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Urgent advice needed! FWB gone wrong! What to do?

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Fightingwithmyself · 16/02/2020 18:53

So I know there will be a alot of mixed responses to this..as yes I went in to this niavely but also knowing the potentially risk...but here we go I have been casually hooking up with my older boss for roughly 4 months..he pursued me...and after encouraging me to go for a job within his team after working in a different sector of the company i did and was successful and then he began a text message conversation with me one evening the same week stating how he had provided a glowing reference on my behalf...

After texting for awhile he stated that colleagues of his had told him I liked him and he wanted to clarify...this went on for a couple of weeks messages back and forth until he stated he fancied me..He then stated he wanted a NSA causal relationship as he was a bad bet for commitment and he didnt want a gf... in which I myself was happy with and after exchanging messages back and forth for a few weeks it began...

Everything was fine he would come to mine during the week after work. He would always initiate and liked the control if I suggested anything he wouldn't give me a definitive answer always maybe,possibly. If I asked would he like to see me he would never directly say yes (only if you want too) etc...he had expressed he struggled with emotions.

However a month in the lines began to blur..usually we would have sex then he would leave..we only spoke about work etc it was all casual however due to the distance between us he invited me to his place one weekend and I stayed the evening and we shared the bed..again though still felt casual..

Until the last few weeks I have stayed at his place every weekend and out of the blue he decided we would go out (he'd never taken me anywhere) it was purely in the bedroom but I was there and I agreed we had drinks, played pool (it was actually surprisingly fun and not awkward) we was both intoxicated however enjoying ourselves and each others company but then he brought up the conversation about 'what do I want' and began asking me alot of probing questions in which continued when we returned to his..he mentioned things unusual like how good he was with kids, (almost selling his good attributes to me) also I have a child from a previous relationship as does he..he mentioned i would benefit from an older man in a relationship, and asked if I was seeing anyone else if I had any intention too also brought up liking me and courting me (yes there is an age gap) and that night after sex he cuddled me in bed in which he has never previously

I tried to bring this up with him sober the next day to which I got the response 'I don't remember' I briefly mentioned the conversation and asked if he would like another one sober in which he agreed...however everything remained lighthearted and flirtatious (the conversation didn't happen) we then hooked up again the weekend after and again he took me out and the exact thing happened again he made remarks of coming home to me every night, having a family etc etc, even inpregnating me, stating I dont like people so the fact I have been seeing you for this long I obviously like you as more than what we are doing....(all again said intoxicated) but very specific nevertheless. I stated I liked him to and if this was to carry on for a longer period I would inevitably want more from this

Again sober (he didnt acknowledge the conversation, nor wish to answer anything about it when asked)

Cut to last week I was sick of him never addressing the subject sober so I asked him straight out whether he liked me more than a fwb or not? In which he said your alright I asked him to be more specific and he stated yes..so I asked if maybe he would like to stay over one night during the week to which he stated was a bit of a commitment..in which I laughed off and stated it was no different then me staying over at his on a weekend..

We remained flirtatious in and out of work however this week..i had a fall and had to go to hospital and he txt me and checked in alot and was being very supportive however when I stated awwh you do care then..he replied no I was just bored waiting to eat...sarcastic as ever..but heres where things changed towards the end of this week we was at lunch with a couple of colleagues and I recieved a phone call from a friend..in which i left the table to take on my return he was sat at the table alone as they had gone to get a drink and he stated 'that one of your boyfriends' 'at least I know where I stand' he then left

I later text him to ask what he meant by that and was a little sarcastic as a was pissed off and said is it a case of you not wanting me but no-one else can either? To which he then asked me a straight question of was I sleeping with someone else? In which I immediately replied no, i then asked why was he? To which he didnt provide me with a direct answer but rather 'I will not dignify that with a response' I was pissed off that he felt the need to ask me however wouldn't reply himself directly so asked him again 'well are you?'

To which I then got 'whatever you know I want a quiet life and this is turning into nagging, if you keep this up this will be stopping'

To which pissed me off to no end because I wasnt the one who has made the comment in the first place so I replied saying that to which he said

Let's call it a day now then to avoid any confusion..when I then asked why has this been blown out of proportion

He then stated

That I wanted more from this I was to make plans have commitments and a relationship which he doesnt want and cant give me and he doesnt like or want to answer questions

The following day we went to work together and it was slightly awkward but bearable I attempted to reach out over the weekend to which I got a shit message of why are you texting me we have had fun it's now over so dont..

However now here is the big thing..I've just found out I'm pregnant (I was using contraception before anyone calls me out for that) and I dont know what the hell to do if i try and communicate he will think i am using this as an excuse because of the current situation but it's really just shocking timing and I'm freaking out because I have to see him tomorrow!

Someone give me some advice please!!

OP posts:
CousinKrispy · 17/02/2020 14:22

I agree with a PP who says you need to consider what YOU want. He sounds like an utter nightmare and spending the rest of your life tied to him would be so draining (I bet he's not going to stop drinking and conveniently "forgetting" whatever he says and does whilst drunk, on top of the even worse controlling shit). This must be really difficult, OP, but try to focus on yourself and be realistic about what it would mean to be tied to someone like him for years :-(

ChainsawBear · 17/02/2020 14:31

I don’t think the OP should feel like she needs to leave her job - AT ALL. Why bloody should she???

It's not a question of any of us thinking that her leaving is right. It's a question of reality, and living in it.

Reality is that pregnancy discrimination is a real thing, and notoriously hard to prove unless the company are total idiots. Reality is that a very senior individual is rarer and worth more to the company than a more junior one. Reality is that misogyny lives. Reality is that many people aren't going to look kindly on casually fucking and getting pregnant by your boss's boss. Reality is that even if the company backs you overtly and sacks him, your credibility is gone and your career there is probably toast. One of the many good reasons why you should never, ever fuck someone in your chain of command, whether up or down.

Do I think many of the above attitudes are deplorable and work to change them? Yes. Do I still have to live in reality? Yes. And so does the OP.

OP, he is a controlling abusive dickface and he has the ability to fuck your life to Kingdom come if you choose to keep this pregnancy, because he has control over your work life on top of having leverage over the baby should you keep it. I would strongly advise you to terminate, and whatever you do, you should change jobs, because you are probably screwed at this one whatever happens. There is no way you can have the baby and just carry on there, and you need away from this man.

Please, learn the lessons from this. Know the red flags. Ditch controlling people. Use two forms of contraception in any casual relationship. And for God's sake don't have sex with people who have power over you in the workplace. It never ends well.

Delbelleber · 17/02/2020 14:43

I think I'd say that you are pregnant and you would like to be in an exclusive relationship. If that isn't what he wants from you ask him to keep it civil for the baby

CountFosco · 17/02/2020 14:48

Have an abortion (don't tell him, he's made his feelings clear)
Get a new job
Block him on all social media
Don't sleep with a coworker again

whydoihavetogothroughsomuch · 18/02/2020 13:40

I agree with the other poster who said he will blame you for getting pregnant. The other thing that came to my mind, is that you probably are not the only woman he has been shagging at work. It might be best to find another job.

Azadewow · 23/02/2020 18:41

How are you doing op?

bathsh3ba · 23/02/2020 19:33

An abortion isn't necessarily 'just a pill and a heavy period' - it depends on how the OP feels about both pregnancy and abortion. I miscarried at six weeks and was heartbroken, personally I know I could never have an abortion.

The OP needs to make the decision for herself because she has to live with whichever she chooses. She has said she finds the decision hard - some women do and some don't.

Evidently the man is a controlling idiot and she needs to make the decision in the full knowledge that she will be coping with either an abortion or a pregnancy and motherhood on her own.

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