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Am I over reacting?

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RavioliOnToast · 18/09/2016 10:49

I have NC'd for this.

When me and DH first moved in together- 2.5ish years ago- I found a website called chaterbate in his internet history. I hit the roof, he closed his acct blah blah.

Around 4 weeks ago, I found a folder in his drop box called 'recovery' with images of loads of naked women. Not porny pictures, but photos that actual women had taken. I kicked off again, he said it was someone at work had done it for a joke. Deleted them. I went back on to the drop box to get them from the bin on there as I was going to report this man for sending photos without the persons consent. When they had been restored, they went into a 'recovery' folder- making me think he's recovered them himself from the bin.

Last night. I'd called asleep on the sofa. Woke up and DH was nowhere to be found. Heard a noise from the kitchen so went in to find DH with his knob out watching porn having a wank.

He absolutely shit himself. I went berserk.

Bit of background is my ex used to sit and compare me to porn stars all the time. Saying I'd never be as thin or as pretty as them and that I had crap boobs etc... he would say he'd rather have a wank than sleep with me.

I asked DH the other week following in from a mn thread I believe, if he wanked after the initial chaterbate incident a couple of years ago. He swore blind he didn't and I was away on holiday for a week 2 weeks ago and he swore that he waited for me to come back.

Now it's not the wanking itself I'm fuming about, it's the hiding in the kitchen when I was asleep, going incognito on his phone etc etc. We've been doing a 'what is your fantasy' thing the last week or so and mine is that I want to watch porn with him and he won't. He said he doesn't like it and doesn't feel comfortable with it. This is another thing I'm annoyed about that I fucking caught him watching it last night.

I'm angry, sad and feel sick all at once. I don't know if I'm over reacting Sad

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AnchorDownDeepBreath · 19/09/2016 17:54

You can't do anything then, really. You can't control his behaviour - all you can say is that you won't tolerate him messaging other women and having a folder full of naked images of them. If he chooses to carry on, he loses you. If you get angry and shout a bit but it's not a deal breaker; he won't stop. He'll just hide it better, which will be exactly what he's doing now that you check his phone.

You can be the angriest person in the world but it makes no difference if you'll stand by him regardless. You can check his phone every day, he will just get better at hiding it.

He might be a nice guy 95% of the time. 5% of the time he's having explicit chats with other women, collecting their nudes and lying to you about it.

The ball is in your court. You can't change his behaviour. You can change yours. You can accept this and calm down about it all because he's worth tolerating it for, or you can start believing that you're worth more and actually leave if he doesn't start showing you some respect. Your problem will be proving that either way, now that he's become sneaky as hell. I'd bet that hes now an expert in fake apps, hidden vaults and private browsing.

RavioliOnToast · 19/09/2016 18:14

He was already very good at that, he's mobile technician type of person as his job so knows literally loads about phones- more than average.

I've made a promise to myself to wind my neck in but if I find out about anything else that'll be it. Me and the kids with be gone. I won't look for anything but if it comes to my attention that's the last chance he'll get. I don't want to lose him, but I won't put up with anymore shit.

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Topsy44 · 19/09/2016 21:47

I agree with Anchor. He is not showing you any respect.

I had a similar situation with my DH a few years after we'd been together. I found out he was on a dating site. He lied (stupidly I believed him at the time but always had a niggle that it was bs) and told me that his mate had put him on there for a laugh but he hadn't looked at any of the profiles. I did give him hell but stayed with him. A few years down the line and I found out he had a deep rooted porn addiction but was very skilled at hiding it.

I believe he is lying to you. Don't put up with it. You deserve so much more.

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