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Would you stay?

60 replies

sundae1 · 22/04/2018 17:52

After reading another thread about wife finding porn on Husband's phone I wanted to get some feedback. I have been with my Husband 4 yrs, married for 20 months. I knew there was an online gaming problem just before getting married (about 50 hrs a week) but that improved a little. I know it can go hand in hand with online porn but I asked all the time & was told I was crazy, 'it just didn't happen'. When my laptop broke I used Husband's PC and at first found 80 porn videos. This was the tip of the ice berg. I then found 3500 porn videos downloaded over 2 yrs which must be a fraction of browsing time. 22 vids were downloaded the night before proposing :(. There were also 974 porn story links and1200 porn videos accidentally put on a hard disk I use for work. Topics were shemales, mums/sons, inter-racial & much worse. He was using porn often 2-3 times a day (getting up before I do & getting home early) & evidence of using at work. There were 9000 images of women from online dating sites and this was just his PC. I didn't search his phone or laptop. 150 days were spent on Tinder during our marriage and had been on POF and Match.com during our relationship & at any point we had arguments. No evidence found of meeting women but I'm not a tech expert. There were really obscene records of Whatsapp chats with online women he hadn't even met with shocking images sent with bodily fluids (I won't elaborate). My husband is 41 & lied about previous relationships. None of them ended well & most were just months long. No nurturing, loving, co-habiting relationships in 20 yrs. There were 300 graphic images of sexual activity with exes and 80 non-consensual images of me stored in a secret folder. He refused to delete these at first. I collapsed, was diagnosed with PTSD as a result & went straight in to therapy. My Husband moved out but I agreed to try to make it work if he admitted he had a problem. I'm still agreeing to hang on in there but when I let him back in the house for 2 days I found he had browsed 900 images of one redhead actress during that time & searched for her naked. Throughout the 4 months of finding it all, every single thing I found, he wouldn't admit to unless I provided evidence. He denied it until I had proof. He said it was my fault even though it seems to have been a 20 year habit. It has been devastating. For the first time, I have felt worthless & ugly even though I am slim & often complimented. He is 4/5 stone overweight but I never minded this at all. His family treated me pretty badly. At first they didn't believe me but when he admitted it, they thought it was my fault & coached him in what to say & do if I wanted a divorce, despite the fact that I have paid for everything we own. His Father told him it wasn't that bad as he had had affairs during his marriage. I've only had long-term, loving relationships so I was naive and totally trusting. I'm still agreeing to hang on in there but it is so tough. He seems to be abstaining although I don't know for sure. He isn't in therapy however. I know others go through much worse so my question is: if someone has issues, is the behaviour still abusive? Would anyone else stay?

OP posts:
lilybetsy · 23/04/2018 10:45

would I stay. No fucking way. walk now, better still run. This is compete crap, a person who's moral values are so warped there is literally no point is having a discussion. Trust is gone. Non consensual photographs of you ? FFS.

SlowlyShrinking · 23/04/2018 10:48

You’re still with him?! Why?

honeyroar · 23/04/2018 10:53

No, I absolutely wouldn't. I have no idea how anyone would. But I can't imagine how shocked and hurt you must feel.

SoaveSally · 23/04/2018 10:57

Jesus, get away from him!

sundae1 · 23/04/2018 10:59

Sadly, it was. He'd get up and game before work, then in the evenings. I travel for work so that included weekends. This was at it's worst. It improved to 20-30 hrs after we got married but this is still quite a bit. I found out he was taking holiday days to game and finished work at 2pm often.

OP posts:
Cleavergreene · 23/04/2018 11:01

If you stay, you’re a saint of the highest order. He sounds like a total douch without any redeeming features.

BuffyBee · 23/04/2018 11:02

Don't waste any more time! Just get yourself away from this horrible person.
What a nightmare! Just get out! Flowers

Charlie97 · 23/04/2018 11:38

Police now!

Turkkadin · 23/04/2018 23:29

He is a liar a pervert and he is obese. I wouldn't be spending another second on this vile waste of air.

PinkCalluna · 23/04/2018 23:36

80 non-consensual images of me stored in a secret folder.

Shock

I’d have left a long time ago but finding non consensual imagines of myself I’d have kicked him out and called the police.

How can you trust that these images haven’t been shared?

You would be mad to stay with him.

His families opinion is completely irrelevant.

His opinion is completely irrelevant.

You own the house - kick him out.

Jamiefraserskilt · 24/04/2018 00:12

Keep the laptop. Whose to say you will not become one of his ex photo gallery members.He has lied and cheated all the way through. He is an addict who does not want to change deep down. Kick him into touch before things get even worse. You cannot fix this broken guy.

Ski40 · 24/04/2018 00:25

Wow. I'm just shocked that you even ask.
Run as fast as you can. You deserve so much better. This post turned my stomach. How can men behave like this and expect women to just take it?
Good luck. The guy needs help! 🤢🤢

DistanceCall · 24/04/2018 00:42

FFS, OP. Get him to delete your pictures (threaten him with the Police if necessary) and then get out and find yourself a good therapist.

How on earth you are even considering staying with him after this is beyond me, really. Please find someone who can help you with your self-esteem. Because what your husband does is not remotely normal. And your reluctance to leave - to protect yourself from this creep - is not normal, either.

Queenofthedrivensnow · 24/04/2018 00:51

Inseminating neices? Non consensual photos - this guy has very serious boundary issues I would suggest he is a considerable risk to you in every way.

Please please call Womens aid x

Mellifera · 24/04/2018 01:24

OMG kick him out asap.

He sounds absolutely vile.

Please look after yourself OP.

Onlyhavetwohands · 24/04/2018 06:48

What a vile man. How can you even look at him? Please say you do not share a bed.

userabcname · 24/04/2018 06:58

Woah this is horrendous. You need to get out of this relationship. You do know that you deserve so much more than this pig, don't you OP?

AnyFucker · 24/04/2018 07:03

Seriously ?

SomersetMummy1 · 24/04/2018 07:08

In a word...NO

AJPTaylor · 24/04/2018 07:17

Genuinely, how do you think you will change or control his behaviour?

ChickenMom · 24/04/2018 07:25

Get out now. He is vile

topsy2tails · 24/04/2018 08:04

Eeeew . Seriously you're asking if you should stay???Hmm

sundae1 · 24/04/2018 12:46

Thanks everyone. I know you are right. Not that it makes any difference but I just checked and he had a 3 hour porn fest the night before proposing. It was 33 videos downloaded, 4,500MB of porn, some of it gangbangs. OMG. I will shut up now but thank everyone for their feedback. Sorry to have shocked or distressed anyone.

OP posts:
AnyFucker · 24/04/2018 14:37

The only thing that distresses me is when women think they have to put up with this shit for the sake of a relationship

DistanceCall · 24/04/2018 14:40

OP, why are you apologising? Why are you saying you will "shut up now"? Don't you realise this is the way you move through life?

You have done NOTHING wrong - HE has. It's him who is shocking and distressing.

You owe NOTHING to this man. And deserve so, so much better.

Please, please leave. Don't keep doing this to yourself.

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