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Husband used ‘massage’ parlours numerous times. How to move on?

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Bengal12 · 17/04/2019 18:03

So I’ve found out that my husband of 9 years have made repeat visits to ‘massage’ parlours for ‘happy endings’.
Found a couple of old messages on his iPad by accident and confronted him straight away. He denied it for a week claiming it was just a fantasy but both messages had him saying ‘I’m in the street, what’s your door number’ so I refused to believe him. He eventually fessed up but it took him a week where I was in a complete shock, could not sleep, eat or focus.
He tried to play it down saying that although it’s been going on for 5 months, he only had gone a couple of times.
Well, by this stage I had cross checked his blocked numbers against his car satnav and google searching the number + massage and I knew it was more than that.
Cut the long story short, he finally said that it was more like 10 times and gave me full access to his phone and iCloud so i accessed all his old deleted WhatsApp messages and I know it was actually 12 times he paid the hookers to get his end away. He claims it was ‘just’ hand jobs at the end of a naked body to body massage but there are 5 messages where he asks if they would do full Dec with the massage. Each time the response is ‘no’ but that does not mean that he could not have called to book full sex with someone else... not that it would make it any worse as he has done enough to make me feel disgusted and utterly betrayed.
Yet... I am still thinking that we should give our relationship a go, I do love him.
Let’s be clear, I do t need him and I have lived by myself before - perfectly happily. But other than this the relationship was perfect! Can’t believe I’m even saying this as clearly it was not but we had good sex life, lovely holidays and a good social life.
He is not sure why he did it, says the first time it happened it was after a normal massage - she offered him an extra and he did not say no... and then he got a taste for it and. Kept going. He also says that he was worried about not being able to come as often as he used to (I’d every night) but he is in his late forties! And I thought I made it clear to him that I did not mind - because I did not. He has always complimented me on my figure/ looks etc and says it has nothing to do with me not being sexy enough, it’s just his stupidity.
I want us to stay together but it’s been over 2 months since I found out and I’m still having thoughts about him actually paying someone to wxxnk him off and other women sliding their pert bodies over his.
I was a complete wreck for a month but have pulled myself together out of the black hole and I’m now starting to think logically. But perhaps I should think with my heart? Opinions and experiences welcome...

OP posts:
YourProudDog · 05/10/2024 18:07

Maybe next you should go together. Me and my partner been doing it for years. She was a bit reluctant at 1st now she is tge one who arranges this.

MrsTerryPratchett · 05/10/2024 18:18

YourProudDog · 05/10/2024 18:07

Maybe next you should go together. Me and my partner been doing it for years. She was a bit reluctant at 1st now she is tge one who arranges this.

A bit reluctant. Mmmmmmm sounds sexy. Envy

Thankfully this is a zombie thread and the OP moved on from her dickhead ages ago.

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Lolz.
a) This thread is a zombie
b) She left the abusive twat
c) You’re a ridiculous incel

HTH

PickAChew · 13/07/2025 13:50

Missedthis · 13/07/2025 13:47

Lolz.
a) This thread is a zombie
b) She left the abusive twat
c) You’re a ridiculous incel

HTH

It's quite clear what search terms these lowlifes are using to even find this thread in the first place.

VickyEadieofThigh · 13/07/2025 14:54

99calmbeforethestorm · 17/04/2019 18:42

He said for sexual kicks with other women. He tried to arrange sex with prostitutes, he may have for all you know. He has repeatedly lied to you when he was found out. I really don’t think I could forgive and forget.

There is a lot of talking about your relationship been worth you fighting for (btw) your therapist should NOT be telling you what to do but other than paying money for holidays (theme of paying women for services here) he doesn’t seem to be doing much fighting for your relationship.

For anyone seeing this zombie thread - no therapist should be giving advice like this woman's did.

KW117 · 28/11/2025 02:05

Bengal12 · 17/04/2019 18:21

I know! But I just cannot reconcile the sweet, caring guy with this behaviour. He would routinely pick me up from a train station if I was coming home late - just to spend some extra time with me, buy flowers, jewellery and other stuff for no reason other than to show me he loved me! Not that I could not afford it myself but it’s lovely when someone makes u feel special. And he’s v good at it. He has tried to make amends since like paying for holidays (normally we would split 50/50), helping more around the house, swears he would never do it again. And I just keep thinking that perhaps he does mean it? But then I remember the deceit and how premeditated some of these encounters were. For example, he research hookers (to me they are all prostitutes) 100 miles away when he knew he would have to drive to pick something up for the house. (Un)fortunately a friend is v good with IT and helped me put together a v detailed timeline. So while I don’t know everything I do know a lot.
It’s a second marriage for both of us...

those extra things are because of his guilt not because he wants to spend extra time with you! Please it’s all part of their game to shower you so that you’re so blinded by his kindness and it eases his guilt until he does this again and again

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