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Dh and twitter flirting.

78 replies

mydhisannoying · 06/03/2014 11:17

NC for this.

I don't really do the whole social media thing at all. Dh is on twitter quite a lot though, which is fine.

I was doing my daily check on my ds' facebook and twitter accounts (which he knows about, I have strict rules about social media) and accidently clicked on dhs name on twitter.

He has been sending tweets to a few celebrities, which, again, is fine in general. However there were about 25 of them that were pretty sleazy. Things like 'Oh I'll be your new man baby' and 'I bet I could help you out with that ;)' and telling others how stunning they look.

I really don't do the whole jealousy thing often, but this made me feel horrible.

I had an accident a couple of months before christmas which left me unable to walk, and I have out on a lot of weight, I am mobileish now but losing the weight is going to take a bit of time. He hasn't given me a compliment lately (understandably, I do look like shit) but the fact that he has went out of his way to send messages to other women to make them feel good about themselves isn't on, is it?

He thinks it doesn't matter because they are celebrities and they won't even read the messages, and I am fussing about nothing, but in a way I think it's worse, he will compliment someone who doesn't even care, and might not even read it when I am sitting right there, in the same room as him, and I do care and barely get a sideways glance.

I'm over reacting aren't I?

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Jan45 · 06/03/2014 15:57

So what exactly are his good points?

JohnFarleysRuskin · 06/03/2014 16:01

What a twat :(

I don't know what you can do with him really. He just is fundamentally...horrible.

WhateverTrevor83 · 06/03/2014 16:05

Dump the silly old fool.

You're not a teenager any more - you can do a lot better. Find someone respectful, accept your brother's help in getting set up somewhere else, and he can tweet as many FHM models as he likes...!

So sorry to hear about your child passing away Thanks

mydhisannoying · 06/03/2014 16:07

Miss I don't know why really, I didn't have anywhere to go then, then I got pregnant again and things got a bit better for a while. I suppose we have our ups and downs like anyone does but it just seems we are going down, down and down again and maybe this is just the last straw? I don't know anymore Sad

His good points? He does his fair share of the housework, he has always had a job, he can be quite funny when the mood takes him.

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Goodadvice1980 · 06/03/2014 16:08

OP, your brother sounds like a saint and he has your best interests at heart.

Your DH sounds like a complete prick.

mydhisannoying · 06/03/2014 16:10

If I did ask my brother for help then I would need to be 100% sure, I couldn't ask him for help and then 6 months later get back with dh, that would be like kicking my brother in the teeth. We have 4 dc together so it isn't an easy decision to make really.

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WhateverTrevor83 · 06/03/2014 16:15

Oh no going back and forth not a good idea. Your brother sounds ace!

Well, whatever you decide. Good luck. You can't go on like this clearly like other poster said Twitter is least of your worries

Brew Cake Wine Thanks

LumpySpacePrincessOhMyGlob · 06/03/2014 16:43

You and your kids deserve better than this. I am so sorry to hear how he treated you when you were pregnant, that is unforgivable.

You have somewhere to go, an opportunity to build a better life for you and your kids. I would grasp it with both hands.

CurtWild · 06/03/2014 18:55

My stbxh thought nothing of saying whatever he wanted to whomever he wanted on both FB and Twitter and if I had an issue with it I was paranoid, overreacting, possessive, controlling..blah, blah blah. I was, and I quote "Infringing on his human right to free speech."
The fact that what he put on those social media sites often upset me and made our marriage seem like a farce, for all the world and his dog (amd our friends) to see, was apparently of no consequence because he "would not censor himself to please an over-sensitive wife" and indeed it was me who needed to grow up because everyone was laughing at me and my over-reaction.
Seeing what he put on there made me realise our marriage was a joke to him and many more and so was I. If it makes you feel bad, OP, it makes you feel bad. Never apologise for that.

BrunoBrookesDinedAlone · 06/03/2014 19:54

Your H is a disgusting piece of shit.

Your brother sounds worth a million of him.

Why, why stay?

mydhisannoying · 06/03/2014 23:02

As predicted, dh got in from work, didn't say a word for ages, asked me why I was being moody with him, I told him that this hadn't been resolved yet, he told me to let him know when it was resolved because he is going to the pub, and he is still there now.

I'm very lucky to have my brother, he is kind and very generous and always has mine and my dcs best interests at heart (he doesn't want children so he says he is priming my dc to look after him in his old age Grin )

Looks like I have a lot of thinking to do, to stay in a marriage where I am not really respected and my opinions don't matter, but is a habit, or make a huge change in my life, and my dcs lives and leave. Hopefully this weekend will help clear my head a bit.

Thank you for all your advice. I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

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Qix · 06/03/2014 23:38

How frustrating, that would drive me crackers - as it's clearly intended to.

LordPalmerston · 07/03/2014 06:09

Love that any mn theread about twitter always slags it.

FatherJake · 07/03/2014 06:29

Sorry but he sounds like a prick. The twitter stuff is nothing sinister (and I don't see why it's woman-hating - women send similar messages to male celebraties and they are presumably not men-hating...) but it is truly pathetic and makes him seem like a saddo.

What he said about your child, truly horrific.

Get rid now before things get worse.

LumpySpacePrincessOhMyGlob · 07/03/2014 08:05

LordPalmerston this isn't about twitter, it's about twatish misogyny.

I blooming, love twitter. Grin

mydhisannoying · 07/03/2014 09:25

I'm not slagging off twitter at all. I have no doubt my husband would find another outlet for his knobbish behaviour if he wasn't on twitter.

He spoke to me this morning to check I was still moody with him, asked if I was actually going to do anything today (I work from home and fit my job in around our dc and am often up until 4 or 5 in the morning finishing my work, he thinks I just do nothing all day) and then slammed the door on his way out.

I haven't told him that me and the kids are going away in the morning yet, I might not even bother.

The thought of leaving him is really scary, he is all I've known since I was 18/19 I just don't know how to not be with him.

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WhateverTrevor83 · 07/03/2014 09:47

Nows the time to find out. Don't tell him. He's flounced off. You do the same. Sod him. Have a great weekend with your bambinos and have a little taste of life by yourself x

MissScatterbrain · 07/03/2014 10:14

Urgh - his reactions tell us everything we need to know about him. No remorse, no intention repairing things or reassuring you Sad

He comes across as a bully trying to make you shut the fuck up with his nasty comments and door slamming.

Is this a good model for your DC?

RustyParker · 07/03/2014 10:32

Your DH isn't decent Sad

I hope this weekend shows you can be strong and be ok without him.

Good luck Thanks

Jan45 · 07/03/2014 15:33

He clearly thinks and has had the upper hand in the relationship, in other words he does as he pleases and you don't dare to challenge it, you on the other hand did, and now you are being punished for not staying in your place. This is not a normal healthy relationship, it's a relationship controlled by him and on his terms.

I really hope you spend the weekend realising that you can do a whole of a lot better than this sad, creepy bully.

MrMeaner · 07/03/2014 16:10

Sorry - as a man I could just about let him get away with his twitter comments, although they are really immature for anyone over 30 (being generous) and a little bit sad in all honesty - if any of my friends were still sending things like that in their 40s (50s?) I'd lose a bit of respect for them.

The comments about his dead child (I'm very sorry for you) are beyond forgiveness and would kill any feelings I had for anyone stone dead.

There are indeed better people out there.

Dinnaeknowshitfromclay · 07/03/2014 19:19

The Twitter thing has just brought into focus stuff you already knew. The comment about the baby is truly appalling. His behaviour since has been almost as bad. He sounds dire and from your posts, it is evident you know this as you mentioned his knobbish behaviour. He treats you like shit, he speaks of his dead daughter like she is shit and by moaning about your inability to do house work after the injuries you have sustained and all taken in the round, he sounds just bloody awful, mydh! You won't land anywhere if you don't jump! Jump. Away from this soulsucking excuse for a man please!

user3459859083590890 · 04/05/2017 13:20

Then our child died and dh told me, in front of my brother, that her dying was karma coming back to get me for being such a bitch sad

Wow I am so Sad to hear this.

I think Twitter is just the tip of the iceberg. No wonder your brother would be happy to get you away from your DH.

MichaelSheensNextDW · 04/05/2017 13:33

He tried to make you feel to blame for your child's death? I haven't heard much worse than that on MN and I've been here a long time.
You sound so lovely and clearly deserve so much better than this Flowers

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