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help! husband has been cheating

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lokisleeps4 · 17/12/2015 20:12

Over the last 3 weeks my husband, who ive been with for 11 years snd have 2 children with) has told me he was having coffee with a woman. He carried on trying to lie about it all and now it turns out he has had sex with 4 people (one was while pregnant with my 6 year old with a woman I worked with. She said the best time she saw him he told her he didn't regret it and would do it again ) , kissed 2 and been 'sexting' a 50 year old woman over the last 6 years. The last thing was sexting which ended 3 weeks ago. He works away during the week but this started before he began working away. Over the last 7 months he's spent £2000 on cigarettes and alcohol. He's lied about little things that don't even matter to obviously big things. Rather than own up to everything in one go he watched me crack under the lies and owned up in dribs and drabs to try and save his own skin. He only admitted to stuff when I found proof of it. He also admitted to cheating on his ex (the mother of my stepdaughter )15-20 times and when asked if he regretted it he said he'd never really thought about it. Other than all this he appears to be the perfect adoring husband to me and to others. He's obviously a habitual cheater and liar. I've told him we're done once christmas is over because I have self respect. I'm a mature uni student and am scared of making the move to end in terms of money and telling people. He says it we're over get will remain single because there is nobody else for him. He says he's sorry but it's taken all this time for him to finally accept responsibility and has blamed everyone from his mother to me studying too much (even though I'm doing it so I can work while he retires early). Would would you do?

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lokisleeps4 · 18/12/2015 11:27

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summerwinterton · 18/12/2015 11:28

no sex addiction is not an excuse nor is porn. You need a solicitor because he may promise you the moon on a stick today but tomorrow he could stitch you up and stop all financial support. If you are already single then you can claim benefits as a single person now.

TeaFathers · 18/12/2015 17:33

yeah, bin him. sorry but its the only solution.

Jan45 · 18/12/2015 17:45

He's just a selfish git who can't control his urges, stay with him and expect more of the same, you've let him off to easily in the past and it's never really stopped.

You don't want folk in RL to know but I bet some already do, he's not exactly good at hiding it.

What an absolute crap man you have there, honestly OP, get rid, I wouldn't be waiting either, he'd be gone.

lokisleeps4 · 18/12/2015 19:09

Jan 45 I haven't let him off too easily in the past. This is the first time I've known of it happening. Other than this he's been a pretty good partner. I don't know if any of you all have had a partner /husband cheat on them but it's not so easy to just turn off feelings of love and kick him out just before Christmas and upset my children who adore him. I'm trying to be rational and not let my emotions ruin my children's Christmas as none of this is their fault. I have a plan which will be for him to move out after Christmas. We will raise our children together. He can sort his life out and I'll recover mine separately but I won't be someone who hates the father of her children, partly because my daughter is a little monkey who would relish in playing us off against each other!

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summerwinterton · 18/12/2015 19:26

Yes many here have discovered cheating. And him staying and having Christmas and leaving after is never going to be advised - no matter what feelings are involved. Children will notice that you are not talking to him and your own unhappiness and it will prob ruin it for everyone.

lokisleeps4 · 18/12/2015 20:49

So far it's all very amicable. We've planned Christmas dinner, took our son out to lunch, and other normal stuff we'd do on a Friday. We made the decision to keep any emotive talk to after the children have gone to bed. I know I asked for help but I'm finding all this 'kick him to the kerb' talk with ought consideration for the practicalities of family and past feelings a little unrealistic. I've decided to follow my own path and do what feels right for me and our children not what others think I should do. He also agrees it's right for him to move out while he sorts his own life out. He's not going to cheat on me while he's here over the next two weeks so it seems silly to punish him by punishing me and our children and to ruin Christmas.

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icandothis64 · 19/12/2015 01:50

Oh Loki. That must be so hard for you. As you say you have to do what is right for your family. I tried to stay with my cheating STBXH. Really tried. He didn't try quite so hard! So take your time and use MN for support.

pocketsaviour · 19/12/2015 11:11

OP I strongly suggest you ask MN to remove that photo. It's very identifying and there will be literally thousands of people reading this thread that don't post but potentially might know you in RL.

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