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Is he having an affair #2

923 replies

worldupsidedown · 08/08/2017 23:03

Continuing on from 'is he having an affair'

23:03 and still not home.

OP posts:
SchnitzelVonKrumm · 10/08/2017 15:29

I'd listen to him and speak only to correct the story he's made up - we've been unhappy for years etc

kaitlinktm · 10/08/2017 15:30

... and yes, no mention of solicitors, if anything give the impression you haven't done anything practical like that yet. Just see what he has to suggest and what details he can give away (perhaps about MYOW).

I also agree with not confiding in mutual friends or his family - being too trusting at this stage got me feeling even more hurt later on.

KeepCalm · 10/08/2017 15:31

I'd also be asking straight out if he's been having unprotected sex. Have a GUM clinic leaflet sitting out & mAke sure you have an apt booked for you Sad

SchnitzelVonKrumm · 10/08/2017 15:33

Yes let slip that obviously he's no idea who else she's shagging.

user1485639128 · 10/08/2017 15:34

Good luck for tonight Op. stay strong

SchnitzelVonKrumm · 10/08/2017 15:35

And we know she has no morals.

innagazing · 10/08/2017 15:40

He is hugely underestimating you World! I have a strong feeling that you're not the same woman you were 48 hours ago. You are much stronger! He just doesn't realise this yet, as he he's been too busy avoiding you.
Listen to what he has to say. You don't have to agree to anything at all, and can just keep repeating 'I'll give that some thought, and get back to you on that'. Repeat ad infinitum.
Apart from telling him you want him to leave the house. Repeat.
Take a few notes- that'll freak him out!

worldupsidedown · 10/08/2017 15:42

DD just got home with BF they are both bright and happy.

DH sent her a text last night

I'm here if you want to talk, understand if you don't. Never doubt that I love you.

OP posts:
laura1206 · 10/08/2017 15:44

You are such a strong lady, I don't think I'd be as level-headed and calm as you are.

FluffyWhiteTowels · 10/08/2017 15:46

World prepare for
You must admit we've been unhappy for years
I have a right to a happy life
I'm sorry this hurts you
It'll be easier a year down the line you'll see
You're a strong person you'll be fine
You're fun and vivacious you'll meet someone else

Guess you know what mine said !!

winterwinter · 10/08/2017 15:49

You are handling this a lot better then I would, my first words would have been pack your shit and fuck off!!!!

Good luck for tonight. Stay as icy cold as you can be

littleredpear · 10/08/2017 15:54

The train line tickets can be collected at a station with a ticket machine - just stick the cc in.

Otherwise they come in the post. Very obvious envelope.

goingagain · 10/08/2017 15:57

Trainline tickets can also, at certain stations, be downloaded to your phone directly and used on the scanner at barriers as e-tickets.

FidgetWidget · 10/08/2017 15:57

World - Just wondering if your H might be flying to your holiday home? Would 2 flights to there total the amount on the credit card?

Mustang27 · 10/08/2017 15:59

My dad did that to me when he left my mum!!! It's such a shit show text to get as it makes no effort whatsoever to preserve a relationship just that if she doesn't show any interest then fine or that's how I read it any way.

Tell him he will be making his own fucking dinner indefinitely. Grrr he really is a twat.

littleredpear · 10/08/2017 16:05

He'd be wearing his dinner with that text....

ChristopherWren · 10/08/2017 16:05

I'm going to go slightly against the grain here. You've had some amazing advice on here, but not everyone's situation is the same as yours. I agree that you need a good lawyer, and I also think that you need to keep your own counsel and not involve your mother in law in what you're thinking.

I was going to say that you need to talk, but you're now doing that this evening, which I think is a good thing. I didn't understand why last night you kept wondering when he was coming home - I thought you would have been ringing or texting him asking where he was and saying he needed to get home and talk to you. He is your husband even if he's not behaving like he is. Especially as at the moment your daughter is away - it seemed a good opportunity to get things out in the open and shout and scream at him if you wanted to. You say your daughter is having counselling and this could be devastating for her. I know you have told her, but that doesn't mean it's sunk in.

He seems to have completely checked out of the marriage, and whilst it's utterly wrong that he is having an affair, it does sound as if things weren't right anyway. You have obviously spoken to his mother about his detachment.
You've mentioned his mother and friends, but very little about your own. Do you have real life support? We're a bunch of strangers on the internet and it's great to be able to come on here and tell us what's happening and get support but it's no substitute for real people. You are a SAHM with a 15 year old - in theory you should have time on your hands - do you have hobbies, interests, friends? They will be invaluable to you. I guess I'm a bit concerned - and I may have got this wrong - that your marriage is your world. It was the comments about your daughter's boyfriend being a 'keeper' and looking out for her that made me concerned. A mum shouldn't be wanting her 15 year old to find a 'keeper' and be dependent on a man in any way. She has her whole life ahead of her.

I really wish you well and hope that your talk tonight goes well. The only thing that matters is that you get what is right for you. You are worth so much more than a man who cheats on you. He is treating you really badly; I've known people have affairs but I've never known anyone to have the bare faced cheek to put the bills for the affair on the joint account that their wife manages. That's contemptible.

If you do want to save your marriage, and that's something you need to decide inside yourself then talk it through and lay down the law. Don't let him treat you like this. Im not saying you should by the way!! But you must do what is right for you. No-one else. Only the right thing for you.

Good luck. Be brave x

sourgrapes28 · 10/08/2017 16:22

Good luck for tonight op, hope you get as much useful information as you can.

LindyHemming · 10/08/2017 16:24

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Browtox · 10/08/2017 16:25

I agree with Wren - if you do get back then you really need to look at YOUR life and what you have become - a manager and housekeeper for him.

Can you not get a job or do something that might make him respect you more?

Thebluedog · 10/08/2017 16:29

Good luck for tonight OP

I'd sit and listen to him, don't say a word, this way you find out what he wants. Don't be pushed into making a decision. Write down what he wants, and if you feel confused or don't know what to say then simply tell him you'll have a think, sleep on it and get back to him. That way you get space to digest what he's said.

If he starts on the emotional side, or tries to blame you, or tell you how unhappy he has been I'd simply say something along the lines of ' you've made your position completely clear, if you have no intention of trying to save the marriage then I suggest we don't even talk about that side of things ' be the ice queen, YOU have the control now... detach, be brace and be icy

Good luck Flowers

lou1221 · 10/08/2017 16:33

Browtox - Can you not get a job or do something that might make him respect you more?

Are you being serious? That's really unpleasant, it's clear he's thinking with his dick, and anyone who should be earning respect is him.

SymphonyofShadows · 10/08/2017 16:35

I'd stay silent too, let him fill the gaps. Don't be tempted to talk to fill any long silences. If he tries to blame anything on you shut it down and walk away, go to your room or switch on the TV.

LexieLulu · 10/08/2017 16:36

Good luck tonight OP, will DD be at BF tonight? Might be for best?

DavetheCat2001 · 10/08/2017 16:37

..and try not to get emotional...tough I know, but don't shout/cry etc....try and keep a stoney mask on throughout..you can deal with your emotions when it's over.

Good luck x

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