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My husband has had an affair with a woman he met on a dating website (Bumble)

153 replies

Waterville · 02/06/2021 13:40

The woman’s daughter managed to somehow find me via Facebook and provided me with photo selfies of them both, messages and emails DH sent to her mum. He then ghosted her, the daughter got mad and sought me out to inform me.

Like you, never in a millions years would I believe he would cheat on me, we’ve been married 10 years. This was a 2 month affair, she said he had a key to her mums house, left his clothes there (which she also sent me a photo of they were definitely his, I’d bought them). He’s been telling me he’s doing “overtime”, “covering for someone else” etc etc but really he’s practically moved in with this woman, promised her the world. Told her we were divorced (we’re not even separated, happily married I thought). I keep thinking it’s a bad dream, when I read all your stories, I think that’s not me … but then I read the evidence and photo evidence and yes, that is me, it really happened.

I am in complete shock. I haven’t told him I know. “Overtime”, late nights and overnighters are common in his job so trusted him completely and thought nothing of it. He has been acting completely 100% normal at home, his personality hasn’t changed, not one bit. He still talks about future holidays, etc I think I must be going crazy. I can’t put the normal DH with the messages I’ve received.

I can’t tell whether this woman was the first, or the most recent in a long line.

I deal with absolutely everything for the home and the family (and I work). I feel like such a fool. He’s broken my heart. We had such a good little family set up, all ticking along nicely until this message turned everything upside down.

I don’t know what his reaction will be to me finding out. Will he beg for forgiveness? Will he admit our marriage is over?

My poor kids. I’m so very sad for the dreams of the future which will never come.

He didn’t accidentally meet someone at a bar or at work, he went and actively sought a new proper, full on relationship via a dating website (not a hook up site either).

Can this ever be forgiven? Has anyone’s marriage survived something on this scale with undeniable proof?

OP posts:
MarshmallowAra · 04/06/2021 16:37

until some selfish bastard took a shine to her, turned her head and destroyed my family.

She's equally if not more culpable.

Let's face it, we all know when we're crossing the line - and you do it repeatedly and cumulatively until it develops into an affair.

Sillawithans · 04/06/2021 17:08

Fuck him out, he's no good.
I found my ex husband on a website for married people that wanted to cheat on a Monday and by Tuesday he was gone.
I've lived a great life since. For me the marriage was over.
He was stunned.

Fabiofatshaft1 · 04/06/2021 17:43

@MarshmallowAra

In large part, I agree with you, but I’ve learnt life and love are never black and white.......

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