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Help me put this into perspective and stop me making a tit of myself

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Alfiemoon1 · 24/10/2016 12:39

I have no reason to be suspicious of dh and know I am being irrational but
To cut a long story my sister bought dd a horse for Christmas no I am not a troll. The yard we are at is very friendly mainly all woman. Dh has taken this surprise horse extremely well he loves being at the yard and goes most days after work he works night shift so it in the morning he poo picks mucks out etc. The yard has gone to being diy so we have come to an arrangement starting this week that v will put out our horse while dd is at school and we will bring hers in. So obviously there has been texts between v and dh why she doesn't text dd I don't know.
She seems to be constantly texting surely it can't be that difficult to sort out. He was late home the other day as he went looking for wire for her rabbit hutch which annoyed me as I have a few jobs round the house that need doing when I question what takes so long at the yard he's always helping her do this that or the other. Dd got a text to say the rabbit has escaped after dh fixed it. He never mentioned he had been round to fix it. I would of expected a text saying he was going to do it or even him to mention he had been to do it or a picture of it as I love animals
So I have been a bit niggly all week oh my jobs will have to wait as u are to busy
Well fast forward to last night and she starts texting her at 11.30 when we were in bed I was giving him a cuddle with the possibility of it leading to more but no he jumps up and starts texting her back. It was to do with horses but doesn't involve our arrangement or us plus she has a partner she can discuss things with
So I ve had paddy accused him of all sorts and attempted to sleep on the sofa last night. I am over thinking everything driving myself crazy and am forcing myself not to text her to say stuff the arrangement I will put our horse out and stop texting dh which of course I will regret on cold winter mornings. Someone give me a slap and tell me to stop being so daft

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Tryitonce · 24/10/2016 22:00

Only because it's new behaviour I would be suspicious. And the fact he said the ladies like it Confused ie not you.

Alfiemoon1 · 24/10/2016 22:01

He's never trimmed his pubes in the 22 years we have been together until now I have also found various skin care products which doesn't bother me but why put them in them in a wash bag in the cupboard if he uses them daily I love beauty stuff so am interested in what he's using. Maybe this is more than a mid life crisis. I think v is younger than me and is quite attractive maybe he fancies his chances

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IreallyKNOWiamright · 24/10/2016 22:05

This doesn't sound good. You need to ask him to block her number. I think then you need to go up to the yard and tell her to fuck off and to get someone else to do her diy.

Alfiemoon1 · 24/10/2016 22:05

It was said in a jokey voice they laaaydeees like it kinda way so I laughed it off. Got me a bit paranoid about my own bits i was on holiday so bikini line was trimmed but not as neat or short as his. Lol

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Alfiemoon1 · 24/10/2016 22:13

If I am totally wrong and they are just friends if I tell her to fuck off it creates an atmosphere for dd at the yard and i will have to bring the ruddy horse in every morning which I definitely don't want to do. I can do it so v needs us more than we need her as she can't bring her horse in at night due to work but I don't want to. It's a small yard everyone is really great v is well liked and been there longer than we have so if I mess up with me being a jealous idiot dd will suffer

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GloriaGaynor · 24/10/2016 22:24

Technically it should be your husband telling v to fuck off. That's if he's not too busy shaving his pubes.

Crazeecurlee · 24/10/2016 22:34

You could address this with the woman but the underlying issues with DH would still be there. You shouldn't need to address this with the woman, it is with your husband the issue lies. He should be setting boundaries with her. If she then breaks those and your DH is feeling uncomfortable and she still won't back off, then I would say it is acceptable to speak to her yourself.

TBH I do understand U26 point about finding a new hobby and perhaps there is nothing else to it, however a lot of what you have said OP goes beyond an enthusiasm into unacceptable behaviour. Stopping foreplay to text this woman back? Texting at 11pm at night? Texting for over 20 minutes and ignoring you? Not acceptable. You're not being a jealous idiot at all; those are very big red flags. Considering some of the other things you are now saying, about changes in appearance, I would be very worried.

I would seriously consider moving the horse. I know you said it wasn't an option as the horse is settled but honestly, what is more important, the comfort of this horse or your marriage?

Moving the horse is a good start but it might not fix everything, as perhaps there is some underlying cause to DHs behaviour. Do you spend a lot of time together or have shared interests outside of DC/home life? Once you move the horse, could you get more involved with it with your DH?

Right now I would be sitting DH down and telling him very strongly that his behaviour is jeopardising our marriage. I would set limits to the contact that is acceptable, try to talk through what it is that might be causing this behaviour (are you spending enough time together?) and try to rectify it (for example, as I said above, doing more things together and getting involved with the horses more yourself).

If he didn't agree or broke his promises then I would be kicking him out asap - not necessarily LTB, but just to show that I take this really seriously.

Crazeecurlee · 24/10/2016 22:36

I should say temporary comfort of this horse. Obviously this isn't poor horsey's fault and they should be comfortable but they will settle into a new home just fine. Do it sooner rather than later.

DownTownAbbey · 24/10/2016 22:38

I knew my exH was having an EA when he started doing little jobs for my 'friend ' when he wouldn't even put the bins out at home. ExH started primping too. I'm sure I don't need to draw you a diagram. You are not being silly. You've picked up the flags.

AndieNZ · 24/10/2016 22:51

I have kept an option mind whilst reading through the thread but as I get nearer to the end, talking about the grooming the pubes and new skincare routines etc, there are some almighty clues here that he's up to no good.

Of course, there is still no proof but I would trust what your gut instinct is in this one. You are definately not over reacting by the way.

Alfiemoon1 · 24/10/2016 22:56

Horses don't always settle quickly we have already moved her once as was unsuitable for dd so really don't want to move her again as dd also settled there plus I don't pay the stable fees and am not the horses legal owner so not up to me. I am probably over reacting dh is refusing to discuss it he's on the beer tonight so all is good in his little world gggrrr

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Alfiemoon1 · 24/10/2016 23:05

He's ignoring me because I am being ridiculous. I had one of his mates from work text me explicit stuff when he was pissed wanting to meet up etc I showed dh the text he wasn't happy I have never met this bloke but friends on Facebook enjoyed a bit of banter publicly. So I can't understand why dh can't see why I am upset with the constant texts he's getting from v or the fact he didn't tell me he was at her house to fix the hutch if I had seen a cute bunny I would tell him that day. Dh isn't the most emotional kind of guy but his reaction to me being annoyed is making things worse

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Alfiemoon1 · 24/10/2016 23:11

Arghh sorry I am doing my own head in. They had a group chat of all the horses in the field about poo picking he loved that did snap chat pics etc he went on and on about it and was giddy when he got a notification he loves it all. If he would just apologise understand why I am behaving like I am I would feel better instead of making me out to be crazy does it matter if iam right or wrong I am hurt and upset and he should be doing something to reassure me

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Alfiemoon1 · 24/10/2016 23:12

Ooops posted twice sorry

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Alfiemoon1 · 25/10/2016 12:03

Well he's only just got up as he spend half the night throwing up as he over did the beer which has pissed me off even more now

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something2say · 25/10/2016 12:20

I'd say he is enjoying the new hobby.
But I'd get myself down there and let her know who you are too....

Alfiemoon1 · 25/10/2016 14:15

I ve met her I don't see her very often as she goes in the morning and I go. Tempted to check his phone as he's still not speaking to me although he is probably hungover today

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Alfiemoon1 · 25/10/2016 14:18

Can u just delete certain messages on what's app or does it have to be the whole conversation?

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LizardBreath · 25/10/2016 14:23

The only thing I would say here is that I have had similar arrangements with bringing in others horse in exchange for turn out etc, and we have been in touch all of the time. It is generally a bit painful at the beginning and SO many things to stress about, change mind about have a new request for to do with horse. i also had the fear of doing their horse incorrectly so liked to check things.

Could you stop the arrangement and just do your own horse?

Alfiemoon1 · 25/10/2016 14:36

I understand that lizard and that's why I think I am being irrational but it's niggly things like the going round her house to do jobs like the hutch he never told me he had been and there was no need to text at 11.20 did he need to stop foreplay to respond other text that wasn't urgent

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GloriaGaynor · 25/10/2016 18:05

I don't think you are being irrational, I think your husband is, and possibly more.

Alfiemoon1 · 25/10/2016 18:08

There a new dog at the yard he took a pic of it for me and talked about it name breed colour etc so why didn't he do the same over v rabbit. Apart from saying he was looking online for some wire he never mentioned it. I only found out he had Been to fix the hutch when v either text dd or posted on FB it had escaped

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Alfiemoon1 · 25/10/2016 19:08

I've apologised to him as dd is noticing the atmosphere and it's not fair on her and ds as it's half term any attempt to speak to him just ended up in him yelling at me. He is still being frosty with me and has bought another box of beer so will probably have a repeat of last night gggrrr. weve had numerous problems with his drinking over the years he had cut down then stopped over the last few weeks but got drunk last night

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Alfiemoon1 · 27/10/2016 10:15

So we had a lovely day out with the kids yesterday as I am determined not to ruin their holiday but then he tried to get intimate and I freaked pushed him off and slept in dd room who was at a sleepover. Because he refuses to discuss my feelings even if they are irrational nothing has been resolved I still don't get why he never mentioned he had been to sort v hutch or why when I stomped off annoyed he was replying to her text the first thing he said was nothing was going on between them it was just text over horses. I hadn't suggested anything was going on at that time.

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MistresssIggi · 27/10/2016 11:01

I hope someone will be along with good advice soon. Things sound very hard. What are the options here?

  • he hasn't done anything but has been secretive and kept stuff from you
  • he hasn't done anything but is feeling flattered and might be building up to it
  • he is having an affair.
What are the best ways to act considering it must be one of these - but you don't know which? You could treat it as if it's "a", and say something like "I don't want this to keep coming between us but when you visit another woman's home and don't tell me, and text her when we are in bed together, they is disrespectful to me and hurts me and it has to stop". Then monitor him like fuck in case it's actually b or c.
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