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Neighbour’s sister sending my husband her number.

152 replies

discodancersweetromancer · 06/12/2018 11:56

How would you feel about this? Can’t decide if I’m reading more into this than I should, or not.

Husband attended a party at our neighbours’ home at the weekend. I stayed home with the children as I was feeling unwell. He said he was only going for a few drinks, but actually ended up staying there till 3am.

I wasn’t concerned about this. I know how you can get swept up in a party. I texted him a couple of times throughout the evening, and both times he replied. All good. Or so I thought.

In work yesterday morning (we run our business together) and I went to set up something on one of our Macs. Saw a Facebook notification pop up on the screen. My husband’s Facebook. To be clear though, he never set this Facebook up himself. He has zero interest in any social media and this was set up for him by an employee so that he could do Facebook Live chats to other companies. He has done this twice in the last eight months.

I clicked on the Facebook and saw that he had private messages from my neighbour’s sister at 3.20am on Sunday morning. So just after he had left the party.

First was a ‘wave.’
Then a load of question marks.
Then four ‘shhhh’ face emojis.
Then her mobile number followed by kisses.

He hadn’t seen any of this and therefore there were no responses from him.

I was very upset, and asked him what had been going on at the party that would lead to her doing this??

He swears nothing and says he can’t understand why she did that. Says it was probably a drunken mistake and she is probably mortified about it. He says if he had wanted to swap numbers it would happened there and then, and that he cannot control someone contacting him on a Facebook that he doesn’t even use.

I text her and asked her why she had contacted my husband in this way as she knows he has a wife and young family. No response. I then said I would ask her family for answers if she had nothing to say. Immediately responds that she has no interest in my husband. She has a boyfriend. But that she and my husband had gotten on so well and she wanted to talk to him about business. Hmm

I said that kisses and emojis in the middle of the night didn’t say ‘business’ to me and that she was completely inappropriate. She apologised and admitted that yes she had been.

I feel so uneasy. My stomach has churned ever since. I guess I’m finding it hard to believe that anyone would do this unsolicited. DH is so adamant that there is no more to it and that he is as surprised as me that she did this, but I’ve found it all so upsetting and unsettling.

I have quite a few things going on personally at the moment. My dad recently died and I have had a fall out with my mum, so am a little bit fragile just now which could possibly be adding to my uneasy feelings, but I can’t help feeling that there’s something more to this. I mean, who does that??

Sorry for the essay!

OP posts:
Notatallobvious · 06/12/2018 14:08

The question marks could mean "where did you go?" If he left the party quietly without telling her after they'd been chatting. Shh emoji could just mean "here's my number but let's keep it quiet. Seems a bit harsh to be suggesting they were flirting/kissing just from her drunken messages. If he'd been expecting contact he would surely have been logging into that FB account before anyone at work had the chance, and he didn't need to give her any details for her to search for and find him. Unless you have other suspicions OP I would give him the benefit of the doubt and just be vigilant.

StormTreader · 06/12/2018 14:10

I think maybe they were getting on really well until she finally made a move and got rebuffed, and tried a "your wife need never know", hence all the shhhh. I'd read the ????? as a "are you there?"

HugoBearsMummy · 06/12/2018 14:11

I think if you love your husband and he hasn't done anything untoward in regards to fidelity in the past, then surely he deserves a bit of trust. My DM has always said "where there's no trust, there's no love". Yes it must've stung a bit seeing a message like that and you were correct in messaging the idiot woman and confronting DH but I think he's given a valid explanation of what happened. As she lives in another part of the country I doubt she would carry on contact anyway, she probably got drunk and now feels mortified she messaged him. Try to move on from it.

Allaboutmeandyou · 06/12/2018 14:13

I think he cheated, maybe not sex but definitely something he needed to shush about. He probably told her he was going to get another drink/ nipping to the loo and fled home hence the question marks when she couldn't find him.

Don't you mean he politely fucked her off and ran for the hills rather than he cheated. My partner gets hit on sometimes when he at work and he tells that even when he talks about me and our children they don't stop. There are some desperate women out their looking for men and they don't care if they are a home wrecker.

Adora10 · 06/12/2018 14:14

Sorry but why would this lady's sister just home in on the OPs husband, message him and offer up her no, on what pretext?... that he spoke to her for two minutes?

Sorry, there's definitely more to it than her chancing her luck, she had some kind of encouragement to find him and send those texts, how do you know he never gave her his contact OP?

You won't find out, the sister is not going to tell on her own sister, no matter what happened, and, I think at worst a kiss, at least, a flirt; you are going to have to forget about it, because neither of them will admit to anything.

Allaboutmeandyou · 06/12/2018 14:19

No more than 2 minutes are you serious my bloke has been flashed while he was working and had to ask her DD's SIL to help. My bloke has to be friendly to them because he is in their house and it would be rude not to do small talk. I could tell you some stories of where a 2 minute conversation has led to and it does not involve cheating. What does your DH do tell her to fuck off.

Beerincomechampagnetastes · 06/12/2018 14:20

If they’re not party animals - why was he out until 3am?

Are you sure he stayed with the others at the party downstairs?

Fashionista101 · 06/12/2018 14:21

@PinkCalluna 😂👏

Adora10 · 06/12/2018 14:22

Fair enough Allabout and that did make me laugh tbh.

I just think surely not, it's her sister's home as well, I just don't buy that it all came from her; I think there's been something, possibly nothing worth the OP getting bothered about but still, the seed of doubt has now been planted.

Fashionista101 · 06/12/2018 14:24

If might have just been a lot of flirting and she's trying her luck thereafter. I think I like to see good in people though. If you do have that sicky feeling, it's usually right Sad

Harriedharriet · 06/12/2018 14:24

People are extrapolating A LOT. OP of course you feel uneasy. There is so much going on right now for you emotionally that it may be too easy to burrow down into this tunnel. Try not to take this and run with it. Take him at his word, there is no precedence. Certainly do not involve your neighbours.
Rotten time of year to be grieving. Take care op.

Allaboutmeandyou · 06/12/2018 14:25

I am now questioning why he would impose himself on his neighbours until 3am you may have a point Adora. He is either a ponse and wanted to drink out their drink or he was enjoying the chit chat a little to much.

thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter · 06/12/2018 14:25

Well either way I’d still be keeping an eye out for changes in your Dh’s behaviour from now on and if you do find anything else suspicious keep your cards close to your chest - letting cheaters know you spuspect just makes them more careful to hide evidence. But I really hope this isn’t the case.

MatildaTheCat · 06/12/2018 14:26

What Harriet said.

A lot of people on this board have had experience of cheating partners which is really sad but doesn’t mean that every case like this means your DH has strayed.

You’ve seen her off. Let it go..

thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter · 06/12/2018 14:27

If they’re not party animals - why was he out until 3am?

^^Good question!

MutedUser · 06/12/2018 14:29

Always trust your instincts OP I’m so sorry

SnowyPaws5 · 06/12/2018 14:29

I would too be alarmed but you've done the right thing by confronting her, and confronting your DH.

You need to trust him. He said nothing happened so that's what you should believe. A relationship where you can't trust eachother is not a relationship.

I'm sorry about your dad OP. Sending love Flowers

Tinty · 06/12/2018 14:31

The party itself would not have been of the crazy rock and roll variety. It was a golden wedding and the family are very lovely but not the biggest party animals.

Hmm In that case why on earth would he stay until 3 am with the neighbours celebrating their anniversary, presumably they are a lot older than you. I could understand it if it was a rocking party with 20/30 somethings that went on late, but a golden wedding anniversary, presumably mostly full of old people, except the younger daughter of your neighbours. I can't see why he would stay that late unless there was something interesting to stay for.

WinklemansFringe · 06/12/2018 14:33

I'm going with lots of flirting..hence the 3.00 a.m. thing

Push came to shove and your husband suddenly came to his senses and left when she went to the loo or something

This woman can't believe she has been rejected like this, so sends the message whist still pissed.

You'll never know if it went further than flirting. They would have been noticed and it would have been too risky for them to have had a quick shag, but there could have been a kiss that prompted your DH's ' Jesus what am I'm doing' moment at 3.00 a.m.

I think what is genuine is that he doesn't want any further contact, and she definitely doesn't now.

Think you might have to put this down as a near miss and move on.

Notaprimeminister · 06/12/2018 14:34

She's obviously trying it on. If there was anything to it from your husband's side... he would have given her a way to contact him. Exchanged numbers there and then like he said.

The fact that she is trying to give him her number on facebook, which he never uses and obviously you and employees have access, tells me that she liked him enough to hunt him down and give it a go. Lots of women wouldn't think twice about partners if they meet someone they are attracted to. She's obviously one of them.

She probably flirted her ass off with him at the party and he was probably charming and didn't do enough to discourage her because he was oblivious.

NoWayNoHow · 06/12/2018 14:35

"????" says "omg what just happened"
"Shh" emojis say "I won't tell anyone"
Giving him her number is self-explanatory.

I, too, think your DH has become pissed and had a drunken snog or more with this woman.

Alcohol makes you think that ALL the ideas you're having are the best ideas ever (including the really fucking stupid ones), whilst simultaneously lowering your inhibitions so you're more likely to act on them.

Your DH is probably feeling mortified and terrified now she's contacted him and you know she has.

Somerford · 06/12/2018 14:35

??? - Where did you go?
sssh emojis - I won't tell anyone what happened
Mobile number and kisses - Call me and lets continue what we started?

That isn't how I saw it when I read the OP. The question marks are probably because he didn't reply to her. Then Shhh emojis because he still hasn't replied and is being quiet

NoWayNoHow · 06/12/2018 14:36

Lots of women wouldn't think twice about partners if they meet someone they are attracted to.

Hmm
MutedUser · 06/12/2018 14:38

"????" says "omg what just happened"
"Shh" emojis say "I won't tell anyone"
Giving him her number is self-explanatory.

That’s how I read it too sadly. Something must have been keeping him at the party till 3am if they were not party animals

another20 · 06/12/2018 14:39

OP you are v raw emotionally at the moment with grief, falling out with your DM, young children and being ill. This has just hit at a v bad time. There were two people there who know the facts. One apologied and didn’t implicate your DH - and she could have done if he came on to her or it was mutual.

You should trust your DH - you need his love and protection - dont pick a hole that isn’t there. Let it go - for your sake and your DCs as much as anyone else’s. Sorry life is v tough for you right now.