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How can I find incognito history on Chrome?

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eggplanty · 15/01/2015 12:57

I just came up to find an incognito window open in chrome on a website that I really would not be ok with my DH watching. Unfortunately by the I had noticed I had force shut down the laptop as it was not responding so I was not able to save the window.

Is there anyway I can find out what he is doing in incognito mode?

OP posts:
FolkGirl · 21/01/2015 07:13

I separated. My children are fine.

More than that, they are great because they can both see I'm happier which, in turn, makes them happier. And I thought I hid it pretty well.

Tell your parents the truth. To be a bit harsh for a second, you can't be upset that they aren't supportive if they don't know the truth. At the moment, you're enabling him to spread whatever version he likes by not challenging/correcting this.

Stand up, be strong and let people see what a disgustong piece of shit he is.

The sense of empowerment you get from that will give you the strength to deal with the next stage and you will be doing it with support.

Don't collude with everyone else's minimising of this. They should all be repulsed by him, not telling you to get over it.

FWIW, my view of many men is pretty dim,too. But if they are all like this, then I'd rather be on my own, not put up with one of them. Wouldn't you?

Joysmum · 21/01/2015 07:56

My parents stayed together 'for me', I wasn't fine Sad

I fail to understand why anyone should be advised to remain in a situation where there've repeatedly been disrespected and downtrodden.

Funny how someone can to come that conclusion so quickly in your behalf without really knowing what's been going on.

Meerka · 21/01/2015 08:15

eggplanty did you tell the religious leader your side?

and btw I have spoken to my religious leader who said that because of the children this is bigger than the two of us and I need to reconcile.

He's quite right about it beign bigger than the two of you. children need parents who are honest and decent and not liars and deceivers

They need good examples not unhappy marriages where someone is being slowly poisoned by the fact that they cannot trust their unfaithful partner (your husband was unfaithful, when it comes down to it).

If you read mumsnet long you'll see that an awful lot of people say that they deeply wish their parents had not stayed together 'for the children". Of course your religious leader is going to say that - how often do they advise people leave, even when the woman or man is getting beaten up?

You are strong, very strong.

ptumbi · 21/01/2015 08:38

OP - he is the one who has Virtually Shagged hundreds of women, yet you are the one who feels ashamed? Why?

He now gets to spread a sanitised version of his shagging about, and you go along with that. Why?

Genuine question. Explore it.

Is it because you think people will look at you and think 'there is something wrong with her for him to do this'? That you have somehow done something, or not done something, to make him do this?

You may feel embarrassed, talking about his 'sex'-life, but it is nothing that you have done. He is the perverted one. You were quite willing to have a normal sex-life. He is the one who wasn't.

Start by telling your parents (they will also have a sex-life!) - tell them that he pays for web-cam, real-time porn, that he spends hundreds of pounds on it a month and keeps you and the dc short of money. Tell them how rejected and disrespected you feel. Tell them how he is minimising it all, and making it out to a 'normal' thing, but that you are not happy with it, and can't live with it. That it is not a good example to be setting your dc.

By telling other people exactly what he has done, you will start to make him feel ashamed. What he has done is disgusting - and he should not be able to get away with being Mr Clean.

Gen35 · 21/01/2015 09:27

Agree with ptumbi, tell your parents the full story, get them to start correcting the religious leader as you are exhausted. Even if you can't face the details, when anybody says 'you need to reconcile' or anything blaming you, a curt 'I have evidence that it is much worse than dh is saying, it's too hard for me to talk about, and what have you asked dh to do to make amends' would be useful. I can't understand any religious community that would be pressurising you to reconcile without making DH go through all sorts and I can't understand your p either, dh should be on his knees, ashamed and have voluntarily moved out to give you space, not spending time managing the message and denying. Sorry you are going through this Op.

stormtreader · 21/01/2015 09:57

He will be telling people he "watched a few naughty videos online". If you dont tell people the truth, they will think THAT is the truth and once people believe something its a million times harder to get them to believe something different, people go with the first thing they hear.

UsuallyLurking1 · 21/01/2015 10:57

eggplanty,

First of all, this is a male perspective, and you have my complete sympathy and you have done absolutely nothing wrong.If he's gone off an sought out this sort of thing without ever talking to you about what's making him do it (perceived lack of intimacy maybe - not saying that's acceptable, but there is a small amount of sympathy for a husband or wife who has tried and failed to resolve a lack of intimacy etc. but that doesn't appear to be the case here) so I just don't understand why he's done it.

I've been puzzling as to why anyone would even go to these sites. As has been said before, there's plenty of free porn out there if that's his thing (I think LTB for watching free porn is way over the top). But this is different, I think it may be even worse than a one off drunken visit to a prostitute (which is still LTB territory but at least there's a shred of justification that it was one moment of bad judgement) This has been repeated and has cost money the family doesn't appear to have. I don't think i could live with myself if I had to tell my children we couldn't afford a toy when I knew full well I'd spent family money on this sort of thing.

I'm also a child of divorce (mums fault as it happensif I could go back in time and reverse the divorce I would, even now in my 30s the divorce causes hassle (if I visit mum then I have to see dad around the same time or they moan and vice versa). BUT I have a way better relationship with my parents than many friends who's parents "stayed together for the kids" and raised their children in a house with an toxic atmosphere. If you are truly never going to be able to forgive this (which would be understandable) or you think he won't ever stop then it's of no benefit to the children at all.

It's just my perception, but I read a lot of these threads and often can see both sides or I get a vibe from the poster that there is some responsibility on their side or we aren't getting the whole story. I don't get that at all from you at all and you just seem a very nice person and great mum who is in a horrible situation that's come out of nowhere.

From all of that waffle, I want to repeat this isn't your fault and you should feel no shame. If possible (which is going to be tough) try and look at him as pitiful and that what he's done is the act of a pathetic saddo. you sound a bit like you are too busy trying to blame yourself to step back and thing "what a twat". That might make it easier for you to talk to your parents and get the truth out there. What he's done is shameful, nothing you've done is shameful.

From the more recent posts, I think you need to take back control.

My advice would be to tell him that the divorce stuff is on the backburner now and you just need time to calm yourself and think about things. That will hopefully make him think he can navigate through this and slow down him taking steps to try and control the divorce process.

Main reason for that is your bump. That's priority now and so is your health. As hard as this sounds, try and get in the mindset that he's the idiot not you and focus on you for now. If you feel the same way next week, next month, then you can still go back to the divorce. I don't think it's probable, but this might be the wake up call he needed and you at least retain some options.

Once again, this isn't you. The blokes a cretin and if the end game is his sorry arse gets kicked out YOU WILL BE OK in time. Dont get bogged down worrying about the financials, that just blurs judgement. Trust me, he will suffer financially more than you if you end up down that route. Right now work on getting stronger and looking after you DC and the bump.

Sorry that's a rambling waffle and sorry there's blokes out there giving the rest of us a bad name! Thoughts are with you and I'll keep an eye on this thread. No pressure at all but if you've got any questions that a less idiotic bloke can help with I'll reply to any PMs, though it looks like you are in good hands on here. Occasionally there's a few MNers who cause more harm than good, but you seem to have got the good uns on your side in here (more evidence that it's not your fault!)

Take care

BuzzardBird · 21/01/2015 11:47

Good post Lurking, I don't agree with all you say (porn is extremely damaging to a lot of relationships) but you are being very supportive on this issue.

I think it is time for Egg to be completely honest with people and get people on her side. His lies are minimising what he has done and making her look foolish. This will destroy her self confindence in the long run.

UsuallyLurking1 · 21/01/2015 12:15

Thanks - not wanting to tangent onto the porn discussion, but I do agree that there's lots of it that's a serious issue. I guess I kind of meant a non-emotionalnconncti

UsuallyLurking1 · 21/01/2015 12:15

Aargh phone...a non emotional connection is more forgivable than this type of thing

Meerka · 21/01/2015 12:37

good advice there lurking

foolonthehill · 21/01/2015 13:02

dear Egg.
I am a person of faith who has children and unfortunately have left my husband (now 3 years later divorced). I know that support from your minister/priest is very very important to you but just remember that whilst we are called to submit he is called to love you as his own body and as Christ loved the church. (assuming you take your lead form the bible)

So often excuses and apologies are made for men who don't keep up their side and yet women are over and over again asked to submit to something that makes sin increase in the world. Consider your own conscience and the environment your children will learn from. Sometimes religious leaders are incorrect...they don't have the only say in what is or isn't allowed. And even religious leaders differ.

There is an acknowledged effect called the "daughter effect" where a religious leader preaches hard line submission to everything until it is their own daughter who is suffering and then the edges get blurred....and questions asked!

I'm not telling you what to do. but I think that you can and are able to make your own decision about what is the least bad option here. Separation and divorce exist because people's hearts are hard and not one of us can live a life that is completely perfect in every way.

Hope that hasn't burdened you more...nor made assumptions that are unhelpful.

best wishes
Fool

foolonthehill · 21/01/2015 13:05

PS TRUTH should never be the casualty...whatever you decide to do be a truth-teller because in no-one's world except your husband's is what he is doing ok. Tell the truth about what he is doing and what it means (finances, emotions) you don;t have to tell everyone but certainly anyone who you respect and would look to for support. Lies are never ok and won;t help you to make a good and right decision.

Botanicbaby · 21/01/2015 20:38

great post usuallylurking1

eggplanty, do take care of yourself and please believe it when people say you have nothing to be ashamed of. you have not caused this.

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user1472549700 · 30/08/2016 11:02

HI Eg, I know it has been over a year since this happened. I wondered what was the outcome?

I am in the same boat - a couple of months ago, I found my partner had been on adultwork looking at prostitutes and been visiting plenty of fish, searching on the women section. As yourself, I confronted him and exactly the same happened.

He however appears to have stopped now but still I don't trust him, especially near a computer or his phone.

I would have PM you - what did you finally do in this?

verynicecat · 25/11/2016 17:16

does anyone know what has happened to eggplanty? i hope she didnt get in any kind of trouble and she is in a safe place with her children

verynicecat · 25/11/2016 17:36

pleaaaaase someone tell me

Windy8838 · 06/09/2017 00:57

Hi Eggplanty,

I admire very much your wise decisions to know what's going on even your situation was delicate.
I'm trying to get pregnant, but just for the unsureness of my husband behavior, I would like to ask you if you could write me how did you got to discover all internet incognito stuff?

I would be grateful for your answer.

WhatToDoAboutThis2017 · 06/09/2017 01:08

Windy8838 You can't look up incognito history; that's the whole point.

And if you don't trust your husband now, you shouldn't be attempting to have his baby.

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Smileymac89 · 01/04/2019 11:22

I went thru the same thing. Yes they can meet up because they can chat with each other. My husband left me for another woman. I was devastated. First time living by myself. I did that for over a year. He dated several of those women. He also learned that they have no soul. He couldn't ever get a connection going. We're back together now. I set some ground rules. We watch porn together now because men like porn. I still have trust issues but hey they all do it. You can accept it and join in or you have to accept the fact that he will do it alone. He can't do live cam or chat anymore. He's also seeing a therapist for porn addiction. I'm seeing one to help me cope with the fact that I'm not enough for him. I'm getting back my self esteem. I'm learning about self worth. Things are looking up...

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