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Would you believe this? Husband and hotel

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atatotallosss · 09/08/2025 22:39

Will try to keep this short. Currently 35 weeks pregnant with a 20-month-old DD.

Today, I found an email in my husband's email account for a hotel room for two adults dated two weeks ago. Instantly, I felt sick, and I couldn’t hold it in to confront him. Initially, he said it was for a friend, then said he booked it as he had planned to leave me and changed his mind. He doesn't know why the room is listed for two adults and is clamining he just booked the room that showed available.

I have proof that the room was unused with a no-show charge on the invoice, but I honestly don’t know what to think or believe. He’s full of remorse, citing mental health and depression (new to me).

Things have been stressful with work (self-employed) and we have been going through a rocky patch for the past few months (arguments, me struggling in pregnancy and him saying he feels no love from me) however on the day he planned this, that morning I had woken up to blood on my underwear and had to call triage- he plans this?! He says it was a moment of madness and overwhelm, the day the booking was made for, we had zero arguments and it was a normal day except for him being more stressed than usual with work etc. And the scare with the baby. He came home from work and we had normal conversations etc.

He's not been out etc recently so if it was an affair it would have been at work, or online I’m assuming. He is self-employed so god knows what he’s been doing during the day.

He wants us to try and move past this, however, I don’t know if I’m just postponing the inevitable and he will leave one week postpartum etc.

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atatotallosss · 21/03/2026 08:58

randomchap · 21/03/2026 08:08

It's been over 6 months. Does the hotel still come up in therapy? Has his story changed at all?

Are you in therapy besides the couple therapy?

Be wary of the advice you get from here, some posters love drama and will push for the most entertaining outcome and some see men as always in the wrong.

Essentially you either choose to believe him and stay. Or choose to disbelieve and split. But you've got to try to settle it in your mind. This doubt is going to destroy your relationship if it remains. You say you're now hyper vigilant, are you disbelieving other stuff he says? Checking his phone and PC? Is this how you want to live?

We’ve had to stop therapy for the time being due to child care issues.

He listens when I bring it up (few times only) and understands my concerns and apprehensions.

I think I’m more cautious and don’t blindly trust him like a did before, not that there is anything to suggest that he’s untrustworthy or he’s made me doubt since. I guess more second guessing things he’s saying now and I hate being like this. I can be fine for weeks and then it pops back into my head and feel the anger and doubt again. This is what’s frustrating me.

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atatotallosss · 21/03/2026 09:01

MumOryLane · 21/03/2026 08:56

Hmm I don't know OP. I'd give him the benefit of the doubt I think. Mumsnet's relationship threads I don't think are representative of what most people actually think and everyone is encouraged to think their partner is either having an affair or is abusive no matter what the details or context.

Have you asked him outright if he was planning on suicide?

He said it all got too much and he just wanted to leave, no suicide. He said messages he was sending me two days after the booking saying how much he loved me he meant it, he just had a horrible moment.

I did see an email to them at 10 pm the night of the booking, just after he made it saying he had booked for tonight instead of tomorrow and could it be changed. I don’t think if it was cheating this would have stopped him as he has plenty of available money to make another booking for the next night. I don’t know if his plan was to leave the following day and had a change of heart.

I can accept wanting to leave, I honestly don’t care about that. It’s the doubt of someone else.

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MumOryLane · 21/03/2026 09:18

It sounds like his head was totally overwhelmed with businesses, his marriage, family life etc. He doesn't sound like a man that would have had the head space to be thinking about affairs.

BuckChuckets · 21/03/2026 10:54

atatotallosss · 21/03/2026 08:03

FWIW I’d normally read a thread like this and shout leave he’s lying. It’s just harder to do in real life with such a young family when I’m not 100% sure of an affair or cheating.

People say this, and I do understand if you're financially reliant on the other person. But if it's JUST because you have a young family, I don't get it - I ended things with my son's dad when he was 18 months and it was the best decision for me and my son. He hadn't cheated, I just wasn't in love and wasn't happy.

Ultimately, unless he confesses an affair, I don't think you'll ever know for sure. Could you live like that? Because I couldn't. And maybe the fact that even if he wasn't cheating (or planning to), he was planning/thinking of leaving you means the relationship has run its course anyway. Hopefully therapy can help you both work out what you want.

Freeme31 · 21/03/2026 13:54

He does sound overwhelmed and wanted away, not necessarily cheating. Is he transparent with all his devices? If not then i would be more suspicious, if yes he is showing you he has nothing to hide. Do you have “tracking” on his phone if there is no issue with him letting you have access to tracking, phone etc then it’s time to drop it

ChickpeaCauliflowerSalad · 21/03/2026 14:09

atatotallosss · 21/03/2026 09:01

He said it all got too much and he just wanted to leave, no suicide. He said messages he was sending me two days after the booking saying how much he loved me he meant it, he just had a horrible moment.

I did see an email to them at 10 pm the night of the booking, just after he made it saying he had booked for tonight instead of tomorrow and could it be changed. I don’t think if it was cheating this would have stopped him as he has plenty of available money to make another booking for the next night. I don’t know if his plan was to leave the following day and had a change of heart.

I can accept wanting to leave, I honestly don’t care about that. It’s the doubt of someone else.

Well, I'd find him planning to leave when I was due to give birth and we had a 2yo very destabilising. I'd find that more unforgivable than a room booked for 2 (quick shag or affair)

ultimately I wouldn't forgive either anymore. I didn't forgive or forget when he cheated on me so ultimately we separated (after I put myself through hell trying 'to get over it'.) but I wouldn't forgive or forget him leaving/planning on leaving when I was due to give birth any minute.

whatever was going in, he didn't have your back and for me (having learnt the hard way) that's the bottom line.

someone having a genuine MH breakdown I can be there for & go through hell with them. But a convenient one. Nah.

IN MY OPINION Don't focus on the 'was it an affair' focus on trust, security & ability to be yourself/relax in the relationship. If you're always on edge, not trusting, not secure, I really don't see the point & id rather be on my own with the kids x

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