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Trying to hold onto my dignity....

13 replies

MissIshie · 21/10/2013 16:58

Been with my partner 9 years. Not married, but we have two children together. 3 year old girl and a 3 month old boy.
Just before my daughter was born my partners father had just died and my partner started acting very odd. At first I put this down to his father's death but something about his behaviour made me want to dig deeper.
Two weeks after I gave birth, I went through his phone and I found out he was having an emotional affair with a girl at work. They were talking to each other very inappropriately and had even kissed.... I know for a fact they did not sleep together. Anyway... I confronted him and he admitted to being stupid...not thinking straight and ended it all. He promised never to speak to her again and I hoped we had moved on from the situation.
3 years on and I have just had my little boy.... interestingly enough the same behaviour patterns have started so I decided to have a look at his phone. Literally that week he had gone out to lunch with her.... I confronted him about this and he explained that they do work together and he took her to lunch to try to clear the air and stop things being awkward between them as they hadn't spoken for so long. I asked him why he had not told me and he said he didn't want it to upset me....hmmmmm... I told him that he was not to do this again and that if he did he must tell me so we can keep our level of trust.
2 weeks later, I decided to check his phone again... no messages between them. So I then checked his logs and you can see that he had still been texting her but obviously deleting them.
I took the kids to my mothers, came home and went absolutely ballistic.
He seems to think the company receptionist (who I have a nice relationship with) is feeding me information when he goes off with this girl. She isn't... I haven't spoken to the women for a few months. Idiot hasnt realised I have worked his mobile phone password out. However, I let him believe this. He thens tell me "I Know she told you we went for coffee on Wednesday" Apparently because redundancies are imminent and she is worried she will lose her job.
As you can imagine my jaw hit the floor. He has continued to talk to her even though I have asked him not too.
I cannot find ANY resolution in my mind. Am I overeacting? He went off to work today and I just felt sick watching him walk into the train station. I want him to do something but I dont know what. He has told me he will handle the situation but he told me that two weeks ago and yet he goes to coffee with her.
He also told me two years ago the company receptionist had taken him to one side and asked him if something was going on between him and this woman....how embarassing. If the reception had worked it our surely so had his other work people. I am so raging mad. Please help...

OP posts:
KatieScarlett2833 · 21/10/2013 17:06

You need to get him to go today.
He's prioritising his affair (and it is an affair) over your relationship.
He will not do a damn thing until he has to and at the moment he believes he can have his cake and eat it.
The fact that his work colleagues have cottoned on to his affair means it is common knowledge there.
You have given him too many chances already.

CailinDana · 21/10/2013 17:07

He is totally untrustworthy. It takes a particular sort of shithead to leave you at home with two small children to go and "support" a woman you've specifically asked him not to see. I don't see how your relationship can recover.

holstenlips · 21/10/2013 17:09

I agree. He wont change (unless possibly , losing you becomes a reality) What a horrible situation for you. He's treating you really badly you know. Talk on here and get some support.

Lweji · 21/10/2013 17:11

Why exactly are you with him?
You can't trust him, you keep giving him ultimatums (or not even that: "I told him that he was not to do this again and that if he did he must tell me so we can keep our level of trust")
He's diverting to blaming other people.

So, what are you going to do?

There is only one way to keep your dignity.

Pobblewhohasnotoes · 21/10/2013 17:16

He's thinking more about keeping this affair going than about you or your children. He has repeatedly lied to you and broke promises.

This has been going on for two years! Do you not think this is long enough? Unless you show him how serious you are (like kicking him out) he'll keep on doing it.

Are you sure it's not a physical affair?

KatieScarlett2833 · 21/10/2013 17:22

If it wasn't an affair he would not have deleted the texts.
If it wasn't an affair he would have backed off 2 years ago and kept away.
If it wasn't an affair, his first thoughts wouldn't have been "who at work told you?" Because there would be nothing to tell.
If it wasn't an affair he wouldn't be prioritising this women over your relationship.

MissIshie · 21/10/2013 17:26

He isn't having an affair with her now, but I feel like he is stood at the start of that road and looking down it.
He says he has been naive to think they can just be friendly... which made my head swivel. He isn't naive...far from it.
Yes, he completely ignored my last ultimatum two weeks ago and pressed on with this "friendship" anyway.
At the moment it is impossible to leave... I have nowhere to go and I have just had a baby. Which has also taken me a long time to get over as I should have had a blood transfusion which the hospital missed.
I did ask him to leave but we don't have any money at the moment... he would literally be sleeping on a park bench somewhere. I'm not that callous to the father of my children.
I know for a fact they have not spoken for a long time, I know for a fact they are not having sex and I know for a fact this has only just cropped up again. These are from the exchanges I have seen between them.
I feel like contacting her but I wont allow myself to stoop to her level. She knows he has a partner and children. Apparently the company receptionist saw them going for coffee and promptly asked how his partners and kids were. She has my back without me even knowing it.
I really do feel quite sick...

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MissStrawberry · 21/10/2013 17:30

Not your problem he has nowhere to go and he doesn't deserve your thoughtfulness.

He is taking the piss out of you.

Pobblewhohasnotoes · 21/10/2013 17:31

But it is an affair, because its a secret. He's still texting her, the woman he kissed two years ago. At the very least its an emotional affair, still.

KatieScarlett2833 · 21/10/2013 17:37

You don't know a damn thing. All you know is what he has told you and he has lied and lied....
It's not your problem where he goes.
If you put up and shut up again he will continue this affair (as he has done in the past).
He will do whatever he can to have you at home and her for giggles and shit. By allowing him to stay at home you are dragging this out. The only thing that motivates cheaters is LOSS.

Lweji · 21/10/2013 17:37

You can separate and live in the same house for a while

Pobblewhohasnotoes · 21/10/2013 17:40

Who cares if he has nowhere to go? Do you think he has considered your feelings in any of this? He created this mess.

Nothing you are saying is making him stop, so what are you going to do? As things are, nothing is going to change unless you show him you aren't putting up with it anymore.

holstenlips · 21/10/2013 21:57

You have a 3 month old baby? How horrible for you to be dealing with this :-(
You need a plan. Any ideas what you want?

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