leave.

Cece92 · 20/07/2025 19:10

she took his trousers down and put a condom on? Am I stupid because wouldn’t he have to be hard to do that? Which means he was turned on by either kissing or touching prior to the trousers coming off? I’d actually be sick if my partner done this. He’d be gone no question about it and I’d legit never talk to him again. Have some self respect he slept with someone and paid for it.

JLou08 · 20/07/2025 19:11

Fetaface · 20/07/2025 18:52

So his mate is guilty of aiding rape and assault by penetration? As he supported said woman who cannot consent and said mate who cannot consent and made them have sex.

Or this guy is watering things down to try and excuse his behaviour.

Edited

Well the mate is definitely in the wrong, I wouldn't know the legality of it but I'm sure there would be some crime in there and without a doubt it would be morally wrong.
If it is the prostitute you mean when you say the woman can't consent I wouldn't jump to that, she may well have been forced or coerced in to prostitution or she could be making that decision for herself and having sex with the man without his consent to exploit him for cash. Life isn't so black and white that all women are good and all men are bad or all women are the victims in prostitution or sexual encounters.
He may well be lying, OP will be best placed to know. If my DH told me this story I'd be inclined to believe him because I know his morals and values. If it was my ex I would know he was spinning a tale to try and get away with it.

LizzieW1969 · 20/07/2025 19:11

ZippyBrick · 20/07/2025 16:11

And there's a counter view that some use prostitution as a way to willingly make money because men will pay for it

But there’s no way for a punter to know whether a prostitute in a brothel is consenting freely or not. It’s unlikely it even crosses their mind to wonder about the woman they’re paying for sex.

BlackStrayCat · 20/07/2025 19:12

He wants you to dump him OP (even if it is subconcious)

I am 100% sure this marriage will not go ahead.

usedtobeaylis · 20/07/2025 19:13

Adviceneededrewedding · 20/07/2025 15:51

We do have kids, I’m a SAHM. I wouldn’t be able to afford to stay in our house on my own and wouldn’t be able to afford anything even remotely close to the area I’m in.

So annoyed at him for ruining our family. Our kids are so happy and settled where we are. I don’t have any family help so I will be on my own with nothing and no one.

And he will probably get married and have more kids in the future as he’s successful and attractive and still young and I’ll be alone for the rest of my life as I’ll have 2 kids to support and no one to look after them if I ever wanted to go out.

Tell HIM to move out.

kkloo · 20/07/2025 19:13

Rosscameasdoody · 20/07/2025 18:25

That’s a stretch. A woman cannot rape a man. Sexual assault yes, but not rape. And if he was coerced and drunk how did he get an erection ?

Edited

Imagine going to the police to accuse a prostitute of sexually assaulting you after you went to the brothel where she works and even admitted that you'd been convinced to do it before she even touched you.

He'd be laughed at if he reported that.

Fetaface · 20/07/2025 19:16

JLou08 · 20/07/2025 19:11

Well the mate is definitely in the wrong, I wouldn't know the legality of it but I'm sure there would be some crime in there and without a doubt it would be morally wrong.
If it is the prostitute you mean when you say the woman can't consent I wouldn't jump to that, she may well have been forced or coerced in to prostitution or she could be making that decision for herself and having sex with the man without his consent to exploit him for cash. Life isn't so black and white that all women are good and all men are bad or all women are the victims in prostitution or sexual encounters.
He may well be lying, OP will be best placed to know. If my DH told me this story I'd be inclined to believe him because I know his morals and values. If it was my ex I would know he was spinning a tale to try and get away with it.

How is the mate definitely in the wrong? You were there?

She cannot consent to sex - give over that prostitutes exploit men for cash! Jesus I have never heard anything so pathetic in all my life!

If you bothered to read I put both as the victim but you couldn't grasp that concept could you or just ignored it.

Most men would lie and do this. So laws of probability are that he is a liar.

Redburnett · 20/07/2025 19:17

He should not be your fiance any longer. He may have told you only because he was afraid someone else would. No-one goes to meet business leads when paralytically drunk.

mydamnfootstuckinthedoor · 20/07/2025 19:21

Get a grip. He couldn’t do it, feels awful about the whole thing, confessed to you. Forgive him and get on with your life together. Who hasn’t been either tempted, or put in an awkward situation? We’re not all perfect, in spite of what mumsnetters might think