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Is she trying to ruin my marriage?

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oceana · 04/11/2011 05:37

Hi everyone. I haven't been here for ages. I just don't know where to turn with this. It is driving me crazy and I thought maybe if I post it here then it might help... I don't know. OK, so my husband went out with work a couple of days ago. I got a (very drunken) phonecall from him to tell me that one of the women who work for him (lets call her woman A) put lipstick marks on his collar. I've never met this woman and I told him I was angry that she'd mess with my marriage like that. He got abusive with me and hung up. The following day I was absolutely furious about it and I was going to go into his office to have a chat with woman A (this is unlike me. I do not like confrontation but I really felt this was completely unacceptable behaviour). Anyway, my husband came home at lunchtime. Everyone in his office knew he was coming home and knew why. About 40 mins after he left (so she knew he would have been home) she starts sending him texts, really overly familiar texts calling him nicknames and "hun" etc. She says in these texts that there are photos of him on another girl's phone that "ya wife wouldn't want to see". She is making out that there are these really incriminating photos. So bad that one has been deleted so that the girl who's phone it was on wouldn't "get in trouble with her boyfriend and your wife". He called the girl with the pics and asked her about them. she said it was just a pic of three of the girls sort of hanging off him and she was kissing him on the cheek. Anyway, I don't know if that's true or not. all I can think is that there is absolutely no reason for woman A to be texting him about this. I don't know this girl who apparently has these photos nor would I ever have access to these pictures so why the need to text my husband about it when she knows he is with me?? My head is spinning. My husband says he's had stern words with woman A and that she knows now she has to keep it professional... but I don't know. Now I am doubting everything. I have never encountered anything like this before and I really don't know what to do or how to handle it. I'd really really really love any help anyone can give me. I live away from home (other side of the world!) and I really have no support here.
If you've read to here... well done :) and thanks xx

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mjlovesscareypants · 06/11/2011 19:24

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mjlovesscareypants · 06/11/2011 19:28

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JaneBirkin · 06/11/2011 19:28

I bet he hasn't though.

AmberLeaf · 06/11/2011 19:31

But why would he tell her to fuck off?

Attack is the best form of defence

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JaneBirkin · 06/11/2011 19:36

She didn't accuse him, she said something about the woman messing with her marriage

and who's putting words into the OP's posts?

JaneBirkin · 06/11/2011 19:38

'OK, so my husband went out with work a couple of days ago. I got a (very drunken) phonecall from him to tell me that one of the women who work for him (lets call her woman A) put lipstick marks on his collar. I've never met this woman and I told him I was angry that she'd mess with my marriage like that. He got abusive with me and hung up.'

WardrobeYeti · 06/11/2011 19:39

Exactly, she never accused him of being unfaithful. She only told him she was upset with what the woman was saying- why would that warrant abuse and the phone being hung up? She said she was "angry that she'd mess with my marriage like that." So she was on his side.

mjlovesscareypants · 06/11/2011 19:40

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JaneBirkin · 06/11/2011 19:41

he's placating them (his work colleagues) by emailing his boss and taking time off to come home and prevent a row in public.

He's protecting the women at work from the OP and her anger.

mjlovesscareypants · 06/11/2011 19:42

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JaneBirkin · 06/11/2011 19:43

How is it dangerous to say that it may be time to think about why she is still with someone who behaves so despicably and irresponsibly?

HOW is that dangerous? Any more than some other internet sprite telling her to stay with him?

I'm merely stating my own response to the situation AS WE KNOW IT

I do not pretend to offer professional, impartial or indeed sensible advice. This is a forum for opinion.

mjlovesscareypants · 06/11/2011 19:44

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JaneBirkin · 06/11/2011 19:46

and why are you C&Ping your own posts? Daffodil

mjlovesscareypants · 06/11/2011 19:48

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JaneBirkin · 06/11/2011 19:52

'I cannot believe that in this day and age, that anyone, at all actually thinks going to someones work and making a song and dance is acceptable behaviour.'

I didn't say that, ever - you may not be talking to me though.

JaneBirkin · 06/11/2011 19:54

Oh I see, about the context.

So are you saying it was fine to swear at her? What did he expect her to say when he rang her up as pissed as feck telling her some woman was fooling around with his clothing

you don't seem to be seeing this as a problem.

mjlovesscareypants · 06/11/2011 19:55

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JaneBirkin · 06/11/2011 19:55

Yes?

or could it have been both? Compartmentalising, as I said

mjlovesscareypants · 06/11/2011 19:57

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JaneBirkin · 06/11/2011 20:00

and you would ring up your partner to tell them that had happened, specifically, would you?

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