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DH ‘just looking’ at dating sites. Would you be OK with that?

75 replies

DottyLott · 13/03/2020 17:55

Apparently it’s the same as looking at women in the street Hmm.

No subscriptions paid. No evidence of messages sent or meet ups.

Do it show an intention to to look elsewhere? To cheat? Or just boredom?

Opinions please!

OP posts:
Aerial2020 · 13/03/2020 17:56

Yuk!

Cambionome · 13/03/2020 17:56

Who does that?! Very odd and very suspicious.

Claire926 · 13/03/2020 17:56

Leave him. It does not matter what his intentions are, he is being disrespectful. Tell him you are joining a site, I bet he would not like that.

Mintlegs · 13/03/2020 17:57

This seems very strange, I would be alarmed if my husband was doing this. Red flag, anything else?

Fairycake2 · 13/03/2020 17:57

Definitely not ok. I would be livid and kick his sorry arse out!

AnyFucker · 13/03/2020 17:57

Absolutely not

MayFayner · 13/03/2020 17:58

Would I be ok with it? No.

MagnoliaJustice · 13/03/2020 17:58

It would show an intention to cheat, as far as I am concerned. Looking at a dating site is nothing like looking at women in the street. Women on dating sites are mostly single and looking for a relationship/friend with benefits. Women in the street will tell a pervy bloke looking them up and down to piss off.

MissBPotter · 13/03/2020 17:59

I wouldn’t be happy and I’m not sure I’d believe it’s just looking.

Bluntness100 · 13/03/2020 18:00

Eh, no people don’t just do that op, he’s looking for a reason, Confused

UsernameUnknownn · 13/03/2020 18:00

That is nothing at all like staring at someone in the street!
That's very suspicious!

Weregoingonanadventure · 13/03/2020 18:01

It's a teeny tiny step from just looking, to signing up for a free trial. Then another tiny step to maessaging someone "just for fun/a laugh".
He's already given into temptation by having a look so he doesnt sound like the kind of guy who could hold back from sending a few messages. And if someone massaged his ego enough, he'd be off meeting them.

You dont look at dating sites if you've bit got a little voice inside saying you want to get something for it.

I would leave. If you've got kids then that's harder but life is just too short to spend it with someone who's looking into online dating when they're meant to be married to you. Yuck.

Aerial2020 · 13/03/2020 18:03

Are you sure he's not signed up? Don't you have to register to look up other people?

Aerial2020 · 13/03/2020 18:04

Even his excuse that it's the same as looking at other women in the street (its not) is just vile and really disrespectful.

Toomuchtooyoung01 · 13/03/2020 18:06

Definitely dodgy.

user1493413286 · 13/03/2020 18:06

I’m not sure I would believe it. It’s very different to looking at women on the street; it’s purposefully seeking available women out

Mixeduphead · 13/03/2020 18:06

Hes gonna cheat. I'm a woman in a very sad marraige, I've looked at dating sites for casual chats which lead to meets. I'm not proud but honest.
No such thing as window shopping

Mixeduphead · 13/03/2020 18:07

Not saying your in a sad marriage tho. Sorry if it comes across like that

BidieIn · 13/03/2020 18:08

No way!
Horrible

Tweedypie · 13/03/2020 18:08

It's definitely suspicious but ....my good friend was concerned her husband was cheating and using such sites. I went on to look for him for her, could this be the case? Could he be looking for you? Or for someone else?
We found friends husband and get the confirmation was needing when he messaged my fake profile for a meet up. He would still be denying it and making her question her sanity. He was an expert at manipulation and had talked his way out of many things before but couldn't talk his way out of this. Anyway as I said just a thought.

TimeForPlentyIn2020 · 13/03/2020 18:09

No, I wouldn’t be happy with that!

Dontsayyouloveme · 13/03/2020 18:09

Aerial2020 yes you deffo do need to at least create a profile to view people. Not necessarily with a pic of you’re own, could be a sunrise or whatever but you deffo have to have a profile of some sort!

Even if he is ‘just’ looking... wtaf?!!!

Spudlet · 13/03/2020 18:09

Not ok, no. Like user1493413286 said, it’s seeking them out, not just glancing at someone you happen to pass in the street.

Eeewww.

Sassanacs · 13/03/2020 18:10

Why does he need to 'just look' at dating sites when HE'S FUCKING MARRIED

Disrespectful twat. Get rid

MargotsBumpyNight · 13/03/2020 18:15

Completely inappropriate and utterly unacceptable.

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