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My husband searched for local escorts

55 replies

darknightsky · 18/07/2019 11:46

Long story short, I found out my husband had been searching for local escorts. It was ac accident how I found out but it showed in the Google search history that he was searching for 'private escorts in xx' (near his work.

I just frozen and didn't know what to make of it. Couldn't believe what I saw for a minute then felt my stomach turning and my heart racing. I had never in a million years would thought that this would happen as I had absolutely no doubt that he love me. Obviously I was wrong.

When I confronted him, he started shifting the blame and accused me of searching through his private stuff and that I should stop acting stupid and so on. He said he searched it because his mate told me that one of his school friends became a local escort. When I asked who told him, he gave me a name. When I pressed him to call this friend to verify it, he admitted he made it up but he insisted that someone told him that still. To this date he still said the only reason he searched was because he was curious of his escort school friend. It sounded so lame to me and I just couldn’t trust a word that comes out of his mouth. He admitted that it was stupid of him to search for this but he never had or would never cheat on me. He said he actually found it funny although he knew he shouldn’t.

I feel hurt and disgusted and don’t know what to do. We have a two year old and a 5 month old baby. Admittedly, sex has become an issue since my first pregnancy. He wouldn’t touch when I passed my second trimester and we didn’t have sex for seven months after birth because I was terrified of the cut and stitches from birth. Same story with my second baby and we’ve only just started to have sex again when my baby became 4 months old because it was just too painful and scary for me. In the back of my mind, I knew we were in trouble but I didn’t expect him to go and search for some local prostitutes.

I have no one to talk to about this, not my family or friends. My minds are going crazy. I feel like my whole world has changed and everything I treasure is going away. I worry that I may never be able to trust him again even if I forgive him one day. I fear that my children will grow up in a broken family and I dread how that would affect them. I do still love him and don’t want divorce him solely because of the search history but at the same time, I don’t want to be in a marriage where there is no trust. I am torn.

OP posts:
Elle2019 · 18/07/2019 23:30

Don’t spend your time looking for more proof it’s not worth it. Your gut is telling you all you need to know. Instead find a good therapist and get some legal advice and surround yourself with good family and friends you can lean on in the coming months. Take care xxx

MonSacEstDu31RueCambon · 18/07/2019 23:36

He'd have just searched for the school friend by her name+ escort if his story were true, but obviously it's not.

I won't criticise you for saying broken family, I know what you meant, everybody starts out wanting the 2.4 happy family but I feel stronger for having walked away from a ''family''. You can become a family after you split up actually. IF that is what you do.

Windmillwhirl · 19/07/2019 05:17

Him wanting to sleep with prostitutes isn't because his pet died as a kid or any other random historic reason so please don't buy into that.

The facts are he is a cheat and a compulsive liar. You will never trust him when you aren't around. Only you can decide if your life is worth more than that.

I'd be gone in a shot. He sounds horrendous. You deserve far better.

ErrmWTAF · 19/07/2019 07:39

OP I've reported your last post to be edited. Click on Report yourself if you wish.

Mitzimaybe · 19/07/2019 12:48

The daily diet of porn probably isn't irrelevant. He probably wanted to find a sex worker to try out some of the stuff he's watched, which he knows you wouldn't agree to (or is too embarrassed by it to ask you.)

Anyway, he's still lying, still gaslighting you, and I don't think you will ever be able to trust him again.

As he has involved his mum, why not send her links to all the porn sites he routinely visits and ask her opinion on that?

darknightsky · 19/07/2019 13:21

@Mitzimaybe I did. I sent her screenshots of what he typed in Google 'private escorts in xx' 'massages in xx' but she still believes it was in the search for his friend and gave me the life story of her and said it was just because of his stupid curiosity. She also said she can't believe how sad he is and this is happening to him and me... I was just speechless. She must be so blinded by her love for him or she thinks I'm a total idiot! She also said I should stop feeling bitter and lose faith. I went mental!!

OP posts:
user1479305498 · 19/07/2019 13:23

Thing is parents views are irrelevant, with older parents a fair few I’m sure think it’s just like old school ‘mags’ they don’t always realise how hard core a lot of online stuff is and why that would offend as much as it does with some people

LittleDoll · 19/07/2019 13:25

She probably doesnt want him back herself tbh.
My brother is a compulsive liar and none of my family will put him up for long because he is no different with anyone else. Sly and dodgy.

LittleDoll · 19/07/2019 13:28

Probably doesnt realise how easy it actually is to contact an escort either. You dont have to sign up for anything to contact many as you can just display your mobile number. Literally all you have to do is search like he did and that's the end of the online trail.

TheSecondMrsAshwell · 19/07/2019 13:30

Right then, look forward to your next thread: My husband searched for local letting agencies.

oreoxoreo · 19/07/2019 13:41

Poor you. My heart goes out. I personally have resigned to the fact that probably 70% men cheat , and those who don't probably because they don't have the opportunity or have some medical issues.

I will just tell my story. 3 years ago I've split up with my exH, big reason was his cheating. I didn't know at the time, but he told me later (and apologised for it) that he went for 'massage' services too.

I've now been with my boyfriend for nearly 3 years and have discovered much worse! Fabswingers, adultworks, POF, other random
Sotes. He's even got reviews on Fabswingers how awesome he was. I found he's freely offering sex left and right. I've created a fake profile on Fabswingers, contacted him, he sent his own photos and proposed to meet there and then. I then confronted him. He denied saying it's not him and someone has used his photos blah blah.

I haven't left him, I have not been able to. On the surface he's honourable man, valued in the society, loving and caring and our sex life has always been awesome. So you would not believe he has this other side of him!!!

I have since gone into silly mind games. I've upgraded my Fabswingers profile with my photos (no face) and contacted his fake him saying 'now that my partner gave me permission to do this I will be having fun with others' And keep login in my profile every so often so he thinks I am active.
He cannot tell me anything because it is 'not him' so he couldn't know ha ha ! But I know it is affecting him inside, he's become more stressed lately!!

It's just silly mind games but gives me some sort of satisfaction. I know I will burn out in the end, and hopefully one day will find my strength to leave him, but I don't expect to meet anyone faithful ever, I don't have that faith anymore therefore see no point in leaving either.

NotStayingIn · 19/07/2019 13:58

I would send his mother screenshot of the porn sites that made your eyes water. She really needs to just F off as her one sided support is really not going to help sort this out.

hadthesnip2 · 19/07/2019 14:15

Dear @oreaxoreo. Can I kindly suggest that your life is f**ked-up. Just leave him......or is the sax that good with him...??

TeaForTheWin · 19/07/2019 14:19

Pft, stop talking to her, she's a cow and tbh it is none of her business. She is probably half the reason why her son feels so entitled to look up escorts when he has a partner. She sounds toxic and maybe the apple didn't fall far from the tree.

Yellowweatherwarning · 19/07/2019 14:24

Well his dm can have him back then. Get checked out op... He has risked your sexual health..
Block mil.
See a solicitor.

WhatTheWatersShowedMe · 19/07/2019 14:31

What a piece of shit!

Luckingfovely · 19/07/2019 14:51

Op, ignore her and don't speak to her. She is not helpful in this situation.

@oreoxoreo - I just read your post. What in the actual hell are you doing with your life? I really hope you can get some perspective and change your situation, because if what you describe is true, it's a very sad and damaging position to be in.

Closetbeanmuncher · 19/07/2019 21:05

Everything him and his mother says is irrelevent OP, you know what the score is.

The only thing you have to ask yourself now is are you willing to accept that from your relationship.

@oreoxoreo what a massive waste of time and energy, dont you want any better for your life than playing headgames with this loser? Absolutely batshit.

lesleyw1953 · 19/07/2019 21:23

So sorry this is happening to you.

Kittykatie76 · 19/03/2020 08:52

Im am going through the same thing💔we are not married been together 13yrs and we have a 2yr old 😞

Ozziewozzie · 19/03/2020 09:50

Op, I’ve been exactly where you are and I really feel for you.
I’m separated from my d(ick)h and I cannot wsit for the divorce.
Whilst pregnant with a baby he asked for, he shagged other women. Always denied it, and blamed me for being nuts, paranoid, jealous.
He text loads of women in an over friendly way.,
He paid online websites to meet local women for sex ( I too was blamed for snooping and invading his privacy). I found out once that he’d had an std test 2 years after I’d found all this out. He told me he’d done it just to reassure me 2 years after the ‘events’ (bizarrely though he’d try to hide it)
He sent photos of his erect penis to another woman and received pictures of her vagina.
He lied about his whereabouts, he lied to people about what had gone on, ie told everyone I was nuts and made everything up. Finally after a few years he went to counselling...(bless his cotton socks).
He also had a poem addiction.
I’m embarrassed to say I stayed so long. I can’t tell you how I wish I’d left him years ago.
I spent years, feeling shit, paranoid, not good enough, ugly, not sexy enough. I did 2000 pick me dances and gave him everything he wanted.,
Then, I simply woke up. I looked at him for the disgusting tosser he is. He is not good enough for me. I’m not angry, I just cringe around him.
When we separated, my decision, he blamed me and said I was cold. He now tries to manipulate me eith money but I’d rather die than let him have that.
I can’t stop smiling now. I have me back again. No heartache, to checking up, no more abuse.

If he’s got a porn addiction he’s more likely to have acted in his web searches. Check bank statements, cash withdrawals and credit card bills. Not that it matters. Now the trust has gone, it will slowly and painfully destroy you. Run for your life. Stand up to him. Don’t let him decide your worth. You do it.
How dare he blame you!

Ozziewozzie · 19/03/2020 09:51

Porn addiction not poem!! Grin

TheStuffedPenguin · 19/03/2020 09:59

@LittleDoll no one here really wants to hear about your "contribution" to this thread !

Poppy54 · 19/03/2020 10:34

I am going through EXACTLY this. Literally exactly. Let me know if you want to connect somewhere else like Facebook or what's app to talk. I just posted here myself, if you want to read mine.

Kittykatie76 · 19/03/2020 10:56

I will.

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