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To not want my DH stalking me around MN?

140 replies

SpringySunshine · 10/03/2009 14:16

I'm going to try not to drip-feed, but there's a lot of information I need to explain & I'm going to try to keep it as brief as possible. To try & keep it to the point, I'm going to copy / paste a lot of this from what I've already said on my ante-natal thread & will obviously answer any other questions.

"DH has definitely been reading our thread again. Definitely. As in I'd almost bet my life on it. He denies it completely, through all accusations, promising me that he hasn't been on Mumsnet & has had no access to what I've been saying, etc. But he has. This is the second time now that I've been pretty sure - the first time could've just been coincidence, albeit a striking one. This time he's definitely been reading.

What do I do? After the last time I made it really clear that I didn't want him reading & he promised that he wouldn't because it's 'my' thing. So he's broken that promise & is now breaking more as he lies to my face about it repeatedly.

I know it's not that big a deal in itself (although I actually feel like it is, given how openly I talk about everything here & this is my safe-to-be-completely-honest place) but the lying & broken promises are doing my head in.

I don't want to cause a scene because I can't really prove it. Not in any indisputable way. Even though I know, he can just keep saying 'I haven't done anything!' & we're at an impasse.

So do I just let it go? Pretend like I believe him & be really careful what I say here in future? Or keep pursuing the issue?"

That's the crux of it.

I can't use internet history, as we each have our own laptops & his is so important that it's passworded hmm

"We were talking in bed last night about all sorts of things & I was saying that I hoped that he didn't think that I was a rubbish mum, blah blah blah. & he directly referenced what I'd said in my post about alternatives to blackout curtains." (I was having a bit of a moan about MIL's unconventional parenting style, as the conversation at the time was about advice we aren't intending to take.) "BUT HE WASN'T IN THE ROOM WHEN HIS MUM HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH ME. The only way he could know about that conversation is reading what I said yesterday. It wasn't even that he said 'well she did this...' it was '& other stupid advice my mum's given us...'.

It's also a bit that I try really hard to be neutral about her & give her the benefit of the doubt to him, even though she tried her best to ruin our wedding day & stuff. But here I do tend to let rip, thinking that it won't hurt anyone because nobody knows her & it's better that I vent my frustration safely than cause marital rows. But still, it's not nice to think that my uncensored ranting & bitching have been read by someone who does know & love her."

There are a few other things, but it's already getting long, so I'll leave it at that & see what you all have to say - what do I do?!

OP posts:
ScottishMummy · 10/03/2009 16:18

stalker is usually a malevolent person.is this how you see dh?did he stalk you into bed

pingping · 10/03/2009 16:18

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! SMisaBigFatWhore you have got issues!

poshwellies · 10/03/2009 16:20

eh?

ScottishMummy · 10/03/2009 16:21

SMisaBigFatWhore!ha ha did i skelp yer arse on aibu.boy bet that wasnt too hard for a hoor like me

pingping · 10/03/2009 16:24

FYI Im not into Rug Munching so piss off back under ya bridge SMisaBigFatWhore!

SM have you been hurting peoples feelings? Naughty you!

AllFallDown · 10/03/2009 16:26

It's a public forum. If you don't like him reading, don't post. As for all the people saying it's outrageous that he looks, or checks internet history ... er, this site is full of people urging women to check their DPs' internet histories and find out exactly what he's up to on the computer. I can't see much ethical difference, in many cases, between those who choose to get their rocks off with strangers via chatrooms and those who reveal the intimate details of their personal lives with strangers via MN.

Yes, I'm a man. And no, I don't frequent chatrooms. Only MN.

HecatesTwopenceworth · 10/03/2009 16:28

bloody HELL! someone namechanged to that to have a go? wtf did they say?

DrTrillianAstra · 10/03/2009 16:29

That's what I want to know Hecate!

ScottishMummy · 10/03/2009 16:30

HaHa evidently some of our hard of thinking chums have the hump.hey ho.loved the name though,not bad for gum chewing wasterel.keep eating the kennomeat,keep the insults coming

georgimama · 10/03/2009 16:34

It wasn't pretty - random abuse - called pingping and SM c*nts - you get the idea.

HecatesTwopenceworth · 10/03/2009 16:36

how awful. A cowardly namechanger I take it? I fecking HATE that. I wish MN would out the fucker. I really really do. How DARE they namechange to be so spiteful, then slip back in with nobody knowing their true face. Really, I'd slip MNHQ a few quid just to get my hands on the list of bitchy namechangers!

ScottishMummy · 10/03/2009 16:36

well,it was a rattle oot the pram moment.but praise for the effort involved in name change

i actually likey the new nom de plume

deliciously obnoxious

poshwellies · 10/03/2009 16:40

not up for the offer of oral sex with a troll sm and pingping?

odd.

DrTrillianAstra · 10/03/2009 16:40

"deliciously obnoxious"

I like you more just for those words.

pingping · 10/03/2009 16:41

It was rather random it did make me LOL though! Some people.

pingping · 10/03/2009 16:43

LOOOOOOOl PW

ScottishMummy · 10/03/2009 16:45

haha poshwellies us scottish-fat-hoors have other fish to fry than sapphic trolls

pingping · 10/03/2009 16:54

LOOOOL SM

helsbels4 · 10/03/2009 17:10

Bloody hell! I must admit Scottish Mummy, I don't think I've ever agreed with anything I've ever seen you post (sorry!) but sheesh, some people!!! Whilst I might sit here and tut or whatever at your point of view, cos we seem poles apart in our thinking, to actually go to the effort to namechange to be spiteful to someone, is beyond me! Isn't variety the spice of life people?

ScottishMummy · 10/03/2009 17:48

V Funny though.well whoever it was thought that was their best witty riposte.lol so did i

BoffinMum · 10/03/2009 17:52

You've ruined this thread, SM. It's now seemingly all about you. Well done.

ScottishMummy · 10/03/2009 18:02

i was actually quite enjoying the i'm married and pg by my stalker,thread.boffin mum

DrTrillianAstra · 10/03/2009 18:03

Erm, I think that was done by whoever namechanged and started flinging abuse.

FWIW I don't agree with what ScottishMummy says. We all (or most of us, I imagine) post things that we wouldn't necessarily say in real life. It being an 'open forum' doesn't change that, because unless someone knows your username it would be extremely difficult to find you.

I think it is a little odd that the OP's husband is 'checking up on her' on MN, and definitely very odd that he is lying about it. Could it be that he feels you don't tell him how you really feel, so he has to see what you're saying on here in case you're secretly very unhappy about things?

SpringySunshine · 10/03/2009 18:07

Oh gosh, are we still debating my diction here?

I chose the word 'stalk' to denote the idea of being observed without my consent or knowledge. As I'm sure you know. Perhaps it wasn't the best word (what would you have said, out of interest?), but I think it summarised my point sufficiently for a thread title. Nobody else seemed to be confused, at least. & if they were, I think my OP made it fairly clear that I'm not talking about a rapist hiding in the bushes outside my home.

Of course if there was any genuine misunderstanding on your part, I can only apologise for my lack of clarity.

OP posts:
ToiletRollCover · 10/03/2009 18:08

Maybe OP, Your DH is feeling a bit left out? My DP gets quite humpy with me sometimes, sat here snurking away at my laptop in the evening. (and sometimes during the day ) He'd love to have a snoop if he knew how to work the t'interweb.