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He finally admitted to cheating

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Help18 · 01/06/2018 13:42

Hi, I’m new to this but really looking for some outside perspective. Been with my husband 7 years, married 3. We both had kids when we got together and have gone on to have more together. For the first 5 years I would always catch him out messaging other females flirting with them. Always got the usual “I’m sorry, it won’t happen again, I understand how it makes you feel” he wouldn’t however agree that it was cheating as cheating to him is only physical. Two years ago I was having thee worst pregnancy ever, saw a message to who I can only describe as a child, she was only 19, he told her he couldn’t wait to see her tonight, told me he was staying at his mums as it made it easier for an early start work the next morning, I caught him out on it and for two years he denied anything ever happened. Since then he’s really changed, so open, doesn’t hide anything, treats me so well, just how I always felt it should be like. I couldn’t shake the feeling something happened though and a couple weeks ago I asked him again, he admitted he slept with her and I made him give all details, for the first time I genuinely see he’s telling the truth and that he is sorry, I love him and want to make it work but am I being a fool to do this? Spoken to family about it and they’ve all said it’s worth working through it with just how much he’s changed but I’m stuck at the moment, sorry for the long post, I actually shortened it too!

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KittenBeast · 01/06/2018 13:47

Oh dear. Easy to say just leave him, I know it's not as simple as that, but he's clearly a bit of a dick and I'd never trust him again. Sorry OP 😔

Help18 · 01/06/2018 14:27

Yeah that’s how I felt 2 years ago but he’s changed so much, do I go by the change in him or just the past?

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GahWhatever · 01/06/2018 14:32

You need to ask MN to move this into a different topic OP. You won't get the views you need in here (weight loss).

Help18 · 01/06/2018 14:40

Oh my gosh 🙈 didn’t even realise, definitely new at this

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LornaMumsnet · 01/06/2018 14:45

We're moving this over to relationships now. Flowers

Jupiter9 · 01/06/2018 22:05

His only regret is being caught

Shoxfordian · 01/06/2018 22:31

He's going to carry on cheating
Don't put up with this shit for the rest of your life

Notthemessiah · 01/06/2018 22:41

You'll get the usual responses here op, most of which will be ltb (but lots of them would say ltb regardless, simply because he's a man). It's your life and your relationship, so only you will really know, but the fact that you're posting here at all suggests you don't truly trust him and personally, I don't think a man who cheats on their pregnant partner deserves their trust, regardless of what he might have done since.

MiggledyHiggins · 01/06/2018 23:03

Leaving is hard, but staying is going to be infinitely harder. Trust will need to be rebuilt from scratch, and you'll always wonder if that text he's sending is that kind of text, or is his overtime really overtime, and I think it will erode your happiness over time.

Flowers
SandyY2K · 01/06/2018 23:33

Why did he cheat?

You need to establish why so you can decide whether it's worth staying? Is it because you were pregnant? That's a horrible thing to cheat on your pregnant partner. Why did he think you deserved that. Such little regard for you at a vulnerable time.

I think you knew all along but didn't want to believe it. You tolerated bad treatment from him. Why?

AtrociousCircumstance · 01/06/2018 23:39

He’s a cheat, he won’t change. He’s sorry he was caught, that’s all.

His boundaries and ethics are fucked up (doesn’t think that pursuing other women via social media/texts is a betrayal). It’s who he is.

Sorry. He’s not wired for truthful relating. He’s a liar and he will probably always want to gain ego boosts and pleasure from others.

Am sure he wants lovely you too, but it’s pretty clear he can’t give you the respect and monogamy you desire.

Stay with your desire, for truth. Don’t bend over backwards to let a liar distort your life.

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