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Am i being incredibly paranoid (long sorry)

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lulumamasmentee · 30/06/2007 23:35

I will try to keep this as short and uncomplicated as possible but would appreciate honest answers

There is a woman who for a while now I have suspected of having a thing for DP (it was made more solid after one or two people also mentioned it to me and made comments to the same effect). I had talked about it with DP and we had had a laugh about it although he thought I had just got the wrong end of the stick and "she's just like that with everyone"

I then borrowed DP's phone (with his knowledge) to make a few phone calls (I think you can see where this is going ) and whilst I was on the phone he had a text come through which I clicked on as I was on a call at the same time and it was beeping. The text turned out to be from her but DP had her filed under a different name (I knew it wasn't the name he filed under because she signed off with xx and his friend would never do that lol). I checked his texts and there were no other messages but when I went into the internal log there were about 20-30 just that week alone. Now, looking at the log all of the text conversations were started by her ie she had sent the first message then he would reply etc, some of these were at 12-1 in the morning?!

I confronted him about it straight away and he was very honest. He told me that he had filed her number under a different name because he knew how I felt about her and didn't want to cause an argument if I was to see her number on his phone (I did explain how farking ridiculous this was compared to how I would feel about him hiding her number under a different name and he admitted that it was a stupid thing to do but panicked when she gave him her number because he knew what I would think about it). I then asked what they had been texting about so much and he said that she was one one initiating the messages (which is borne out by his log) and he was just replying because he didn't want to come across rude. He said that she had been texting him about personal problems she was having, asking him how he was and sometimes texting when she was drunk (which explains the late night ones).

I must admit to getting really upset at this point because I couldn't belive that DP didn't at any point think it was strange that another woman would think it was ok to use somebody elses DP as a shoulder to cry on, for advice etc when she has plenty of female friends etc she could turn to (is it just me being paranoid or is this true) he carried on saying that he really couldn't see it and thought she was just trying to be friends if he had thought that he would of stopped replying etc etc.

At this point it all got abit messy i went out for a while and he sent a text to her by mistake that was meant for me saying that nothing had gone on, as if he would be interested in her etc etc and she obviously found out that we were arguing about her etc. She text him back saying how hurtful his message was, she couldn't belive how he was talking about her etc. So he called her, explained what was going on that I wasn't happy with him for hiding her number and that it wasn't about her texting it was about him hiding it from me (which at the time was true, I was more angry with him for being naive and for lying to me).

DP then gave me her number as I wanted to let her know that I wasn't so much pissed off with her for texting (if she wants to chase somebody else DP thats her problem) but that I was pissed off with DP and not to take anything personal that she had read in DP's message that was meant for me IYSWIM .

She didn't reply to my message but did text DP back a couple of times to say not to worry about what he had said and that she understood why he couldn't text her anymore etc etc all followed up with xx's. At this point I did start to think that I was just being very paranoid and maybe she did just want to be friends with him?? But then lo and behold she text's him again last night at about 1.30am whilst we were all asleep asking why DP can't text her anymore and that she's very hurt that he his giving her the silent treatment . DP showed me her message this morning (he is being very open with his phone and tells me anytime she's texts him now) and to be honest i'm starting to get really pissed off with her. Surely she can understand why a woman would feel insecure about her partner texting, supporting another woman to the tune of 20 odd messages in one week. I really feel it's getting to the point now where I can't just ignore it and need to say something to her (to the tune of back off!) or am I just being very paranoid and she did just want to be friends with him?

Congratulations if you got this far

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lou33 · 01/07/2007 20:34

yes if she initiated contact she must have had his number to do so

i dont think he needs to do or say anything but not respond to her anymore in anyway, he's with you and you dont like it, she knows that, so now he can just get rid of her number and stop replying

quint · 01/07/2007 20:35

TBH It sounds as though he was enjoying the flirtation of it all - after all who doesn't enjoy knowing that they have an admirer, however I think he has realised that this has gone too far and it has shaken him - made him realise what he could lose.

Why doesn;t he just get another sim card then neither of you have to be bothered with her texts

expatinscotland · 01/07/2007 20:37

'No need to sway sim cards, he is very open with his phone (leaves it around etc etc)'

Except for all that time when he was texting her and he had her name saved under a fake guy's name.

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quint · 01/07/2007 20:38

I don;t think you should give her the satisfaction of knowing that she's upset you. I also don;t think that he should text her - even to tell her where to go. All contact should stop, she will eventually get the message

lulumamasmentee · 01/07/2007 20:40

he's had the same number for years though so getting a new sim is not really viable

plus I think i'd rather phone her and tell her to sod off instead of having to change numbers just because she's being slightly desperate

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lulumamasmentee · 01/07/2007 20:44

Expat I know I know, should of said he's being open with his phone now

quint, think thats what he is going to do, well as long as she doesn't keep on texting at stupid o clock in the morning or something will have to be said

can I just add that I think it's horrible that some people have such a lack of respect for others that they will actively pursue somebody despite them having a heavily pregnant partner and a lo at home, not to mention that everytime I have seen her she has been SO nice and polite to me.

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expatinscotland · 01/07/2007 20:45

I think your phoning her would be a Very Bad Idea and tbh instead of wasting energy on her I'd be wasting it being extraordinally pissed that HE has not already done this.

expatinscotland · 01/07/2007 20:46

And it's just as horrible that a man whose partner is heavily pregnant would continue texting another woman ad nauseum and hide her name under a man's name on his phone.

expatinscotland · 01/07/2007 20:47

Honestly, WHY are you making excuses for him?

I can't imagine going behind my husband's back like this.

UnConfident · 01/07/2007 20:48

You shouldn't have to message her.

He should have the balls to tell her to piss off...if he wants her to that is.

I know you want to beleive he is niave etc.... but he's not that niave when he knew to save her number under another guys name!

You say she got his number as he was towing her home... so when she text him to say thanks [I assume that's why she text him?] why didn't he just reply & not save her number.... not deliberately save it under a mans name

Not trying to pick holes, or make you angry at him, but coming from a woman who has been with her dh for 12 years & trust him implicitly, this would be my cue to have a serious chat with him, or ask him to leave. I need to be able to trust the man I love & the father of my children, 100%

lulumamasmentee · 01/07/2007 20:53

i can see that it looks like I am making excuses but in nearly 9 years of being together he has never done anything like this. He is not a man who flirts with women or who for one minute I have thought I couldn't trust so I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt this time.

If I asked him to call her and tell her to back off he would do it without question, i'm just not sure if that would be the right think to do

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UnConfident · 01/07/2007 20:54

Have you asked him why, after he had already did her the favour, he kept her number in his phone?

expatinscotland · 01/07/2007 20:54

I can tell you right now, your calling her yourself is definitely not the right thing to do.

You have already said your piece to her.

And so what if he's not done anything like this in 9 years, saving some woman's name under a fake bloke's name and then carrying on a text thingy with her is a cock up extraordinnaire.

UnConfident · 01/07/2007 20:56

Would you save another man's number under a woman's name???

I know I wouldn't!!! Not only am I hopelessly happy with dh, I also respect him too much to carry on behind his back, even if is it only a "text affair".

divastrop · 01/07/2007 20:57

getting a new sim is nothing these days.your dp can easily text all his mates/family the new number.thats what i did when i kept getting texts/calls off my ex and ignoring him didnt stop it.

i think thats the least your dp should do,then she can just text into oblivion and get 'upset' that he's fallen out with her.so bloody what?why should he care about somebody who's not a close friend of his?you should come first.

UnConfident · 01/07/2007 21:40

I agree divastrop. Especially as LMM is expecting his second child.

maximummummy · 01/07/2007 21:57

O M G lulumama - i didn't know you where pregnant - i can understand you thinking that you were being paranoid now - when i was preg with dd i thought i was just being paranoid/hormonal about her dad carrying on with one of my best friends - i wasn't and they are still together nearly 13 years later my dd being 13 in october - so i would say trust your instincts over this don't put it down to pregnancy paranoia - i think your dp has had a wake up call now and will stay away from her and look after you instead - enjoy the rest of the pregnancy - hope everything will settle don now and this "woman" will drop off the radar

divastrop · 01/07/2007 22:04

when i started an 'am i being paranoid' thread when i was pregnant,about something dp was doing that i was upset about,i was met with a resounding 'yes!!!'...so listen to MN,if you were being paranoid everybody would tell you so!

UnConfident · 01/07/2007 23:06

She's not lulumama, she is lulumamasmentee.. different poster

VeronicaMars · 01/07/2007 23:33

The bottom line is you are not happy with the situation and he needs to do something about it. What if he ignored her texts and did not reply, he does not owe her an explaination and any woman texting a married man must be aware of this? If she doesn't get the message then he could ask his mutual friend to have a word? He could block her number so calls and texts from her phone won't come through and no you are not being paranoid she is being a bunny boiler.

ladymariner · 02/07/2007 00:03

You are definately not being paranoid, your dh has behaved really badly. And why are you still talking about texting, if he's any sort of a man he should call her when you're there and TELL her not to pester either of you again, end of story. Christ, all this texting shite is for 14yr olds, not grown men, even grown men who are acting like 14yr olds! And no, you must not speak to her at all, she's not worth it. Big hugs to you. XX

maximummummy · 02/07/2007 22:06

i didn't realize lulumamasmentee was pregnant i mean

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