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Messages to escorts/ prostitutes - help and advice please

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MartinaMartini · 25/02/2017 23:20

Okay....I found some text messages on husbands phone last week while on holiday to 3 different mobile numbers all with the same message 'Are you available?'. Messages all sent a few evenings before when husband had stayed in a hotel for the night as we'd had an argument and he'd stormed out.

Turns out all three numbers were to local escorts/ prostitutes. No text message responses received, just outgoing. I didn't check his call log as couldn't think straight.

I was dumbfounded. On confronting him he admitted he had looked but had been so drunk/ off his face on coke that he couldn't remember even looking (hence why hadn't deleted numbers) and swore blind that this had never happened before and nothing had become of it.

I dont know what to believe. We were on holiday when I made this discovery so after trying to pack him off home (no flights) I eventually had to suck it up and put on a brave face for the kids for the rest of the week.

There are other problems in our marriage such as his drinking and drug taking so kids and I are staying with family now we're home so I can sort my head out.

He's claiming this is all blown out of proportion.

Anyone got any experience? Advice? Gut instinct? As mine is way way off.

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Adora10 · 15/03/2017 11:04

All empty words OP, if he was truly sorry he'd start by admitting what he has done; the fact he is proclaiming his innocence just goes to show he's still in the mindset that taking drugs and calling up escorts is A ok!

Are you seriously concerned about having your children left with him?

MartinaMartini · 15/03/2017 12:03

I'm terrified that he'll get unsupervised access to them when I won't be able to protect them.

Just spoken to Women's Aid who were really really helpful.

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LivelyLima · 15/03/2017 13:33

So scared if it comes to going to court that they'll believe his lies and fall for the charm and he'll be allowed unsupervised to mum children. Terrified.

Well, there's always a risk. But I would imagine judges would be used to "lies and charm" being used as subterfuge, people may be less easily fooled than you think. Especially since you have historical and current evidence.

MyheartbelongstoG · 15/03/2017 13:42

Don't rely on courts to be cautious op. My ex husband threatened to shoot me, was in court next day, plead guilty and still got access.

Is your husband willing to get help?

MartinaMartini · 15/03/2017 17:02

Lively and myheart - that's pretty much my fears summed up. That they'll fall for his charm/ bullshit or that he'll be granted access regardless leaving my young children in real danger in his career.

He says he'll change and get help but it's all lip service. He's been too busy with work to contact AA or local drug addiction support apparently.

The children are so happy away from him.

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MartinaMartini · 15/03/2017 17:03

^ care

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