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hubby-to-be looking online for 'local sex' ... Do i call off the wedding?

110 replies

NewMummyCF2015 · 18/02/2015 20:02

So me and my partner have been engaged for nearly 18 months and are due to be married in august this year, i have recently given birth to our first child after being informed by doctors 2 and a half years ago that my chances of ever having a baby were dangerously low. I love him more than i could ever imagen and have never even thought about looking at another man... As far as i knew, we were really happy! There were no issues with our sex life, we were expecting our miracle baby and have not long moved into our first home together! The problem im faced with is in the past i became aware of his frequent use of porn websites so upon finding this out, i made it clear to him i wasnt happy with it as it made me feel rejected, and not satisfying enough, and i couldnt understand why he would even want to set eyes on another woman because i wouldnt even think twice about looking at another man.... anyway, this lead to a huge argument and some harsh words which dropped my confidence hugely!, however in the end, he finally understood my point of view and agreed to stop! fine, happy wife to be.....

a few months later (June 2014) - baring in mind i was 3 months pregnant, i found out he had been on websites creating profiles in search of 'dirty chats and images' .... this hurt me deeply! so again, i confronted him which again lead to another argument....i tried to talk to him and ask him why this was continuing and he said he didnt like that i dont send dirty photos and messages regular enough.... therefore, i explained again how much i hated it, and that if i tried harder to please him he must stay away from them otherwise i would leave him. he accepted this and although i wasnt comfortable doing it, i started to make him videos and tried harder to please him in that way if thats what it was going to take to keep him off the sites .....

To my knowledge, this proved to work and the online stuff that i was so against, had stopped. BUT.... i was wrong!

Our daughter is now 6 weeks old, since she was born, we have booked our wedding and started making arrangements, and even though it took 3 weeks for my lady parts to start healing and feeling slightly normal again after childbirth, we 'got down to business' in that 3rd week after her birth and again the week later even though again i wasnt really comfortable with the idea, but i didnt want him going elsewhere!!....

Yesterday i was on his emails entering a competition - to win a family holiday! - and have come across some things that have made me feel torn apart! the week before our LO was born, he had reactivated the accounts that i got rid off a few months ago AND signed up to numerous new ones....Local fuck buck buddies, shag local, flt dating and many more....

he always uses the same password so i signed into these accounts following the links in the registration emails and i checked each one.... evrey one has his photo on, his DOB on, his phone number, and this is the part that torn me - states hes single with no children and looking for casual 1 on 1 sex with 18-30 yr olds within a 20 mile radius of his local area preferably with a body type that is 'big and lovely'...

My heart sunk and my blood started to boil! i started offloading him with texts as he was at work... he didnt deny it, in fact he admitted it and when i asked him why, he simply says its because im not filthy enough!
I dont quite understand what he means, our sex life is amazing, we always both enjoy it as far as i know... then hundreds of things flew through my head, is it my looks? does he not find me attractive anymore? is it because ive lost alot of weight, i mean he is after big and lovely and now im the opposite to that so could that be it? is he not interested in having a family anymore now that LO's a few weeks old and maybe the novelty has worn off?

Bottom line is, he knew the consequences of this and still went ahead and did it, but its obviously alot more serious this time as the intention to go with another woman is there now he's searching for local sex?, but my feelings obviously meant nothing to him because he simply said he was drunk when he did it but he would come get his things after work and would leave me, so again, im left confused?... has he already got another 'filthyer' woman on the side even though he denys anything has physically happened? i dont know...

we have spoken today and i think he wants to still be with me, and doesnt want to lose his loyal wife to be and newborn daughter over what he says is 'was a moment of stupidity' but what i would call his fetish? I may be wrong, but considering this has happened a few times before (not the looking for sex part but the search for really explicit talks and photos online) and the fact that he said he doesnt know why he does it, he just does, i would say maybe he has some kind of strange pornographic obsession? because if it wasnt an actual problem, then surely he wouldnt
jepordise his family for it right?

I love this man to bits, i want to marry him, i want to spend the rest of my life with him and i cant quite understand why this has happened, but now i feel torn between two nasty ends.... have i got to become someone im not in order to keep him away from them and for our relationship to continue? Is it an actual problem he has, and if so should i help him? Do you think acts like this will lead to cheating?

But putting this one issue aside, hes kind, caring, hes a great dad, he works hard, provides for me and my daughter, he makes us laugh, and pretty much everything a woman would actually want in a man! I dont know what to do, weather to call the wedding off, or to try give it a go and work around it for the sake of our daughter? I never had a dad around and it affected me negatively growing up, so i really wanted hers to be here daily... but although i love him more than i can try explain, i dont know if i can live with someone who is going to continue this type of behavouir? ITs broken the trust now, its lowered my self esteem, and is making me withdraw from wanting to even share a bed with him never mind have sex! Im so confused...

Has anyone ever been in a similar situation? If so what do you advise?
Thanks

OP posts:
Transporter · 18/02/2015 21:02

How old are you and your DP ( the 'D' stands for disgusting in this case)

I'd be very concerned about the images and videos. I'd want them destroyed.

..and no I don't think you should get married. Read your own OP. Seriously, what do,you think you should do?

gildedcage · 18/02/2015 21:05

What is really sad is that I get the impression that you will have words again but ultimately carry on, and round and round it goes. Until next time.

You have a gorgeous little baby think about the home she will be growing up in. Is this the sort of relationship that you would want your daughter to be basing her future relationships on? The good qualities you list seem the minimum requirements. What about integrity, honesty, loyalty?

Your hormones will be everywhere at the moment so please be kind to yourself and if you feel at any point you are struggling speak to your GP or HV.

Remember the only persons behaviour you can control is your own, do not allow him to blame you for his horrid actions.

Momzilla82 · 18/02/2015 21:10

Oh sweetheart- you deserve so much better than this. You've given this man multiple chances. Every time he ends up doing things he agreed not to, you give up a bit more self respect to please him. He is also accelerating his behaviour; porn to photo sharing with people (which is cheating), to looking for no strings hook ups. What next? Do X or I'll go to a prostitute who will?

To give you contrast, I have a 6 month old baby, I can count on one hand the number of times we have DTD since I had the baby. My husband is probably desperate for a shag but wouldn't dream of pressuring me into it 3 weeks after birth.

He's not a keeper, not someone to how old with, not a role model for your beautiful daughter to aspire to marry one day. My first MN LTB.

Please recognise that you didn't fail here, that is not why he is being this way. He's just an utter shit bag. Huge (unmumsnetty) hugs and run fast in the opposite direction towards a more stable life for you and your daughter.

ScrambledEggAndToast · 18/02/2015 21:12

GET OUT NOW.

Please get out now, this man will never change and this is your chance to leave now before you're married to this mysoginistic idiot. Have a look at the posts on UKPunting if you want to see the sort of men that use the working girls. They talk about them like dirt. That is the sort of man your "wonderful" husband to be is.

mathanxiety · 18/02/2015 21:13

Yes, call it off.

Now to read the OP...

Lweji · 18/02/2015 21:15

Do you have to ask?

He crossed your boundaries and you'll never be able to trust him.

Marry at your peril.

mathanxiety · 18/02/2015 21:25

Well now I've read it, and my response is:

For the love of fecking puppies, kick his sorry arse out of your life and do not waste one minute second guessing it. He is never going to change and you are always going to be dealing with a man who thinks of you as a vagina and a pair of tits on legs, and doesn't respect either you or himself.

He doesn't want to be with you. He wants his dinner made and his washing done and easy sex whenever he feels like it and to heck with the fact that you weren't recovered from childbirth when he wanted it.

You need to find and erase every single copy of those videos you made and sent to him.
(And do not ever send anything like that to any man ever again.)

Cancel your wedding. You need to put on your big girl panties and do this. It will be hard and may even cost you in terms of money. But you must never tie yourself legally to him.

Then bag his things, put them out on the curb, and tell him it's over.

He will be shacked up with some 'filthy' hottie in a week and good luck to her.

He is the loser here.

mathanxiety · 18/02/2015 21:27

And get a STI check ASAP

msgrinch · 18/02/2015 21:31

op, you are worth so much more than him. Please leave with your dd, your dignity and go on to have a wonderful life. He's a twat. I've just got over something like this (well 3 weeks in to getting over it), it hurts at first but only because you're used to the person/it's a habit being together. Now I'm getting there, I'm happier, I feel calm and at peace as no idiot is there to bring me down.

I promise you it will get better. I was worried and scared and now I'm just free.

NewMummyC2015 · 18/02/2015 21:32

Thankyou all. Reading your comments has made feel so stupid for even posting this! I just wasn't sure if I was over thinking things, my head hasn't been quite straight since giving birth! What on earth am I thinking even considering it, maybe I just needed someone to point it out quite bluntly to me in order to realise this...time to put my daughter and myself first, and start the rest of our lives a fresh from tonight! He shall be gone in a blink without a doubt! I can do this, and I'm gonna be alright! Thankyou for your reassurance

TheGirlInTheGlass · 18/02/2015 21:34

Been here, done that, and so sorry for you that he's not who you thought. Seem times, no matter what we try to be for them, it isn't enough - So glad that you've found out now while you can still do something about this, even though you feel like it's the end of your world if you split, I can promise you when you find the right guy, one you trust and who adores you for who you are, you'll realise how bad things were and how good they could be.
If he's anything like mine he might already have slept with several people, so please get yourself checked ASAP - I don't want to frighten you, but you need to know sooner rather than later, especially as you had such early post-partum intercourse. A friend of mine had a similar issue, and PID they think was from her cheating partner has left her infertile. I was luckier. :)

TheGirlInTheGlass · 18/02/2015 21:35

And that smiley really was supposed to be a frown... :(

bettyboop1970 · 18/02/2015 21:35

That's the spirit!

ISpeakJive · 18/02/2015 21:37

Urrgh, he makes my skin crawl....

ashtrayheart · 18/02/2015 21:40

You're worth more than this absolute dick. Good luck to you Thanks

msgrinch · 18/02/2015 21:41

Well done you! Put that positive head on. Onwards and upwards for you and dd. You can do this and you have all of us here right behind you.

loveyoutothemoon · 18/02/2015 21:42

Well done NewMummy!
Bet you are feeling better already yeah?! Absolutely shocking. I can feel the relief for you now!
DELETE everything and then end it. What a piece of scum. And you sound lovely. You WILL be alright, you've no reason not to be, no thinking "well could I have tried harder, or was I over reacting" because this is definitely not the case. x

mathanxiety · 18/02/2015 21:44

You're not stupid.

He has worn you down and made you doubt yourself.

Change your direction, give yourself credit, and be strong as you go through the necessary details of getting him out of your life.

Be prepared for flowers, apologies, blather of all sorts, and also anger on his part, because he clearly thinks he should be seen as god's gift to women, including you, and it is going to come as a surprise to him that you are dumping him.

Anything he says by way of remorse will be a lie. He will just be playing for time and to save face and retain the same address until he can start wearing you down again.

loveyoutothemoon · 18/02/2015 21:44

It just goes to show what a prick he is. Look how many messages you've had from OP's in such a short time! x

LineRunner · 18/02/2015 21:44

OP, good for you.

Only1scoop · 18/02/2015 21:47

Op post back for support if you need it...

Do you own the home or rent....will he leave if asked?

flatbellyfella · 18/02/2015 21:47

Great news NewMummy keep posting for suport.Flowers

Meerka · 18/02/2015 21:50

By the way, a man who shags around like this - and he has been, don't doubt it, Mr Im Single - is in no way a good role model for a father.

if nothign else, you can never trust him and your daughter will pick up on that. It's no good for a girl to see that men cheat and lie and women put up with it unhappily.

So hold strong and pack his bags and throw him out.

singlemammy · 18/02/2015 21:52

Get rid love.. It's taken me nearly 20 years to realise that my dp would never change !! He made me feel ugly, rejected and like my heart was constantly being trampled on due to porn. He never changed was all just broken promises and lies

LouiseBrooks · 18/02/2015 21:57

Take your wonderful, beautiful baby and leave. Now.