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Found text messages from another woman

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ohellnotagain · 29/03/2020 20:25

Been with partner 22 years. I'm 48 and he is 52. Kids grown up and left home.

P has always lied and gone after other women. Always on the lookout for something better than me. Whether he's followed through with these relationships, I don't know and don't really care. Lately he has been paying attention to me, saying nice things and being generally nice and generous with his money. I thought he had outgrown this

My DDad died last year and left me (only child) his house. I've been slowly getting things together to move out and reclaim my half of our joint house. I haven't told him I'm moving out, but thought maybe reconsider in view of the changed behaviour. Always denied lying, cheating etc and very clever at covering his tracks.

So I checked his phone. It used to have a code on it but it's unlocked now. Quite shocked as he is good at passwords on everything and hiding things. The phone is out of the Ark. a really old Samsung. Took a while to find messages as it's not at all like my iPhone!

Found a message conversation from someone with the name of a woman he knew before he met me, who he said had died in a car accident! No idea if it's this woman but... this is the weird thing, several messages from her dated a few days ago. 15 or so messages, including this one with the message
In the comments. Definitely a 2 sided conversation with him, but no corresponding messages?

So I looked in his sent box and found messages from him to her dated 2014. Also with a message I'll show in the comments.

I'm going for sure now but would love to throw some evidence in his face as the removals van pulls up. What should I do now. I have the phone number of this woman. I just love a bit of revenge apart from taking half his house away.

🤣

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ohellnotagain · 29/03/2020 21:17

Probate took forever and now with Coronavirus no one will move me out. I'm stuck for a good few weeks. ☹️

I'll keep checking the phone and screen shot things. Funnily enough I don't feel a single thing.

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Faez · 29/03/2020 21:19

I can't see the first message

BackseatCookers · 29/03/2020 21:21

Ooh please leave him without mentioning this.

I can't tell you the satisfaction you'll get leaving him saying "things have just gotten a bit stale and I appreciate you've been trying recently but I just don't feel that way anymore so it's time for us both to move on" rather than shouting at him or being angry about this OW.

He'll be STUNNED you want to leave him just because you don't want to be with him.

Don't get into good cop / bad cop - say you haven't been happy, the relationship has run its course.

Honestly that's so much better a feeling than a big showdown where he'll just deny / minimise or do the 'see, you're mental' bollocks.

GilbertMarkham · 29/03/2020 21:22

That'ss actually all panned out to be a good thing op - he could gone after half of your inheritance if you had been.

It's bad enough losing a parent without your shitty spouse who cheated on you/treated you like crap getting part of their assets due to our no fault divorce laws.

Being married only seems to benefit the person with the lower assets.

ohellnotagain · 29/03/2020 21:22

I'll get evidence in case someone asks or thinks he is the victim. He is sooooo bloody clever at playing women and getting their sympathy. If I have plenty of evidence and family get funny with me, I'll just show them. My friends think the bloody world of him and how lucky I am. 😡.

I'm so sorry for younger women with children at home and no where to go. That was me 10 years ago, so I know I'm really lucky.

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GilbertMarkham · 29/03/2020 21:26

Backseat has a point - you would just get into a denial, lying, gas lighting, mud slinging etc situation ... He sounds highly dishonest, manipulative (and weird tbh).

ohellnotagain · 29/03/2020 21:27

@GilbertMarkham Yep. 10 years ago I stopped pushing for marriage as my DDad said he would leave me the house. I helped care for him and would have looked after him if needed, but apart from his food shopping he never needed help.

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HollowTalk · 29/03/2020 21:27

Can you and the children move the things from your house? If you can, I'd do that tomorrow morning. Make sure you notify a solicitor immediately, too.

And yes, I'd say, "You don't really do it for me any more. When I look at you I just think, 'Ugh, sleaze'."

ohellnotagain · 29/03/2020 21:29

@GilbertMarkham He is weird. One of the messages indicated he was volunteering to help the NHS, which was a load of bollox. He's just very good at soft soaping people and saying the right thing to get what he wants. Dad never like him lol

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ohellnotagain · 29/03/2020 21:31

I'm going to the house tomorrow to do some decorating and clearing (been putting it off) but I'll see. NotDp doesn't even bother me, I think I'm a bit amused on one hand by it all and strangely disturbed! Odd!

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GilbertMarkham · 29/03/2020 21:40

He's just very good at soft soaping people and saying the right thing to get what he wants. Dad never like him lol

Sorry for the loss of your ddad op Flowers.

You stbx sounds like a sociopath or narc or something (just dabbling in some armchair psychology).

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