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People who are having an affair? How are you managing during lockdown

502 replies

Sosweetmylovelygirl · 30/04/2020 16:28

Just that really ! Are you missing your lover? How are you managing not seeing them during lockdown? I’m curious.

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Monsterjam · 30/04/2020 21:00

@Chewbacca1111 what does the symbol mean?

Chewbacca1111 · 30/04/2020 21:01

Which one?

Monsterjam · 30/04/2020 21:03

Could be a flower could be a jammy dodger (bad eyesight), I see it a lot and didn’t know what it meant

Chewbacca1111 · 30/04/2020 21:04

It’s a biscuit 🍪

bigchris · 30/04/2020 21:04

I imagine she means the snarky biscuit

Plus answering the question in the thread title isn't boasting or being proud , it's just answering

Crazychild · 30/04/2020 21:09

It’s very difficult being apart, but my experience is that feelings actually intensify for both APs being separated like this.
It all plays to the star-crossed lovers narrative and makes you want each other more.

NoMoreDickheads · 30/04/2020 21:14

I split with the sleazeball 'friend' due to MN. He's in the shielded group and I think would want to avoid dying, so is probably sticking to porn and getting women to send him photos and videos. He probably has 'phone sex' with his lovers too.

Patch23042 · 30/04/2020 21:18

I don’t know from experience because I’m happy with my OH and don’t live with him anyway, but key workers whose jobs involve late/overnight shifts presumably can say that they’re working. The spouses of key workers will meet their affair partners when the key worker is at work and unaware that their husband/wife is not at home.

Meanwhile, lots of texting, plus phone calls during the one hour walk or supermarket shop.

It probably adds a certain frisson.

roff · 30/04/2020 21:19

It’s hardly something to be proud of is it?

I didn't say it was. But if people are interested about the OP then you need to accept people having affairs are going to respond.

couldyoubeanymoreme · 30/04/2020 21:23

We're doing fine. Meeting with different excuses than normal. Slightly less frequently. No hotels is annoying. Won't be forever though

amillionwishes · 30/04/2020 21:33

@roff fair play to you for answering x

To those who's black and white lives means they're SO perfect... well, people have affairs for all sorts of reasons.

I'm not having an affair but I've sympathy for those in awful relationships for whatever reason can't leave just yet.

Chewbacca1111 · 30/04/2020 21:35

I didn't say it was. But if people are interested about the OP then you need to accept people having affairs are going to respond.

I guess it all comes down to morality.

Chewbacca1111 · 30/04/2020 21:36

To those who's black and white lives means they're SO perfect... well, people have affairs for all sorts of reasons.

You know nothing about other people’s lives, but some of choose not to be deceitful liars, because we are better than that and don’t want to ever be responsible for another person’s pain.

thebridgelooksbroken · 30/04/2020 21:37

I didn't say it was. But if people are interested about the OP then you need to accept people having affairs are going to respond.

True. And we can judge you.

thebridgelooksbroken · 30/04/2020 21:38

@amillionwishes

Yes, many reasons. Not many of them are valid, if any.

amillionwishes · 30/04/2020 21:41

@thebridgelooksbroken of course. But, you know, I don't judge people I don't know. Because I don't know.

NotMyNigel · 30/04/2020 21:42

Why do you ask @Sosweetmylovelygirl? Are you having an affair yourself ?

You must be very interested in this subject to join MN especially to post start a thread about it.

Ilets · 30/04/2020 21:44

Phone chats and video sex sessions

No meets is seriously annoying but it's no big deal in the long run. It's been years, it'll be more years, a few months is neither here nor there

If it continues too long, I see him leaving his wife, but I hope that doesn't happen. There's no real need.

thebridgelooksbroken · 30/04/2020 21:48

Right @amillionwishes

You don't judge posters like this? @couldyoubeanymoreme

We're doing fine. Meeting with different excuses than normal. Slightly less frequently. No hotels is annoying. Won't be forever though

Sounds like a silly, vapid airhead to me.

roff · 30/04/2020 21:51

@thebridgelooksbroken

I don't understand, if you're not interested why take part in the thread?

Crazychild · 30/04/2020 21:51

There’s a lot of wronged women and victims of affairs on this forum who pop up every time these topics appear.

Many of you look silly and are clearly still hurting.

amillionwishes · 30/04/2020 21:51

@thebridgelooksbroken nope. Because why on earth would they bare their soul here... and if they were just after a bit of fun and didn't give a fuck then, well, why do I need to judge them? If they don't judge themselves then at some point their affair will be exposed and all manner of people will. I've no need to.

Sosweetmylovelygirl · 30/04/2020 21:51

@NotMyNigel no not at all I just felt curious that’s basically it.

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Sosweetmylovelygirl · 30/04/2020 21:53

I name changed too so I’m not new to MN

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thebridgelooksbroken · 30/04/2020 21:57

@Crazychild

Hmm