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Big trust issues, please come and give me some wise words.

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Carmenthebarman · 30/10/2012 20:33

Ealier today my DDs were listening to music on DH's phone. I was helping them with it. When he realised I was helping he came and took the phone and said it needed charging. I saw that he'd received a facebook message from a male friend.

I went on the laptop later (DH is out now) having forgotten about him taking the phone off me. I opened facebook and his account was open so I was reminded about his earlier behaviour, I couldn't help but look at the message thread. The male friend had just announced that a weekend away (exercise related) was no longer happening and he'd try to rearrange it, My DH had sent a private message to his male friend saying "You've messed up my chances of a shag!!!!!!" I take this as DH was planning on shagging someone that weekend.

I don't know what to do. He may have cheated already. It may be an intention. It may have been bloke banter.

He's due back home about 10pm. I can't not say anything, I wear my heart on my sleeve and as I'm shaking and have cried it'll be obvious something is up.

He has previous of sending inappropriate texts to a woman and then lying about who she was.

We have two young DDs. We've been together 11 years and married 6.

Please help me get my thoughts straight.

OP posts:
Salbertina · 31/10/2012 05:56

Well done for confronting him.. And for staying silent. What do you think???

Carmenthebarman · 31/10/2012 06:28

I so want to believe him.

But a poster further up hits the nail on the head: he's carried on having a friendship via text with someone in secret who I've asked him not to, for years.

I know I am totally trustworthy. He could read my mail, emails, texts, facebook etc at anytime of day, I have nothing to hide. I suppose I expect the same of him. But the fact I even feel the need to read his texts etc means that I just don't trust him.

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CogitoEerilySpooky · 31/10/2012 07:08

When you allowed him to carry on with the secret text relationship you set the scene for his weekend plans of shagging, I'm afraid. There is no downside to his behaviour so he has no incentive to shape up. I know you want to believe he was only joking... but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's usually a great big unfaithful duck. It isn't for you to prove he's screwing around and it isn't for you to turn amateur detective. It's for him to demonstrate that he is trustworthy, truthful and act like someone who respects you.

Apart from a very easy 'I didn't do it', what has he actively done to that end? I think he's laughing at you right now. Sorry.

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