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what the hell am i supposed to think? is he gay? is he lying to me?so confused.very long!

141 replies

imnotamouse · 26/09/2006 14:16

my hubbie works away alot and i've always been a little suspicious but he's always managed to make me feel secure and told me that he loves me.however,i started to feel there was something going on a couple of months ago and got more and more suspicious to a point where i actually attacked him...i know,i know it's disgusting and i felt really bad about it (scratched face and made him bleed etc.)we have had fights before but i noticed this time he didn't retaliate (this was alcohol fuelled aswell by the way). anyway, he went away last week and although we spoke on the phone i still didn't feel comfortable about him being away from home.(this is a man i've been married to for nearly 12 years and have been going out with for 18 years and who has worked away all through our relationship.even worked abroad for months on end sometimes).when he went to bed early without even asking if i wanted to join him (i knew he had a long journey the following morning so him going to bed early is not all that unusual)I looked into his mobile phone....never felt the need before but couldn't help myself. i came across video clips of women giving men blow-jobs etc.which to be honest didn't really bother me. i know that there are alot of things that many of us like to look at so just thought it was normal. however,when i came across his texts...from the previous night i couldn't believe what i was reading. they were suggestive texts from my hubbie in the context of looking forward to seeing this person "next monday" for "playtime" and other stuff which i don't want to type!without thinking,i ran upstairs with the phone in my hand and started screaming at my hubbie who was a little befuddled at that point.when he realised what i'd seen he tried to grab the phone off me which is when i found out the date of the texts and who they were for.he still tried to deny that they were recent put i had the proof infront of me and he had to back down.the most shocking part of all this for me though is that my apparently "homophobic" hubbie has been texting a BLOKE! he's my 3 kids'godfather....!this is a man who is about 10 years older than my husband and who my hubbie has always told me he "hates"-even though this man has found him all sorts of great jobs in the past and bailed him out with debt before now too. there is just so much past history that i really can't go and type everything in but to cut a long story short,my hubbie says it was just something to do when he was bored.i told him that he knew i wasn't a prude and why the hell couldn't he have had "textsex" with me!!!i'm the one after all who lies in bed lonely when he's away.he tells me he's not gay and that he's been stupid and that he's sorry. but i can't help thinking he's only sorry that he's been caught. apparently,he started it when he was "depressed"...about 4 years ago....? and that there had never been anything physical.anyway,i got hold of his laptop the other night and found a picture of my husband's willy there.it had been taken on a night in july when i know my hubbie was away and it was amongst all his family photos! when quizzed about this,he said he "couldn't send it anyway".not for the lack of trying obviously.(one of the texts the other night had said "you will c it on monday" which kind of makes sense now! i've told him i love him still and he's told me the same and we've tried so hard to be friends but i keep seeing this man's face laughing at me and i want to kill him.i'm so totally confused. i even wondered if this man's name was a cover for a woman on his mobile but again i can't uncover much now as i know my hubbie knows i'm onto him. am i a mug?

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expatinscotland · 26/09/2006 14:20

I don't know if he's gay or what, but could you please put paragraphs in that post?

expatinscotland · 26/09/2006 14:20

It's so hard to read I gave up.

NomDePlume · 26/09/2006 14:21

I can't read posts without paras or at least spacing between sentences. Sorry

NotAnOtter · 26/09/2006 14:23
Hmm
heavenis · 26/09/2006 14:24

So you confronted him with his phone because you had suppected something was wrong. The texts were from a man he' told you he hates. You found a picture of his willy on the computer.
What is his explanation for all of this ?

mustrunmore · 26/09/2006 14:25

Well, I've read it.
Dont think it would be a cover name, unless either the friend knew his name was being used, or youe husband is ver ystupid; surely he'd think what would happen if he and you found out?
So the newxt question is, has it all been talk, or have things really happened?
And you need to sit down alone and work out how you really deal about each scenario before you talk about it with your dh again.
Personally, if it was me I'd be far more bothered and hurt by the secrecy, not the actual going os. Unless the friend was a complete wanker that I'd hate to think he's got one over on me.

Charleesunnysunsun · 26/09/2006 14:25

I think there is alot more wrong with your relationship other than the possibility of your hubby being gay tbh.

You need to talk to him properly about everything and make it clear you want all the answers now with no bull.

If your hubby is having any form of sex text sex or otherwise with male or female it's not on your married relationships are ment to be between 2 people only.

WishICouldGiveUpWork · 26/09/2006 14:26

Blimey-don't know what to think really.

Have you ever had any inkling before he might be gay?

You may have the right idea though of the guy's name being a cover for a woman.....is this guy married?

zephyrcat · 26/09/2006 14:26

Sorry to see you are having a bad time. Just wondering if he's maybe used this man's name for someone else's number because he thought it'd be less obvious if you looked through his numbers?

mustrunmore · 26/09/2006 14:26

Oh, and men are daft enough to photograph themselves for no good reason, so that doesn't really prove anything IMO.

imnotamouse · 26/09/2006 14:30

he just says he was doing it for a bit of excitement. just don't know why he couldn't have done it with me! he's always had this "hate"word for the man. this is a man who put him up for a few months when he had to relocate and this is also a man who he lived with abroad for a while too-in a villa with about 6 other blokes too by the way! he's godfather to the kids cos i asked him to be! i've always teased him that this man had a thing about him and he's always reacted by pretending to puke.i know my husband likes women...infact he loves em specially with big boobs! i just can't figure him out.

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NotQuiteCockney · 26/09/2006 14:31

Yesss ... but talking about meeting someone for "playtime" implies rather a lot more. Has anything happened with this man before? The whole thing is well dodgy ...

imnotamouse · 26/09/2006 14:34

we've talked and talked and talked. i told him he might aswell be honest with me now and tell me everything cos i've done all my screaming and shouting. i just want him to be totally honest about anything that's gone on. he says he is being totally honest and he feels a complete idiot.i feel like i'm looking at a stranger cos not only is he my hubbie, he's always been my best mate too.(although a little more passionate than just friends!...or so i thought!)

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heavenis · 26/09/2006 14:34
Hmm
NotQuiteCockney · 26/09/2006 14:36

Hmmm. Homophobia can be a cover for fancying blokes - if you fancy blokes, but are not comfortable with it all, then gay men will make you quite uncomfortable.

And I'm pretty sure men can fancy women (even with big boobs) and also fancy blokes.

NotQuiteCockney · 26/09/2006 14:37

I think you should maybe consider Relate? For this, and for the attack.

Also, please use condoms, if you're still sleeping with him. Men who are in denial about their interest in other men aren't known for being careful about STDs.

wartywarthog · 26/09/2006 14:39

methinks he doth protest too much.

imnotamouse · 26/09/2006 14:45

so i'm a complete and utter mug then?
i think i know it deep down.
he's just always been so loving to me - apart from the odd fight..and that's usually me!
we've got through so much together over the last 18 years that i just can't believe what i've seen.
when we met,i was the one unsure of him and he told me he'd love me until i loved him back.i'm so so upset. what about my kids aswell? they've got an idea there's something wrong.specially my eldest who's only 8.

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HappyDaddy · 26/09/2006 14:51

I dare say that you attacking him has put him off telling you any secrets for life, sorry if that sounds harsh.

lockets · 26/09/2006 14:53

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imnotamouse · 26/09/2006 14:55

as i said,happydaddy,it was done in frustration and i know it was wrong.however,my hubbie's hardly worried about me going for him...he's 6ft 2,i'm 5ft 1. he could floor me if he wanted to!

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heavenis · 26/09/2006 15:02

He's said it was just for excitment. What is he going to do to make you feel secure in your relationship with him. Will he go to relate.
Why was he depressed 4 yrs ago. Have you rung the mobile number ?

JessaJam · 26/09/2006 15:05

imnotamouse is this usual name on MN?

geordiemacminx · 26/09/2006 15:19

Could you check and see if the number he has stored under this male friend is the same as the number that you have for him... changing names against numbers is quite common when having affairs and such like...

Alternatively if you REALLY wanted to know what was going on is to confront the other person..if you really think it is him...maybe play devils advocate.. "dh has told me everything.. I want your side of the story" although this could open a very angry can of worms not to mention severe embarrassment if it isnt him.. although I suppose its what DH has told you...

badkarma · 26/09/2006 16:05

Right, a few things here.

  1. He could have another woman's name under this guys name to avoid you being suspicious (but it backfired)

  2. he could be meeting up with this guy on Monday for "playtime" of a different sort... perhaps he and this bloke goes on the prowl together? Maybe they both go out and pick up woman together?

  3. Have you checked the mobile number under his name is actually the correct number you have for him? (And you will have this as he is your kids godfather, right?)

  4. Sit your fella down, tell him your suspicions.

You need to ask yourself what you are worried about.. the fact that he might be having an affair, the fact it may be with a male or a female..

Then you need to call that number on your Dh's phone and take it from there. And tbh, if you had the suspicion to check his phone perhaps there is something wrong elsewhere in the relationship?