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husbands history of porn, online affair what to do now

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tuffinmop · 06/03/2012 20:24

Sorry in advance for the epic post, there is a lot to it.

Married Dh 5 years ago. Dh has always had impotence, no reason found, just one of those things. I loved him so accepted it. I know it affects him deeply but I thought we were so close I could help him through anything.

Our first and second child were born quickly and the marriage was ok, but not great. He never seemed to have any money, he was emotionally and sexually distant. I tried and tried whilst having 2 small children to keep him happy but couldn?t seem to reach him.

In feb 2010 I checked his phone and found a number. I asked him about it, it turned out it was a woman in the philapines he said he met in a chat room, he said he told her he loved her. He said he told her he was coming over to be with her. All along he had me and 2 small boys at home. I went nuts ofcourse but decided to forgive him and move on for the sake of our children.

Roll on to August 2010. I now discover bank statements (only 5 from different time periods) from 2006 (pre marriage) to 2010. Hundreds of pounds spent on porn and sending money to the woman in the philapines. One statement was when my first child was 3 months old. He spent 800 pounds that month Sad. I had a 3rd degree tear and was struggling to cope and he could have spent that money on us, a holiday, a shopping trip. But no, he spends it on himself. At the same time he said he was skint and I paid off his car loan for him (£1100) That was out of my late mothers inheritance .

I was devastated but still didn?t chuck him out, I have little family and was just trying to work out what to do, when against ALL odds I fell pregnant with my beautiful daughter. At the same time his job went very down hill and he got very depressed. I took the children most weekends, I coped whilst he didn?t. 2011 a job came up in our home county, he went for it and got it so we moved 7 months ago. I left a job and all my friends.

Here we are in our new home and in October last year I opened my laptop and found him still logged on to a webcam sex website (cam4) He had a profile and in it he described himself as bisexual.

I have forgiven a lot but now feel unable to move past this. I do not want to have sex with him anymore (its pretty bad sex anyway tbh) and no longer trust him, he says he will not go to relate and the only reason he can give for the philapino sex worker relationship, porn, webcamming etc is his impotence and he is repressed. He says ?I don?t know why I do it, im sorry?
I also found him watching something inappropriate on his lap top in the middle of the day when our children were playing downstairs. This to me was a big line crossed.

He also uses phone lines (well has in the past) and I am pretty sure there is more I don?t know about.
So thanks if you have got this far?.
I am thinking of divorce/separation, I regret putting up with too much. But we get on ok (weird) and I do not want to upset my children (ds1 4, ds2 2.5,dd 7m) Also how the hell will I cope?
Am I being flippant? Should I just forgive and forget? He is not aggressive, violent, abusive at all, I just think he is fucked up. I do still love him but not in the same way, he has killed it.
So what to do now? He just says little except he is sorry and he loves me but his behaviour is so opposite to that. By the way we live in a great new house the kids are settled and no-one in real life (bar a couple of friends) have any idea there is a problem. His lovely parents will be devastated.
If I don?t reply straight away then apologies, if dh comes home or the kids call I will log out.
Thanks in advance for any advice or other experiences.

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faeriemoo · 06/03/2012 20:26

He's obviously not really impotent if he's manage to father three kids?

And doesn't he know that you can get porn for free? The stupidity of paying for it would be a deal-breaker to me.

faeriemoo · 06/03/2012 20:27

In seriousness, though, the watching of porn wouldn't be a deal breaker for me - though would probably upset me still Blush. The paying for it would rile me something rotten. The sending of money to another woman? I'd have huge questions for him over that one.

tuffinmop · 06/03/2012 20:30

the first 2 were created using a syringe and a cup. His sperm is fine, his penis just lets him down. I wondered about the paying for porn, what the hell do you have to pay for??? How hardcore does it get? Or is it that the philapino woman just got him involved in a viewing room situ and they get so far and then stop?

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Dalrymps · 06/03/2012 20:31

Don't think I could have forgiven what you have forgiven tbhSad

The money spending and lying just shows a lack of respect for you as a person and a lack of respect for your family as a whole.

I would have walked away at the point you found out about the lady in the Philippines tbh. I certainly wouldn't forgive him again now you have discovered what you have.

If it has been going on this long and all he does is apologise when found out, I personally would have to call it a day.

You deserve better than thisSad

faeriemoo · 06/03/2012 20:31

Your marriage hasn't been good ever, according to what you've written. Time to call it a day, in my opinion.

Proudnscary · 06/03/2012 20:32

Please please leave this man. He has caused you nothing but misery, heartache, self doubt, sadness, stress, unhappiness, insecurity.

He has plundered money on prostitutes and porn. He has never supported you financially or emotionally. He offers you no positives whatsoever. He will never change. 'Getting on ok' is a billion miles away from being a good enough reason to waste your life on this selfish loser.

xxx

tuffinmop · 06/03/2012 20:34

Thanks. Thats how I feel but its all so scrambled in my mind. He says he has stopped and thinks he was addicted. How can I still leave if he has stopped?

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SinicalSanta · 06/03/2012 20:37

He won't go to Relate, does he even want to save your marriage? He doesn't seem to be taking any steps to sort himself out. Has he had the ED looked at?

The lack of will to try is also a big issue, and makes me think there's nothing to save - quite apart from your own feelings about the initial problems.

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faeriemoo · 06/03/2012 20:40

"How can I still leave if he has stopped?"

Very easily. Don't think that you have to stay, just because you did at the time.
I left my husband 2 1/2 years after he cheated on me, because I just couldn't get over it, and all the broken promises that followed.

tuffinmop · 06/03/2012 20:56

Yes sinicalsanta Thats what I feel too. Not even willing try relate. Apparently he went with an ex and it finished them off. In hindsight I think I pushed him into marriage,having recently lost my mum I was desperate for a family. He found my book by relate at the weekend "how to have a healthy divorce" He said "shall I just phone the solicitor on Monday then?" I thought "go the fuck ahead....."Sad

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tuffinmop · 06/03/2012 21:12

So when do you know its really done? How do you leave someone? What about my poor poor babies??? Its just so hard. I don't know how to do it. Is it unfair to string it out for a year till my eldest is at school and 2nd at preschool? and until I have a job again? Help help help help! How the hell do you get out? I have just moved house and my littlest is only 7 months old and still bf

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SinicalSanta · 06/03/2012 21:20

So sorry tuffinmop Sad

I'm sure there will be people along shortly with good advice.

The silver lining I can see is that 'you get along ok', and going by the way you are talking you are not madly in love and broken hearted and shocked - it seems like a lot of those feelings have already been processed. (Apols if wrong)

Perhaps you will be able to work together to have a amiable divorce, and you may find life much easier when you just have the dc to care for once you have the logistics sorted. I do hope so.

tuffinmop · 06/03/2012 21:29

Thanks. Its just doing it. He doesn't want to split (obviously) I am a strong woman, no supportive family and also caring from my 92 year old gran who is currently in hosp ( my late mums mum) I am the one who does most of the chidlren stuff, sorts out probs does everything. His folks are amazing though, I'm going for custody of them Grin I don't hate him, I feel sorry for him and just do not think we can continue after all the lies he has told me. I wish my mum was here Sad

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Startingagain88 · 06/03/2012 21:38

Hi Tuffin,

I'm going through a tough time at the moment with my DP and an OW- its very hard to make the break especially when they say they still care about you.

The thing that really got me is when you said i wish my my was here- that is exactly how i feel at the moment if my mum or dad was here i be fine :(

tuffinmop · 06/03/2012 21:42

thanks startingagain88 My mum died 10 months before I married my DH. If she was here she would probably tell me to leave and get the spare room ready Sad As it happens my dad does his best but the support isn't very hands on.

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tuffinmop · 06/03/2012 21:43

best of luck to you startingagain88 Its bloody hard x

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Eurostar · 06/03/2012 23:28

You said that he put himself down as bisexual on the site? Is he actually homosexual and in denial? Is it a actually a male in the Phillipines?

It sadly sounds like you put up with all of this because you couldn't bear to be alone and the drive to have children clouded your judgement. He sounds in total denial. You will drive your self-esteem into the ground if you keep trying to put up with this. You say you get on OK so maybe you will be OK as co-parents?

AnyFucker · 06/03/2012 23:32

I realyl think you should stop thinking about disengaging yourself from this fucked-up individual and actually do it

How could anything get any worse ?

tuffinmop · 07/03/2012 09:46

He said he put bisexual because thats the only way they will let him watch. Porn doesn't sit well with me, I think its exploitative and degrades women. I am particularly concerned that he would be looking at stuff in the middle of the day when our chidlren are running around downstairs.

af I know what you are saying. Its just that he has now said he has stopped and will never do it again. I bought a couple of books about porn addiction the porn trap was one. He admits its become obsessional.

The other thing is, I am pretty sure its over but i'm in no position to move out/on and im shit scared of never ever going out again or having a social life. I have no job and 3 chidlren under 5. I kind of want to just keep my head down and wait until circumstances are better, is that really unfair?

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SorryMyLollipop · 07/03/2012 10:04

Hi Tuffinmop, you will know when you were ready. I had a future date in mind that I was going to struggle along to get to before I made an actual decision about whether to end the marriage or not. I crumbled before I got there and he is soon moving out.

SinicalSanta · 07/03/2012 10:53

Unfair? I think it's fair enough to move things along on a timescale that suits you. I'm not advocating tit for tat, but he hasn't been exactly fair in your marriage either. waiting til you are ready won't make you the bad guy in this.

I would be concerned about watching inappropriate stuff while the children were around. If you can't trust him to take proper care of dc when you are not there you are not losing anything in practical childcare by not having another adult in the house.

The no job/finance side is another issue, but the easiest to find out where you stand. You should look into what benefits you could receive, and maybe see a solicitor? You don't have to act on it straight away, but store the info away til you are ready.

PissesGlitter · 07/03/2012 11:19

porn,
another woman he send cash to,
you where ill after having HIS child and he still sent cash to her,
got you to pay a bill for him after he ^^
kids in the house while porn is on
porn left logged on, the kids could have opened that

all of the above are deal breakers get his sorry ass kicked out, you and those babies deserve better

AnyFucker · 07/03/2012 16:29

hello again, tuffinmop

I had forgotten I had already chatted to you briefly on another thread and encouraged you to post about your situation

I am glad you did, and I hope you got something useful out of it. I expect you really didn't want to hear it though Sad

Meltdowntime23 · 07/03/2012 20:33

Im normally a lurker but I had to post. I could have written that myself but without the sending money abroad, and some gay male experiences thrown in (by my dh). I can't tell you the amount of accounts (dating gay and straight) and fake email accounts I've found. Weeks before our wedding, whilst I was in hospital having our youngest dc, I found out about an emotional affair he was having with a man. I wonder every day why I'm still here and how we carry on as 'normal'. When I will finally pluck up the courage to do what I should do. It's so bloody hard especially with 3 children. Anyway I hope you find a solution that works for you. I'm not gonna say you should leave, cos as I said I know how hard it is. Just wanted to let you know you're not the only one.

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