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married bloke’s texts

25 replies

Junippers · 05/10/2019 00:13

Hi

Finding this hard to put into words,

It’s a hybrid being AIBU and wtf do I do- if anything.

Background: lesbian relationship for 8 years.

We have kids.

Trust each other and are both very open- minded. I’m not usually a jealous person and am quite used to the fact she gets a LOT of male attention. I find it quite a turn on too the majority of the time.

Except now (and I know I’m probably sounding like a hypocrite)

She has a married man who is definitely on his way to falling for her. She runs a lot, and she met him at her running club.

They do run together a fair bit, I’m not naive I mean when she first told me how keen he was to run just him and her I realised he might fancy her or something.

Anyway I know she likes him as a friend and I’d never be the sort of person to demand she doesn’t see him, and I didn’t even mind when he started sending the odd flirty message to her (she shows me their convos).

But it has now turned into quite intimate messages -

He signs most of his messages off with a winky face.

Last week he said “I hope you brushed the cake crumbs off your lips before you went home”

Constantly making references to their little thing of him making her cakes or cookies once a week for after their run.

On his wedding anniversary the other week, he messaged my partner saying he’d better show his face at home but he’d be meeting (partner) with cookies when he could. His wife’s mum had just died too.

Message from today “just a heads up- I am home alone for 4 days next week so if you can get a free pass you can book some sessions in with me Grin

The innuendos and intimate references are now driving me mad.

I really REALLY didn’t mind the flirting at first but it’s gone to a level that’s making me uncomfortable.

She tends to either ignore the flirty comments or replies to them but not in a way to lead him on.

I feel like if I was a man I wouldn’t be putting up with it.

But I’m expected to just sit back and watch this play out.

It’s not the fact that I’m worried she’s going to cheat, I’m finding the lack of respect from his part hard to deal with.

She likes his friendship and gets on better with men generally, and when they are face to face he isn’t as obvious.

Do you think the message from today- specifically mentioning being home alone - was a testing the water kind of thing to see if she would take the bait?

Don’t know what to do. If anything . Confused

OP posts:
applebe · 05/10/2019 00:16

YANBU. I think your partner is actually being disrespectful in the sense she is not telling him where to go when she knows this is inappropriate and is making you uncomfortable.

KOKOtiltomorrow · 05/10/2019 00:17

Do you think the message from today- specifically mentioning being home alone - was a testing the water kind of thing to see if she would take the bait?

^^ YES!

And she is mugging you off by allowing it to continue.

Junippers · 05/10/2019 00:22

Thanks both.

She has a very .... interesting personality and doesn’t have many proper friends at all. He’s about one of the only ones she really gets on with in the club.

I do feel stupid tbh, I wish she would say to him to tone it down.

I guess I thought that her not acknowledging the flirting would stop him but it hasn’t.

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MarianaMoatedGrange · 05/10/2019 00:24

He'd better show his face at home on his wedding anniversary what a POS. Does your partner not feel for his wife as well as you? Is the attention she's getting from a married man that important to her?

Junippers · 05/10/2019 00:29

I don’t think she’s thinking about his wife because in her head she’s not done anything wrong- I mean technically she hasn’t, apart from be friends with him.

I’ve got no idea what kind of relationship him and his wife have, I’ve never met him but I’m 99% sure she doesn’t have a clue about any of this.

I felt a bit sorry for him at first - before I knew he was married - and encourage partner to meet up with him as she’d been rejecting even meeting up for a run a few weeks ago.

But yeah, I agree with the POS thing- he knows she’s in a LtR with children , and he’s married with a grown up child and obviously has no respect for either his wife or my partners situation. Grr.

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applebe · 05/10/2019 00:35

Put it this way OP, what would you do if he was a woman?

I think you need to sit down and talk to your partner about how you're feeling about this. Regardless of her personality Hmm she shouldn't be entertaining anyone who disrespects you.

MarianaMoatedGrange · 05/10/2019 00:48

This man is having an EA with your partner and must think she's reciprocating. It's time to spell it out for her.

Interestedwoman · 05/10/2019 00:49

Your OH is obviously getting off on the attention, at least in as much as it's boosting her ego.

I think she should've gone 'ooh steady on now' or something at his comment, IDK. I've never been all that assertive, but I suppose someone could say 'my partner wouldn't be happy with that' or something along those lines, and keep reminding him you exist when he comes out with stuff like that.

Think if I was in your position I'd be a bit annoyed at DP spending all this time with a guy one-on-one.

He sounds like the type a woman would be best to put her foot down with, or he might get ideas.

Weenurse · 05/10/2019 00:53

Tell her it makes you uncomfortable and to tell him to tone it down

delorisvancartier · 05/10/2019 03:00

What does your partner say about him? I'm in a same sex relationship of 15 years (married for 10 & 2 children)

Our daughter joined scouts & a married male scout leader there became very infatuated with my wife. She helps out from time to time & it soon became obvious he liked her. He would send her flirty messages etc & she would always show me them & didn't send anything flirty back in replies, but still he would continue to send messages.

This guy made it obvious he didn't like me (WTAF!!)

He continued this for a few months until my wife just stopped replying & would just be civil at scouting events, he has stopped now & wont even speak to her much.

Does your partner actively engage with this guy? Are you worried something could develop between them?

If not my advice is just leave it & he will soon get the message!

itwaseverthus · 05/10/2019 03:44

He sounds like a total know. I mean, 'hope you brushed the cake crumbs off your lips'! How utterly dull, he bakes cookies and tries to angle that into a sexual innuendo? What a tit. I really think you have nothing to worry about op. Your partner no doubt feels totally safe because she definitely wouldn't betray you with such a wally. As another poster says, it will probably fade out the longer it drags on with no encouragement from her. Although why she wants to run with dullboy is another matter.

itwaseverthus · 05/10/2019 03:45

Knob! What the feck is a total know? I wish I could sleep Sad

Junippers · 05/10/2019 06:59

Hey, thanks for your reply and “ooh steady on now” would actually be a really good reply. I know she doesn’t want to rock the boat or piss him off as he is a good running partner Hmm thank you I’m going to suggest this

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PrettyPurse · 05/10/2019 07:09

He sounds revolting and l wouldn't want him as a friend if that's how he behaves. No respect for his wife at all carrying on like this.

I had an ex colleague doing similar recently and l was so uncomfortable. It resulted in him sending a near naked photo of himself to me. Absolutely disgusting. I reported him to work.

I suggest unless your wife is enjoying it, then she needs to back off as this is not an appropriate friendship. If she is enjoying it then l personally wouldn't be happy knowing my partner was encouraging it and would be questioning her morals and behaviour too.

Junippers · 05/10/2019 07:14

Hi all thanks so much for the replies. I haven’t been on here properly for so long I’ve forgotten how to tag people so I can acknowledge bits of what you’ve said.

If he was a woman yeah I wouldn’t be happy either. I do feel like I should do something although I suppose it should be HER doing something about it not me.

It’s just tough because the way she acts with men and women, men especially, she is so open and friendly with everyone they seem to think there’s more to it. She’s managed to upset a woman at the club who is convinced my OH is in love with her just because she dared to talk about sex once Grin and this woman doesn’t speak to her anymore because she thinks she fancies her.

I do feel a lot better about “leaving it” also from a couple of the comments. I do completely trust her, I know sexually being with a man is definitely not something she wants to repeat , she does just like him as a friend but also as to the EA- yeah he seems to think they have something more.

Also I was thinking last night before I went to sleep - no matter what he says to her, ultimately she’s not going to rise to it so I think I just need to manage my own insecurities without having the satisfaction of him being let down suddenly.

The thing is he’s managed to word every single and I mean EVERY SINGLE of his innuendos so if Someone were to challenge him he could play the innocent card.

For example as well as the home alone / sessions thing, they were talking about fucking biscuits again a few weeks back and their favourites, and he said “I always go for the one I like Wink” vom.

He’s never overtly said I fancy you I want to sleep with you etc.

Very clever Confused

Also I don’t think she enjoys the messages because a few weeks ago she had a minor op to remove a skin cancer and during that time every time she was getting a message from him she was getting really upset as she felt he was being demanding. She stopped going on FB as as soon as she was online (and it would show that green dot) he’d message.

Anyway thanks for letting me ramble and for the honest replies.

I’ve told a couple of my friends but they seem dubious about her intentions , which isn’t my worry, it’s just what to do about it.

(Which I’ve now decided nothing apart from make it clear to her to reply with something along the lines of steady on next time he says something OTT) :)

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onemorecupofcoffeefortheroad · 05/10/2019 07:26

I am in a lesbian relationship also and had similar situation but it was another woman showing an interest in my wife.

My wife is in quite a powerful position at work and younger female members of staff often get a bit infatuated with her. But this one woman (straight, married with young kids) kept sending long gushing messages about how special and amazing she was - calling her darling, telling her she loved her etc.

I lost it one Saturday night as I felt it was getting inappropriate and invading our personal space said if it didn't stop I was going to contact the woman myself and my wife agreed to stop responding to her.

You need to put your foot down. Would you consider contacting the bloke yourself and telling him to back off allthough you might feel it's not your job - its your wife's but I know I was so peed off and felt this woman was stepping onto my family territory that I had my phone in my hand to text her - my wife stopped me but I would have done it.

onemorecupofcoffeefortheroad · 05/10/2019 07:28

Sorry just saw your update so much of my post id irrelevant

Mermaidsinthesand · 05/10/2019 07:43

It's odd they are friends but this man seems unaware that shes a lesbian and not bi sexual or straight. If he knew he wouldn't try

marcopront · 05/10/2019 08:16

It's odd they are friends but this man seems unaware that shes a lesbian and not bi sexual or straight. If he knew he wouldn't try

Unless he thinks he is such a catch any woman even a lesbian would want to be with him?

Junippers · 05/10/2019 08:22

@onemorecupofcoffeefortheroad (yay I remembered how to tag) oh I’ve been very tempted trust me. But I know it would really upset OH as she still wants to run with him but I’ve finally got photos of the messages so I feel like IF it ever came to it, I have got proof.

It must have been really hard seeing the messages from that woman. It’s hard to know when to step in isn’t it as you don’t wanna be seen as a jealous paranoid freak lol.

We had a big chat this morning and I said again I’m finding it hard and she said after that message yesterday she’s feeling more uncomfortable.

Her reply was dismissive of his suggestion and she said she thinks he might have got the point (finally)

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Junippers · 05/10/2019 08:23

@Mermaidsinthesand she is bisexual though, I’m not sure if he knows that. She’s been with far more men (sexually, not relationship) than women though and I’m guessing as her running group is quite gossipy, he may have found that out.

Either way it hasn’t stopped him trying lol.

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Junippers · 05/10/2019 08:26

@marcopront i’m quite surprised too lol, he’s in his 50’s I think, married , I mean they do have the running in common but yeah, I do wonder why he has such high hopes for it leading somewhere Shock

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onemorecupofcoffeefortheroad · 05/10/2019 08:27

a few weeks ago she had a minor op to remove a skin cancer and during that time every time she was getting a message from him she was getting really upset as she felt he was being demanding

At this point I would have stepped in and messaged him myself to tell him to back off. His behaviour is borderline harassment.

keepingbees · 05/10/2019 08:41

She needs to block him and find a new running partner, no excuses. He's won't suddenly stop and go back to being a normal platonic friend, it will progress and the friendship will get awkward and end one way or another anyway. I don't understand why she's letting this continue, its very disrespectful to you.

PrettyPurse · 05/10/2019 08:43

I do wonder why he has such high hopes for it leading somewhere

Because he wants a quick shag without his wife finding out!

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