Does your H/DP know you post here?

[Orchidlady]

Just wanted to know how many of your H/DP's know you post on here. Have seen several posters mentioning discussing with otherhalves which I think sounds really healthy. If my dp knew he would go beserk, am I minority?

My DP and DD know I post on here.

They call it 'mummyvision' (as in Chucklevision). They obviously think we are like the Chuckle brother, the bastards

I told some wider family members when I recently went on the MN meet up. They were astonished, I think they thought I was a member of an online cult.

That's true exhausted. I rarely post about DP because he doesn't do anything I need advice on! With XP I don't think he minded me being on MN that much (although he was seriously jealous of it ) but it was when it slipped out in an argument that everyone on MN thought he was an arse that he got all paranoid about it.

Ye, Dh knows I post on MN and has no problems whatspever with it. I can't see why he should. I rarely write about him tbh, and wouldn't write personal stuff under this name. If I did have a relationship issue I woud namechange if I felt the need for the support of MN.

I am very searchable and don't hide my identity via MN. I am also quite open to using it so other people in RL know I use MN anyway.

I met a very good friend via MN, and as a result DH also met new friends and my DD met her best friend via, and subsequently a substitute little sister. MN has been very positive here.

Mine does and criticised me for seeking advice from strangers......I have to delete my browser history every time I'm on, and hurridly change pages when he comes in the room.

Do you think that Mumsnet is the equivalent of what used to be women meeting in church or WI or a neighbours house whatever women used to do in groups years ago? I mean that women have a need to talk, socialise and communicate and when we lived in much more extended family situations and were in and out of each others houses etc that the need was fulfilled by that, but because of the change in life style now, that everyone is either busy rushing about, at work or working from home we have latched onto Mumsnet as a way to get that human, particularly female style of interaction? I know that I find it addictive and fascinating to get an insight into other peoples lives and it allows you to either 'normalise' things in your own life or realise where things aren't normal and get ideas? Men don't seem to need that - hence not understanding and treating it with disdain?