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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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ledodgyrobespierre · 29/09/2006 13:10

OOh I can answer all three, phew!

SherlockLGJ · 29/09/2006 13:10

AnnieD

How can we be sure ???.......

FluffyOHaraOfSnugglesville · 29/09/2006 13:13

yes miss

anniediv · 29/09/2006 13:13

Erm...I can translate a Cod post so all the letters are in the right order?

SherlockLGJ · 29/09/2006 13:14

You have handed it in, well that is a first.

SherlockLGJ · 29/09/2006 13:14

AnnieD,

An old timer.

anniediv · 29/09/2006 13:15

{phew emoticon]

Now let's see what happens on here.

thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 29/09/2006 13:29

I can answer two, miss. But I don't do football so the first one's not really fair is it? (btw, I'm not particularly about this)

fuzzywuzzy · 29/09/2006 13:31

I'm sure I've seen Imnotamouse around before, and I can answer all three questions.....

peegeeweegeewoo · 29/09/2006 13:51

been reading this with interest, and don't know what to think...
am confused - is it just me or does this story seem very very confusing....

by the way, i can only answer the first question, but am new to mn....

NOredbullLOTSOFGAVISCON · 29/09/2006 15:04

oh come on i know it may seem a bit hard to beleave but this kind of thing can happen in RL, and if this is really true dont you think imnotamouse could do with some real support and understanding??

Twohoots · 29/09/2006 16:27

I too can only answer the third qu but am fairly new here too...

It does all seem very odd but I guess life can be odd at times.... I have tried not to doubt her as if she is real then she needs support.

lemonstartree · 29/09/2006 16:47

Yes he is lying to you

to what extent it is impossible to tell. But he IS lying to you

mumandlovingit · 29/09/2006 18:01

is it just me or are you not allowed phones on in hospitals?

if this is all true then his friend is as guilty as he is and they've both been lying to you for a very long time.

you are a mug if you let this go and sweep it under the carpet.
this man obviously knows that side of him better than you and for him to think that he's more interested in men nowadays then he must've done something to make him think that! you're not telling me that for 4 years its just been phone sex talk and texts!! he lives with him ffs.

have some self respect and tell this man where to go in regards to a relationship with you.what exactly is there to salvage? the last four years have been a lie.

sorry but true

Judy1234 · 29/09/2006 23:38

Some people manage things perfectly well by sweeping them under the carpet. It's not a bad stance if you can live with it. The world and people in it aren't perfect.
It might be sensible to find someone neutral to talk this over with like a Relate counsellor on your own.
It would be wise to know if he's slept with this man. It's not uncommon for women in this position to make their husband take an AIDS etc test and give them the results for obvious reasons.

mumandlovingit · 01/10/2006 08:14

how are you getting on?

imnotamouse · 02/10/2006 13:32

so i'm still a troll am i?
unbelieveable?
but then,to a ,i suppose so is this story.
unfortunately,i am not lying.
we've tried to make this weekend "nice" for the kids' sake.
it's been difficult but we've got through it.
don't know what comes next.
still in a state of panic really.
don't suppose i'm ever going to get the truth and,yes,i probably am the biggest mug in the world.
i still love him. i know, i know, i'm stupid.
just want everything to go back to normal.
although,whether that can ever happen i don't know.

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imnotamouse · 02/10/2006 14:42

i can't prove i'm not a troll.
however,there are some threads that stick out in my mind eg: the long one about taking kids out of school to go on holiday.
i know not so long ago, Yorkiegirl? unfortunately lost her dh which was very very sad.
cod writes in "code"-although easy to decipher.
was it Lou33 who's not long split from her dp/dh?
just trying to prove i've been here a while.
distinctly remember the cat poo thread too!

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Judy1234 · 02/10/2006 18:14

I don't think you are. I think it's fairly common.

He says there's been nothing physical. Are you sure of that and if not shouldn't he be having an STD test?

Emotional betrayal is worse than physical in my view. A male prostitute is less a threat than someone he's close to.

The similarities between what you wrote and that other case of the married MP seemed quite a number, including that he'd started it because he was depressed (in his case about losing his hair).

There may not be any point or need to get at the truth but I do think he should go with you to some couple counselling. It's the least he can do. Make it a condition of your staying married to him. It's now or never to make changes otherwise you'll get back to some way of being together and presumably if he's close to him he'll just resume the contact quietly.

imnotamouse · 03/10/2006 14:49

this is just getting harder and harder.
it's like 2 steps forward and 3 steps back.
just when one of us tries to get close,a great big barrier comes down and i start screaming at him.
in fact,i think i screamed more last night than i have done for the last fortnight.
he thinks i'm looking in to this too deeply and that it was just a foolish/dirty thing he's been doing.
but,if it means "nothing",why the hell did he do it in the first place?
I might be prying too much but i need to know how,why and when...even if it kills me.
i know i'm on self-destruct, but it's the only way i can start putting things into some sort of perspective.
i don't know where to turn.
i'm crying again and i've got to go and pick up the kids.
(he's away tonight which is probably why i'm such a wreck.)

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imnotamouse · 03/10/2006 14:50

this is just getting harder and harder.
it's like 2 steps forward and 3 steps back.
just when one of us tries to get close,a great big barrier comes down and i start screaming at him.
in fact,i think i screamed more last night than i have done for the last fortnight.
he thinks i'm looking in to this too deeply and that it was just a foolish/dirty thing he's been doing.
but,if it means "nothing",why the hell did he do it in the first place?
I might be prying too much but i need to know how,why and when...even if it kills me.
i know i'm on self-destruct, but it's the only way i can start putting things into some sort of perspective.
i don't know where to turn.
i'm crying again and i've got to go and pick up the kids.
(he's away tonight which is probably why i'm such a wreck.)

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imnotamouse · 03/10/2006 14:50

posted twice again.sorry.

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sarahinphuket · 03/10/2006 16:14

INAM I don't htink you are a troll and tbh I get really p*** off with the same old folk jumping on anyone new and shouting TROLL TROLL from the rooftops. Some people make me with their rudeness

imnotamouse · 03/10/2006 17:46

thankyou Sarahinphuket.
i really am not a troll.
nobody loves me..

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moaningpaper · 03/10/2006 19:44

imnotamouse: You might not get to the bottom of this. You might need to live with that. It doesn't sound as though your DH will admit to himself - never mind anyone else - what has been happening. It sounds - as an outsider - that he has confessed that he has been having sexual relations with at least one other man for several years. Lots of women can live with that knowledge. Like you say, he is a good father and a good husband.

I would really stress the importance of taking care of your own health. Get a thorough STD check at a clinic and make sure that you use condoms with your husband. Please don't risk your own health. STDs are VERY easily passed around - particularly in situations where people don't really think that they are 'having sex'.