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Husband had a one night stand he thinks!!

123 replies

Bluemary3000 · 30/08/2012 16:14

Firstly we have been married 13 years last Tuesday and in 2004 after my mother died and our marriage was at rock bottom, I found out he had kissed a girl that he works with. He was lonely and I was being a nightmare, divorce was on the cards! He admitted this to me a few days after it happened, she left the company and nothing else happened.

We have had 2 children since then and recently my FIL went into hospital, on his last legs, who has subsequently died.

My DH has admitted to me that 4 wks ago, he left the pub leaving his mates to come home as he was too drunk. (I can at least vouch for that as I spoke to him before going to bed and the conversation contained a lot of slurring) Anyway he met her outside a pub with her friend and walked back home, he ended up at her friends house, a few more drinks, her friend went to bed and he thinks, he thinks!! he may have slept with her. He doesn't recall kissing or touching but he knows his trousers were un-done, (but when he is drunk he goes to the toilet, Undoes his trousers and tends to not do them back up again!!) She straddled him in a chair and when she him to move from the chair and thats when he realised what he was doing and ran home. He has very vague memories of that night and doesn't really know what happened. I have made him think hard as I wanted to know exactly what happened.
Now bearing in mind his dad died two days later. I'm not surprised, he didn't tell me sooner, but for the last 3 weeks, I knew that there was something wrong and not just grief.

We have always been open with each other and maintained an honest relationship, so I trust that is why he told me. He also looked shit scared when he told me as he thought I would throw him out and take the kids with me.
He has been sensible and been to the hospital and is awaiting test results etc etc, so I'm pleased about that.

I love him very much and have told him that we will get through it. I'm not wasting the last 20 yrs of my life for one stupid night and a trollop and have never actually seen him look so sorry.

I'm not sure whether its advice I'm looking for on here or if anything at all as I know I want to stay with him and make it work. My issue is that I dont really fancy discussing with it my mates and just need to get it out.

I dont think I am a fool, maybe I am. Sometimes its easy to forget and then I picture them together and I feel sick. I'm hoping that will pass.

Also the thing is, is that I'm not overally sexual and never have been, but now we have to wait for these tests to come back. Thats all I can think about.

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 30/08/2012 16:17

Yes you're a fool but it's your call....

Adviceinscotland · 30/08/2012 16:19

Why is she the trollop Hmm

UmmOfUmbridge · 30/08/2012 16:20

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Bluemary3000 · 30/08/2012 16:20

She probably isn't a trollop but she is younger and prettier and it helps!

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hermionestranger · 30/08/2012 16:20

I think some couples counselling might help you here. He has "form" getting both of your feelings out will help one way it another.

UmmOfUmbridge · 30/08/2012 16:21

Grrrrr kids
I don't think you're a fool. He was stupid but he's come clean which means a lot.
Do you feel you can still trust him? Once the trust goes you're kinda screwed IMO.

lels99 · 30/08/2012 16:21

Is there anyway he can find ou what happened from his friend? Will you be able to trust him next time he goes to the pub with his mates?

Shmumty · 30/08/2012 16:23

I hope the answer is a firm no, but is she pregnant? I just wonder why he told you now.

CogitoErgoSometimes · 30/08/2012 16:24

There is no way he's only screwed around twice in 8 years. He only kissed the first one?... please. He doesn't know if he screwed the second one or not.... is he serious? Sorry but I'm not seeing an honest man here and I'm not at all surprised you don't want to talk to your friends about it. They'll say the same thing.

Bluemary3000 · 30/08/2012 16:25

It was her friend and i dont know her. his friends were safely back in the pub. I must also say I always said if he ever cheated, he would be out, but now considering how much I love him, I cant do it. Its strange how age can change you!
Yeah I'll trust him as I have to otherwise it will tear us apart and besides that he has already cancelled his nights out for the next few months.

This however has taught me not to fall asleep after demanding he takes his keys and lets himself in as I have always waited up for him and let him in before just to make sure he manages to stagger home. For some reason this night I didn't!!

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Bluemary3000 · 30/08/2012 16:26

I had him done after our second child as the pill sent me round the bend, so no kids!

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MrsTomHardy · 30/08/2012 16:27

How do you know he won't do it again!!
If you forgive and forget this time theres nothing to stop him doing exactly the same next time he's drunk

CogitoErgoSometimes · 30/08/2012 16:30

"This however has taught me not to fall asleep...."

So it's your fault he fell on this woman cock first??! Hmm

Bluemary3000 · 30/08/2012 16:33

I dont know if he will do it again, I can only trust he wont! The guilt on his face said he wont and he didn't fall on her, she sat on him!

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vintagewarrior · 30/08/2012 16:33

Slight trollop for straddling a stranger within the hour of meeting them 😠
I'd be pleased he'd told me, it had obviously been worrying him, but get down the clinic as he can't be sure if they were intimate / careful.
Sorry for you though, you must be gutted.
Also hard to support someone through their loss when they have let themselves & you down.

Bluemary3000 · 30/08/2012 16:34

He has been to the clinic and has to go back for more tests, I never knew it took so long! its been an education if nothing else about STD clinics!!

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Jemma1111 · 30/08/2012 16:38

He's telling you a load of bollocks

Of course he knows whether he shagged her or not ! I imagine she's threatening to tell you something and so he's got in there first but giving you a watered down version .

worldgonecrazy · 30/08/2012 16:45

I believe him, though I suspect there are areas of the story he has tweaked to make life easier for him. (probably the end bit - he probably did the deed and was then mortified/left)

I also believe that he was extremely drunk and only has hazy memories. Grief makes us do stupid things.

The question is, do you trust him not to get so stupidly drunk again, or at least, if he knows he is going to get stupidly drunk, can he be trusted to ensure that he gets home safely without getting distracted by a pretty lady?

Thistledew · 30/08/2012 16:48

I think that you have to think carefully about how much you trust him in this situation. If it happened just as he described, then he is a victim of sexual assault by this woman. If the genders were reversed, and a woman was describing how she ended up in a sexual encounter to which she was too drunk to give effective consent, and was clearly remorseful and upset by it days later, it would be a callous person indeed to accuse her of an affair. Men can also respond to physical stimulus and achieve an erection without wanting to do so.

If you trust him and believe that he is telling you the truth with regards to how he came to find himself in that situation, he is deserving of your compassion, not anger.

pinkandstripey · 30/08/2012 16:54

The fact he came 'clean' unprompted is a good sign. I'm a litle confused as to who the woman in question was - was it the same one as the kiss previously, or her friend?

The going back to the clinc would alarm me - it's all done in one go ime - you can request the 'full' test - incl bloods or just the swabs/pee. This would ring alarm bells with me i'm afraid, thinking that he'd not actually been, and is now going if that makes sense. Have you seen his results? (my OH got a text from the hospital which said along the lines of 'all your results were clear' from NHS)

Bluemary3000 · 30/08/2012 17:01

Yes it is the same woman and it took us a long time to get rid of her all those years ago as she had a lot of feelings for him and even when I confronted her at the time, she said she had tried to wreck our marriage. She is now much older and has a small child herself and so I would have though moved on. But she seems to have been the initiator in all of this.
He went the day his dad died to the clinic and he had tests done at the time and they cam back all clear, but for a good clean bill of health, you have to wait 28 days after it happened in case anything appears. This is the one we are waiting for!

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DuelingFanjo · 30/08/2012 17:03

Are you getting tested too?

Bluemary3000 · 30/08/2012 17:04

He hasn't been near me since it happened, so I have nothing to worry about. I'm sleeping dressed for the first time in my life, so no worries on that front.

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OneMoreChap · 30/08/2012 17:04

Sounds like he's been sexually assaulted. Rare - but not as rare as some think - and if he was that drunk, he couldn't have consented.

Bluemary3000 · 30/08/2012 17:07

Its a possibility as once he has sat down when drunk, he does tend to pass out. I think thats why he always stands in the pub. He had also spent the prior 6 wks after work at his dads bedside, so was mentally and phsyically shattered, so that probably didn;t help.

Its not something I would pursue though and thankfully she lives in another town, if I do meet her though I will have to show restrain as to not say anything. Quite frankly she isn't worth my time!

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