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would you trust this man?

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likeabirdinthesky · 13/11/2011 15:10

Ive name changed but Im on here alot!!

My good friend married a man after 8 years together. A year into it he left her for his pregnant OW who he had only known two months. It was heartbreaking but, she survived.

A year ago she met a man. A real charming ambitious man from abroad but, based in her town (his job is in my title) In the first three months together he was going back and forth to his home country and, been the cynic that I am, told her to keep an eye on that situation. She laughed and said he'd never even lived with a woman. He openly told her from the beginning how much he had slept around as he had been single for a long time (the job gives him plenty of opportunity). All the time shes checking his phones and computers for anything. Theres one woman ringing him constantly whom he fondly calls his "stalker" again, being the cynic I am I told her that it was probably a gf he was trying to dump or still shagging. Some bloody friend I sound like! Smile

Anyways, she has been to his home country twice. He has wined dined and romanced her and she has never seen anything to say that he is with other women. He wants to move in with her. They are supposed to be going to his country this week and last night he confessed that when they met He was living with a woman back in his home town and that he finished with her after afew weeks. He didnt want to tell my friend at the time because she had just told him about her cheating exhusband.

She doesnt know what to do. Hes begging her not to finish it.

Has anyone got any advice? she hasnt picked up the phone to him yet. Thanks in advance.

off to check namechange

OP posts:
MeMySonAndI · 13/11/2011 21:51

I would run a mile from a husband who does that...

katkitya · 13/11/2011 22:01

It must be hard getting involved with someone who has a "glamorous" job that takes them away alot, when you have been badly bitten.

I can understand why he didnt tell her in the beginning.

AnyFucker · 13/11/2011 22:01

strange thread

is your friend, actually you ?

HedleyLamarr · 13/11/2011 22:09

What KingofHighVis says. You She doesn't trust him already. That's a really good foundation.

tallwivglasses · 13/11/2011 22:15

AF - surely no!

AnyFucker · 13/11/2011 22:16

< says no more >

katkitya · 13/11/2011 23:40

No, it really is for a friend. She's pretty grounded so, I hope she will go with her gut feeling.

tigermoll · 14/11/2011 12:14

Things your friend could do: continue to have occasional fun times with this man. See if he's as good as he seems.

Things your friend should definitely under no circumstances do: Move countries to be with this man. Lend him any money. Give up anything, (job, friends etc) because of him. Stop using condoms. Fall in love with him. Believe what he tells her.

In fact, she can believe one thing he has said: at the start of the r/ship, he lied to her, and cheated on her with a woman he was LIVING WITH. If she decides to carry on with the r/ship, she must consider herself thoroughly warned that this is what he is like. Once he's living with her, she'll probably find herself in the same position.

snoopdogg · 14/11/2011 12:56

What prompted the confession? Was it because they're going to his home town again and ex has threatened to out him? If so this is probably on the well known scale of only revealing what he feels he absolutely has to reveal and there being a mountain of deceit lurking like an iceberg in a fjord (d'ya see what I did there!!!!! d'ya !!!!)

TheOriginalFAB · 14/11/2011 13:12

Ooops.

katkitya · 14/11/2011 13:27

Thats what I dont know snoop. Shes been there twice before and this time it is a different town (my knowledge of that country only stretches as far as Mariella and Ulrika so, I wont guess the town) and, it has crossed my mind, why now?. I have spoken to her today so I dont know what prompted it. She will ring me when she has a clearer head. Then I can say "this happened to my friend/cousin/work colleague and, this is what they advise" Smile

Dozer · 14/11/2011 23:18

Ridiculous question, no advice needed, obviously she should dump him immediately!

katkitya · 15/11/2011 23:19

She looked really sad today. I dont know if she will go on holiday with him, I could tell she didnt want to talk about it. Im just wondering why he has brought it up now, after a year.

nametapes · 16/11/2011 08:11

sound very dodgy to me !!!

katkitya · 18/11/2011 12:34

Well, they are away. No doubt he will talk her around.

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