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Husband denies an affair and doesn't go out a lot but ...

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KirstyWirsty · 27/10/2011 15:23

My husband of 7 years was seeming a bit off in April and I had a dream that he was having an affair with Julia Roberts .. it left me with such a sinking feeling so I checked his phone for the first time ever and there were flirty texts from an initial and surname. I phoned her from his phone and told her hands off he?s a married man and confronted him. He said he was really embarrassed and it was just a flirtation and he would knock it on the head.

He became more and more secretive with his phone over the summer and his favourite contact was a man at work in the logs .. fair enough I thought ? then he got a text from ?John Smith? with kisses on the end first thing one morning .. By this point he was taking the phone through to the spare room while he went for a shower in the ensuite .. there was only one text under the name ? the others had been cleared out. He told me it was a girl from work who had been raped and he was trying to help her (his sister was raped as a teenager). He said he didn?t tell me about it because I made him ?sick? and he wanted to keep it out of the house .. and that I didn?t listen to him anyway ?

He now takes the phone into the shower room with him and has changed the security pattern even after I had told him that I have serious issues with him always having the phone in sight. I asked him to stop keeping his phone with him and he shouted at me ? as you asked ? No!!!?

He denies that he is having an affair .. and he never really goes out much but you don?t have to be a body language expert to know that something precious to him is in that phone .. he also clears down all his history etc after he uses the laptop ?

He has used the ?I love you but am not in love with you? cliché ? I want to leave him but I don?t want my 6 year old daughter to lose her home and her friends and I don?t want to miss out on seeing her every day.

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AttilaTheMeerkat · 27/10/2011 17:00

"I don't want to have to share custody of my girl with him though when he's done this... I don't want to have weekends or weeks where I don't get to see her .. it breaks my heart to think about it :-("

As another respondent said this is not for you solely to decide. The court will do that and your DD even if separated from her Dad still has a right to have a relationship with her Dad. You should not stop her from doing so.

You are both currently imparting damaging lessons to your 6 year old daughter; this situation as it is now is untenable and your DD is picking up on all the bad vibes re her parents relationship breakdown. You no longer love this man so I would ask you what are you getting out of this relationship now?.

ScareyFairenuff · 27/10/2011 17:02

I don't want to have weekends or weeks where I don't get to see her

Of course you don't! But what are your alternatives. You could stay with him and live in a loveless marriage whilst he has affairs. Do you want your dd to grow up thinking this is 'normal'? Or he could finally get the balls to end it himself.

None of this is your choice. This is not what you wanted but it's happening. Maybe it will be a wake up call for him and he will change his ways when he knows you are serious Hmm.

In years to come you could be with someone who genuinely loves and respects you and you will look back at this as the best decision you ever made.

Or you could be living the same way.

KirstyWirsty · 27/10/2011 17:07

Anyone know any good family lawyers in Glasgow?

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KirstyWirsty · 27/10/2011 17:10

I wouldn't want to stop my daughter from having a realtionship with him ... I just don't want to miss any part of her life ...

I also have assured his mum that she will still be a big a part of her grandaughter's life as before

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ImperialBlether · 27/10/2011 17:30

Well, I thought that, OP, but gave my ex total freedom to have the children whenever he wanted. I remember my friend who'd married a man with children and it was all 'On week 1 we see them on Friday until Sunday morning, on week 2 we see hem on Saturday till Monday...' It went on for five weeks and it seemed so confusing for the children that I vowed never to do that.

So my ex could see them whenever he wanted, but actually he only saw them for a couple of hours at a time. I preferred that - there's always something you can do for a couple of hours. Like you, I dreaded having whole weeks or weekends without them - it just didn't happen.

ImperialBlether · 27/10/2011 17:31

Keep his mum on your side. The more people you have to help you out when you're struggling, the better.

Rodwina · 27/10/2011 17:38

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amothersplaceisinthewrong · 27/10/2011 17:41

Sure sign of an affair is paranoid guarding of pbone.

troisgarcons · 27/10/2011 17:43

@rodwina

have you thought about going to the tabloids?

Why? is the Op or her husband famous? And why would anyone put a child in the spot light like that and make her a focal point in the playground, a figure of fun? I'm sure the Op has more dignity than that.

ImperialBlether · 27/10/2011 17:44

Rodwina, are you seriously suggesting the OP contacts The Daily Tabloid instead of a solicitor?

Tianc · 27/10/2011 17:45

troisgarcons, I've looked at rodwina's other posts and reported. Don't bother taking seriously.

ImperialBlether · 27/10/2011 18:02

Just re-read the first part of Rodwina's post and it didn't make any sense at all!

EllenJaneisnotmyname · 27/10/2011 18:15

Hi Kirsty. Sorry to say but being possessive of his phone was the best clue I had that my STBX H was having an affair. MN was really helpful to me and STBX H left nearly 2 months ago. Any love I had for him has gone. I'm not saying it will be easy, but if you don't love him, you are already halfway there. Hope you get it sorted. ((((hugs))))

garlicBreathZombie · 27/10/2011 18:16

It reassures me to have someone even barmier than me on the board [hgrin]

buggerlugs82 · 27/10/2011 18:28

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bubblegumpop · 27/10/2011 18:31

Rodwina makes no sense. As they are mocking you ladies. Introducing your latest relationships troll.

troisgarcons · 27/10/2011 18:34

Oh dear - I just thought they were a bit addled Grin

HappyCamel · 27/10/2011 18:34

I've been that kid. Better to leave, it sets a terrible example. I have a fantastic marriage but only because my mum showed that bad marriages aren't normal and can be escaped from.

Also, if he is selfish and immature he may well not keep up contact. My dad quickly got bored of 7 year old me and stopped turning up to pick me up. Moving 100 miles away a year later sorted it out permanently.

maleview70 · 27/10/2011 19:38

In time you will value the odd weekend to yourself especially if you meet someone else.

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