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I have just caught my husband watching porn.

328 replies

Squiggletum · 28/06/2017 08:57

My husband, who always claimed to agree with me about the porn industry. Walked into the bathroom and hurriedly closed something on his phone. When I jokingly asked what he was doing he couldn't look at me and just said nothing a few times. Then I realised it wa actually something bad. Kids were around so I couldn't say much. I asked again and he said 'I got sent a dodgy video'. It must be how he accessed it. His immature friends send videos Occassionally and they are disgusting. As far as I knew, he deleted them. A lot of them aren't meant to be arousing, I think they're aiming for disgusting and funny. No idea what the content of this one was. Anything even vaguely 'adult' is blocked on our internet and he is not tech savvy at all so would have no idea how to get around that. So he's most likely telling the truth and didn't go looking for it. Still pressed play though. Kids briefly just left the room and he came over and told me he knows there was no excuse and nothing he can say and what do I want him to do. Just wanted him to get away from me tbh. I feel sick. He's offered to take the baby to his nans, said he assumes I now won't want to go to baby group with him this afternoon. I said just leave, as I get out of my face and he thought I wanted him to get out of the house. He asked whether i meant permanently. He obviously knows how much of an important issue this is for me. Aside from the fact he's just destroyed my trust in him, I have been a victim of two attempted rapes and some sexual assaults. He fucking knows my opinions on consent and the porn industry and knowing that it came from his friends doesn't fill me with confidence that this was some female friendly porn. Probably fucking disgusting and degrading.

What the fuck am I supposed to do now? Feel sick. I don't particularly want him to leave the house and me have all these things running through my mind but I don't know what to say to him either. My mind is a bit jumbled.

And I don't want this to become a thing about how all men watch porn and it's fine. Not fine for me. He watched porn a bit before we got together as far as I'm aware. I don't care. I do care about him doing it whilst in a relationship with me and he knows that and has known all along and has chosen to do it.

OP posts:
BaronessBomburst · 28/06/2017 09:49

The video sounds utterly, utterly foul. But he didn't know that when he clicked on it, did he? He didn't ask to be sent it. The worst he has done is made an error of judgement opening something sent from a certain friend. I think your anger is misplaced. I would blame the friend.
What do you want DP to do?

MyheartbelongstoG · 28/06/2017 09:53

Poor fella can't even have a wank.

BaronessBomburst · 28/06/2017 09:54

I crossed posted with your post saying he'd saved it. That changes things. AngrySad

Scrumplestiltskin · 28/06/2017 09:54

It sounds to me like your DP needs to leave that WhatsApp group, OP, if they make a habit of sharing disgusting videos like that Confused
And that "nice bits" comment would've made me see red, in the moment, but I'm going to be optimistic and say it was hopefully just unfortunate phrasing on his part, meant to mean "not disgusting."

PosyBear · 28/06/2017 09:54

You know that men fisting each other is a perfectly normal sexual activity though, right?
Even scat is a legimate proclivity/fetish.
You sound outrageously judgemental about kinky sex (all reasonable attitudes to the porn industry aside.)

Poor bloke. You sound rather scary. I expect he's afraid of being honest with you about this. Either work on your shit (!) or let him go.

DeleteOrDecay · 28/06/2017 09:54

You sound like his mum, poor guy having to hide away in the bathroom like that.

Yeah, poor guy. Getting off on what is potentially filmed abuse and rape.Hmm

Squiggletum · 28/06/2017 09:54

He did know. He's seen it before. Poor fella Grin

OP posts:
Scrumplestiltskin · 28/06/2017 09:55

Myheart, I'm fairly certain OP is fine with her DH having a wank. Just not a wank while watching disgusting videos.

JaneEyre70 · 28/06/2017 09:55

It may have been a one off and he didn't realise what he'd been sent, but I would want to establish that he understands why you feel the way you do about it.
We all have things we don't like/find acceptable, and living together means finding compromises over all sorts of things.

TheNaze73 · 28/06/2017 09:56

Everyone will have their own boundaries. If yours have been crossed, you have right to do as you see fit. Likewise, so does he. If this is a problem then you need a discursive conversation

toooldtocare · 28/06/2017 09:56

This is my second ever post on Mumsnet but I felt compelled to post.

OP so sorry to hear what you are going through, I am three months on from a scenario that has some similarities. It is the broken trust for me, the lies that are the hardest for me to bear. We are having marriage counselling, I am making no rash decisions. Is the breach of trust too much for you? Everyone will have a different take on what is too much.

You will feel a whole host of emotions, I liken it to grief the man I knew (that person is no more) the man as I now know him clearly has different moral values and standards. The feelings go in cycles and I share them with 'D'H so he can see and feel what his porn 'habit' has done to me.

Take care, if I can help via pm please feel free to contact me.

BaronessBomburst · 28/06/2017 09:56

I would not want to be in a relationship with someone who wanked to scatalogical porn.

NotTheFordType · 28/06/2017 09:56

You should take his phone off him and send him to bed without any supper.

Oh wait. He's an adult. You should probably catch yourself on.

Beelzebop · 28/06/2017 09:56

Totally agree with Rumplestiltskin, the group puts a whole new aspect on this! That's gross and looking for the stuff OP. I upgrade my previous advice of a bollocking to add that you should demand he leaves that pathetic group.

Beelzebop · 28/06/2017 09:56

Totally agree with Rumplestiltskin, the group puts a whole new aspect on this! That's gross and looking for the stuff OP. I upgrade my previous advice of a bollocking to add that you should demand he leaves that pathetic group.

Somerville · 28/06/2017 09:57

Honestly? I think you should insist on some time alone to process. Can he take the baby out? And then you need to talk, and think. (Do you have anyone close enough in RL to discuss with with, who understands your views on consent and respect?)

For me a video of that type would be the end of the relationship. But for some other people I think there might be things they could request where trust may by able to be rebuilt, if the spouse agreed with them. Deleting What's app - potentially even dropping that whole group of friends. Relationship counselling, too.

For those who haven't realised it yet, this is about loads more than whether you like porn personally or not. Your me-rails are not just derailing but also self-indulgent.

KungFuPandaWorksOut16 · 28/06/2017 09:57

Wait, has he actually wanked too the videos OP? Or maybe people just presuming he has done.

Beelzebop · 28/06/2017 09:58

Totally agree with Rumplestiltskin, the group puts a whole new aspect on this! That's gross and looking for the stuff OP. I upgrade my previous advice of a bollocking to add that you should demand he leaves that pathetic group.

Scrumplestiltskin · 28/06/2017 09:58

You sound outrageously judgemental about kinky sex

Personally I consider it sound judgement to find sex involving fecal matter, or potential physical damage to the anus and rectum, to be gross.

MyheartbelongstoG · 28/06/2017 09:58

Its only disgusting to her though isn't it.

You sound batshit op to be honest. Your responses seem to be way over the top. Lost respect for him etc all because he watched a porno with fellas fisting each other.

WaitrosePigeon · 28/06/2017 09:59

OTT.

WaitrosePigeon · 28/06/2017 09:59

You should take his phone off him and send him to bed without any supper.

Grin
Orlandointhewilderness · 28/06/2017 10:00

No need to swear. If you post seeking opinions then you cannot expect them all to agree with you.

I think it is controlling actually. My partners phone is his own, he can view what the hell he likes on it providing it is legal and he doesn't cheat on me. Yes obviously all relationships have boundaries set (hence the lack of cheating) but it bothers me when those boundaries cross over into forcing your partner to change habits etc to fit in with what the other partner wants. As I stated, to ME, PERSONALLY, dictating what your partner watches is controlling. Yes it is disgusting, degrading stuff and if it is how he gets his kicks then you have serious, valid concerns but it doesn't sound like that is what this is.

Remember, this is an opinion. If you don't want different ones, don't post asking for them.

DeleteOrDecay · 28/06/2017 10:00

For those who haven't realised it yet, this is about loads more than whether you like porn personally or not. Your me-rails are not just derailing but also self-indulgent

This. If you don't have anything to offer apart from 'poor manz' then don't bother posting, so unhelpful.

toomanyeggs · 28/06/2017 10:01

Doesn't want an argument about the rights and wrongs of porn, but will happily be very descriptive about it...

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