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online affair. this is likely to be long.

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doijustgiveup · 15/04/2011 20:18

Namechanged but been here for a long time.

Found out recently that H has been having a online affair.

He met a girl on a game chatroom, they had talked amongst alot of people for a long time at least a few years.

But from at least Christmas time it became a text affair, 30/40 texts a day!

I caught him out and he walked out.

I emailed her and she said he had told her he had been unhappy for a long time, which was total news to me, I had no idea, he had never said or appeared unhappy with our marriage.

We have had a very stressful couple of years, H left the forces, which was a big upheaval, we had some extended family problems.

He wouldnt and even now cant tell me what made him unhappy, just that slowely he stopped caring.

He moved out for 10 days then came home. In that time he came and saw me fairly often, we went out and actually had quite a good time, but was still saying that he didnt know if it could work.

He says that it is nothing to do with this girl, which is bollocks. whatever the problems we had having a Emotional Affair with another woman was going to affect us.

We went to relate two nights ago, which although didnt do much, did make us talk when we got home.

I told him that I knew from fairly early in january he was texting her (the usual phone on silent in pocket, when he never did things like that)

Think he was quite shocked how much I knew to be honest.

Anyway told him if he wouldnt talk to me, he needed to talk to someone, so tonight he has gone out with his best mate, (who was as shocked as I was about it all)

He has today been fairly talkative in a small talk sort of way, and seems happier, but when do I know he is.
I have suspisions he might be back in contact with her, but no proof.

anyway, I am sat here now, knowing how much I love him, but thinking, that maybe I should just walk away.

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EggyFucker · 19/04/2011 07:38

take care

doijustgiveup · 19/04/2011 07:53

Just tried t eat some toast, but it didnt stay down, if nothing else i have lost 2 stone in the last month or so.

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EggyFucker · 19/04/2011 07:58

the Heartbreak Diet

fucking awful, but effective

KnickersOnOnesHead · 19/04/2011 12:25

Sorry, I haven't read the whole thread.

my exp had an emotional, online affair. Well, two actually. They were just 'friends' etc etc

I saw the messages from the second one. I printed them out, showed his parents.

He told the other woman that although he was 'with someone' our relationship had been dead for months, we weren't happy. All the usual crap.

In the end it broke us. I could no longer trust him. I'd already given him a second chance after the last one.

doijustgiveup · 19/04/2011 12:39

The kids are in bed, so trying to drink a coffee, breakfast didnt stay down.

Knickers, I know what you mean, he seems to not be able to stay away from this woman, its insane, he is never going to meet her, but has thrown everything away for it.

He told her we were unhappy, which was news to me as he never seemed that way, in fact when he had the opportunity to live away during the week (which would have been the time to leave if he was that unhappy) before Christmas, he wouldnt do it, and did a awful commute instead.

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WhenwillIfeelnormal · 19/04/2011 12:47

Well yes of course he told her he was "unhappy" because otherwise how would a Christian Hmm woman agree to an affair if she thought she was intruding on a happy marriage? It's amazing how many bargains daft women will make if they can convince themselves that the "harm" has already been done and they won't be making things worse by their involvement....

Please stand firm, because the only thing that will stop this in its tracks is when he is forced to realise what he's about to lose. At the moment, he's in the grip of an addiction, but comfort yourself that the addiction is not to this woman per se. The addiction is to the feelings she is inducing in him. Also, people involved in online or texting relationships have a secondary addiction to the technology and the "buzz" of sending and receiving communications.

This is all about fantasy, but it's only when someone is forced to see the price they are paying for their fantasy life that reality belatedly intrudes.

doijustgiveup · 19/04/2011 12:51

It'd quite funny in a sick way, he hated phones, his was rarely on.

Always been addicted to one game or another, but never enough to affect things.

As for her, I emailed her right at the beginning, denying any responsibility, that it had nothing to do with her! Did stop her tho did it.

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doijustgiveup · 19/04/2011 13:20

Didnt stop her I mean

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doijustgiveup · 19/04/2011 17:54

Hey how much more, lost my job today as well.

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EggyFucker · 19/04/2011 18:44

how did you lose your job ? Shock

doijustgiveup · 19/04/2011 19:03

we moved into a flat we own last year, but it is leasehold, leaseholders now saying cant Childmind from flat

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EggyFucker · 19/04/2011 19:08

oh, I am so sorry

it never rains, but it pours ...

doijustgiveup · 19/04/2011 19:09

May end up nannying for one family who have two children with me, Mum wants to talk to me about it

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doijustgiveup · 19/04/2011 19:53

Just informed (D)H just got a one word text 'OK'

I really cant equate the man that is now, with the man i knew.

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EggyFucker · 19/04/2011 19:54

it's the same man, showing his true colours (or in the grip of stupid romantic delusion)

he is actually doing you a favour (in the long run)

doijustgiveup · 19/04/2011 19:58

it is so weird, nobody, his family included recognises him.

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HerHissyness · 19/04/2011 20:04

DIJGU, get legal advice on that leasehold decision thing, if you are now plunged into a situation whereby you'll struggle and childminding is the best way of making ends meet, you may be able to challenge the leaseholders decision.

My dad was locked out of a business and had a stipulation that he couldn't work for 10 years in the field he was in. He challenged this and won as the company had not given him proper notice and illegally locked him out of his rented office.

In these economically challenging times, decisions like these on the behalf of the leaseholders, could have serious consequences for someone in your position

A group of people can't just take away your likelihood.

doijustgiveup · 19/04/2011 20:09

To be honest I wont be sorry to finish have wanted to for a long time, want my home to myself especially now, and if i can nanny instead, will be the best thing.

Eventually will have sell this and find something smaller anyway, which i wouldnt be able to work out of.

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HerHissyness · 19/04/2011 20:15

OK, as long as you are happy with it! that's fine then!

doijustgiveup · 19/04/2011 20:19

Think with all this it is a time to change my life.

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HerHissyness · 19/04/2011 20:23

Everything happens for a reason! It usually gets better than you imagine it would do too! Grin

doijustgiveup · 19/04/2011 20:24

At the moment nothing seems to get better, wish i could stop crying, cant seem to stop now i have started

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HerHissyness · 19/04/2011 21:49

It's OK, that is totally normal. Give it all time.

doijustgiveup · 20/04/2011 10:32

so weird last night, he spent all night talking to me by text.

He is depressed I think, but dosnt think so himself.

Is now saying it is all his fault for not talking, but cant see a light at the end of the tunnel.

Dont know why he wasn't talking to her, usually he does.

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cantbelieveitsme · 20/04/2011 12:03

I'm here as a name changer. You spoke to me on PM earlier in the week. I'm watching and reading and will be in touch soon. (We go back years. You know who I am. Smile)

Take care. I haven't forgotten you...