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Husbands best friend acting strange around me.

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Katielou20 · 27/09/2019 15:16

Me (25f) and my husband (29m) have an open relationship as he is asexual and doesn’t enjoy sex. I have a very high sex drive some agreed I could satisfy my needs elsewhere. I’ve always had a huge crush on his best friend who lives in another state and I asked my husband if he would be okay if I positioned his friend for a friends with benefits type of situation, he said he would be. My husband decided to tell his friend himself as he thought it would be better coming from him. So my husband told his friend that he had given me an open relationship and that I had a crush on him, his friend said there was no way he’d go there with me because I was ‘off limits’ and he would have to avoid me now to save the friendship he had with my hubsand. I took from this that he wasn’t interested and I forgot about it.

A few days later he text me, I didn’t even know he had my number, I’m still not sure how he got it. The texts were just friendly at first, completely innocent and I thought maybe he just doesn’t want to make it weird between us so that’s why he’s texting me. Slowly they turned slightly flirty but whenever I’d flirt back he would stop texting me for a few days.

After about a month of us texting me, my husband, his friend and several of our other friends went out for dinner and some drinks. When his friend was sober he was a bit of a douche with me, my friend said I looked beautiful and my husband agreed, he said ‘don’t worry I don’t think that. I’m completely soft around you, I’m not into you like that’. I didn’t understand why he needed to say this but whatever, I forgot about it again. Later that night he was really drunk and we spent three hours talking alone ignoring everyone else. He told me that I could have anyone I wanted and that I was beautiful and my husband told him I liked him but he didn’t believe I was into him like that. I told him I was and he said I was making this really difficult for him. The entire time we were talking he had his hand on the back of my head, his fingers in my hair as it was a loud place. There were dancers on poles in underwear all around the club and he told me I should get up there and dance like that, I told him there was no way and if I looked as good as those I would but I definitely wouldn’t and I laughed. He shook his head and said ‘do it. That’s so sexy’.

The following day he text saying he was sorry for being mean when he was sober and he asked me if he said anything inappropriate last night and I told him everything he said. He laughed and I asked if anything he said was true and he said some of it was. I asked if he was into me and he said that if I wasn’t his best friends wife then yes he would be but I am so he couldn’t. I said I respected his decision and asked if we could forgot this ever happened. He agreed and said I shouldn’t waste my time on him. The following day he’s texting me flirting again and this continues for weeks.

We then go out for dinner and drinks again and he tells me that it wouldn’t be difficult for me to turn him on. A few days later were texting again and he’s drunk and we’re flirting, but this time is more like sexting. He asks me for nudes and we’re flirting heavily, I tell him I will, but I want to see something from him first, so he sends a picture and I send one back. Then he sends a few more including videos of him masturbating after I’d sent him several photos. The next day he texts me and is only friendly. The following two weeks he doesn’t flirt at all but he texts me a lot, he’s friendly and he sends me pictures of his dogs, his family, food he’s eating, selfies and childhood photos.

Now because he hadn’t flirted at all, I was wondering if he was even interested anymore so I decided to start sexting him. He was completely into it, he sent me more photos and I sent him stuff in return. He told me to bring a condom next time I see him and that he wanted to do all these dirty things to me. A few days go by and I’m horny so I message him and ask what he’s up to (I didn’t want to send anything at an inappropriate time). He tells me he’s alone in bed, before I can even send a reply he texts saying that his ex has been trying to sext him all night but he isn’t interested in her at all. I thought t was weird he was telling me this but I shrugged it off and asked if he wanted a video of me masturbating (he’s asked for his several times). He said ‘yes definitely’ I asked if I was going to get a video back and he said ‘no not tonight I’ve already cum enough today’. I told him maybe another night then and he never replied.

A few days later I’m having a girls night at the club with my friends. He texts me and asks if my husband is there, I say no he’s out of town. He asks if I’m planning on bringing a guy back tonight, I say no and he says that he thinks I will. I tell him I won’t, I’m only interested in him and one night stands don’t don’t for me. I tell him I’ve only ever been with my husband before and I’m not planning on sleeping with just anyone, I really like him and it’s him I want not some random guy. We flirt and sext again that night.

The following weekend I’m in Vegas with my girlfriends. He asks if I’m planning on sleeping with anyone there, again I say no. He asks me where abouts I am in Vegas, I tell him that I’m only in my hotel room with the girls, he doesn’t reply. A few hours later he texts me asking ‘how’s the clubs’ I tell him they are amazing and I’m so glad I have tomorrow night to go out too. He replies with ‘kk’ I tell him tonight was only supposed to be quiet but it didn’t last long. He replies with ‘your in Vegas your obviously going to get stupid drunk and party’ and he never replied again. I text him when I got back to my room telling him I was horny and asking if he was awake, I got no reply, not even the next morning. The following night we were out in Vegas again and I’m sending him photos of myself, my friends, my drinks etc and he replies to nothing. My friend out on her status that a guy was following me around the club like a lost puppy trying to buy me drinks. He texts me ‘saw your fiends status... haha’ I text back saying that the guy had left now and he was a creep, he doesn’t reply to me. I text him later saying that I had tons of compliments on my ass tonight and I felt amazing about myself (he knows I have low confidence) and he still didn’t reply.

Since we started texting he’s asked me about five times if I had acted on my open relationship yet. Once when we were texting I said ‘I really like you’ he replied with ‘you’d rather be with your husband if he would put out though. I know that’ I wasn’t sure whether to take this as a jealous thing or a remember your married and this between us is just sex.

Since then it’s been a week and I’ve text him a lot and he hardly replies. If he does it very short answers. He’s definitely not the same with me now. I asked him last night if everything was okay and he said he was fine just busy at work lately. He hasn’t flirted, sexted or even been that friendly since.

Does anyone have any idea what’s going on? I can understand if he’s completely went off the idea of sleeping with me for some reason, if he really is just busy and I’m being paranoid or if he’s jealous for some reason that I was in Vegas partying? Any sort of advice/opinions would be great.

OP posts:
Elderflower14 · 27/09/2019 17:32

Interesting first post OP 🍪

Ronnie27 · 27/09/2019 17:33

He’s probably got a bit of sexual intrigue about the situation as most men would have but you’ve offered yourself on a plate to him and he hasn’t taken the opportunity which speaks volumes. He knows you fancy him and is enjoying the attention but he’s not interested. Plus the weirdness of the scenario with your husband / his friend. It sounds like a thanks but no thanks kind of situation, I’d leave alone now and not message / reply / mention it again.

Branleuse · 27/09/2019 17:33

Jeez, ive nothing against open relationships and have experience of them somewhat but wtf are you doing playing around with your husbands mate and his feelings. Hes clearly unsure about This and it will affect his amd your husbands friendship.
I think you're being very selfish, playing games with people and this is actually quite sleazy. Hes far too close to home and you are humiliating your husband as if he's some sort of cuckold.

DamsonOnThisDress · 27/09/2019 17:34

I'm reading a thread entitled "DH's friend acting strange" and yet "sending videos of himself masturbating" is not the behaviour called into question...

Well, that's... something.

OP, you and I live in very different worlds. Grin

CaptainNelson · 27/09/2019 17:39

I have no idea what's going on. I stopped reading at chapter 2 Confused

AzraiL · 27/09/2019 17:40

I feel like this post was written by a dude. It's too cringe inducing not to be.

timshelthechoice · 27/09/2019 17:41

Looking for an ego stroke by any chance !

Aye, I reckon. Build up the protagonist, so hot but just so torn, about to begin a torrid love triangle, but didn't mean to, 'friends with benefits' blossoms into love blah blah blah. And some 'Aw, hun, you're just beautiful without unsolicited dick pics and wank vids! It's love among the seeds (pun intended)!'

newgame989 · 27/09/2019 17:41

Yeah definitely has the feeling of a bad porno plot! Does anyone actually like receiving photos of genitalia?

timshelthechoice · 27/09/2019 17:42

I feel like this post was written by a dude. It's too cringe inducing not to be.

Nah, if it were a dude the best friend would be a woman.

SingingSands · 27/09/2019 17:43

Cool story bro Hmm

Oblomov19 · 27/09/2019 17:45

Twilight. Are you the next E L James? Grin

LemonYumYums · 27/09/2019 17:50

God I’m cringing for you so badly.

LilQueenie · 27/09/2019 17:55

1 the friend is a creep.

  1. the husband needs a wake up call if he thinks he won't get hurt in all this.
  2. I suspect you only stick around as he 'treats you like a Queen' yep and lets you sleep around. Its not actually a marriage.
1forAll74 · 27/09/2019 17:55

Isn't there a film called It Happened in Vegas ? well seems it didn't.

That was a very long post, and it all came to nothing really.
Usually a story has either a happy ending, a sad ending, or a murder even. But I did read it all, !! But not going to comment on open marriages, I always thought they sounded fun, but seems they are naff and rubbish.

Whatsforu · 27/09/2019 17:56

This can't be realHmm if it is please leave your husband you are way overly invested in the other guy!!!

NoCauseRebel · 27/09/2019 17:57

Well, the responses have given me a good laugh. Please can no-one report this thread so that others too may offer their literary incites? Grin.

@LuckyLou7 no no you’ve got it all wrong. Yes the DH will turn out to be gay, but at the end, after he and the OP have divorced he’ll be found in the wardrobe with .... the best friend. Grin Grin Grin

readitandwept · 27/09/2019 18:01

before I can even send a reply he texts saying that his ex has been trying to sext him all night but he isn’t interested in her at all. I thought t was weird he was telling me this but I shrugged it off

Probably for the same reason you arranged this:

My friend out on her status that a guy was following me around the club like a lost puppy trying to buy me drinks. He texts me ‘saw your fiends status... haha’

And did this:

I text him later saying that I had tons of compliments on my ass tonight and I felt amazing about myself (he knows I have low confidence)

You're both attention seeking twats.

Low confidence.. Grin

SparklyMagpie · 27/09/2019 18:19

@readitandwept low confidence indeed! Don't forget "do you want me to send you a video of me masturbating?" Jesus you can feel just how low that confidence is can't you

BootLocker · 27/09/2019 18:20

Are you being serious? If you are, get your head out of your arse and get a grip. If you're joking then get your head out of your arse and get a grip.

MashedSpud · 27/09/2019 18:23

Now I’m thinking the scenario is like Alan Partridge with the sex people.

Op tries it on with Alan aka the husband’s friend only for Alan to say “Don’t rub your fanny on me!”

QueenWhatevraWanabi · 27/09/2019 18:23

I can see the appeal of being asexual tbh

Nottheduchess · 27/09/2019 18:27

Wow you must be super sexy and so adventurous aka married too young, sex life fizzled out, seeking attention.

SouthernComforts · 27/09/2019 18:28

What a load of boring shite.

SouthernComforts · 27/09/2019 18:29

Reading that almost turned me asexual

FizzyGreenWater · 27/09/2019 18:34

Isn't there a film called It Happened in Vegas ? well seems it didn't.

Oh this definitely doesn't have the Vegas vibe. more

'It Happened in Hartlepool'

There you go OP, a title for your definitely, definitely self-published oeuvre.