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Emotional affair?

383 replies

Tic221 · 31/12/2021 14:02

Just a bit of advice really.
I'm at work and thinking about something I saw last night on DH ipad.

Our marriage hasn't been great and lockdown has made it worse.
I was actually considering if we should continue. Nothing particularly bad but I feel we have grown apart too much.

Anyway last night I couldn't sleep so went downstairs at 1am and DH had left his ipad on the kitchen table.
Opened it (innocently) to browse MN and came across imessages.

In a nutshell he has been speaking to a woman for 6 months.
Hours and hours every day.
Mainly evening time as I go to bed early to be up for work at 4am.

From what I can gather, they know eachother through work but don't work directly together.
I've had a look at her Facebook and I don't recognise her. It would seem she is in a relationship too. He has never mentioned her either.

Last night they sent over 100 messages.
Pretty mundane stuff really
New year plans, work, TV etc.

They've sent photos nothing sexual but there are a lot.

They are quite suggestive on a few but not very direct.
Like she mentions his tight jeans on his photo.
He mentions her dress but with a winky face and says it made him feel flustered.

They have not once mentioned me or her apparent partner
But have mentioned I'm passing.
She has one toddler
We have 3 older dc

I'm not sure what to make of it.
They clearly fancy eachother with the photo comments etc
But it isn't sexual and not like they're discussing the lows of their current relationships.
It almost seems friendly but with a subtle undertone.

For me that for 6 months they have messaged eachother every day.
Including Christmas
And speak for hours.

Is this an emotional affair? Or just an unhealthy friendship? Confused

OP posts:
Lennon80 · 10/01/2022 22:20

@Ruralbliss

My XH had an emotional affair which instead of leading to a full blown physical affair lead to more and more closeness and very minor physicals but at home it made him horrendous to me when he could have been putting effort into fixing our twenty year relationship he was busy telling me how awful I was.

The minute we split he got together with his affair partner and claimed nothing had gone on before that.

What an absolute bastard!
Ruralbliss · 11/01/2022 11:06

Yes @Lennon80 although ultimately it did us all a favour as I binned him off, realised quickly he'd been a challenging narcissist for 20+ years and his OW (now gf of three years) is deemed to be such a controlling weirdo herself that my kids refuse to go stay with their dad. And he is very miserable.

Meanwhile I've never been happier. Was so from the moment he left.

Be careful what you wish for became my motto to both of them.

Sorry though. Hopefully your DH is not an awful ragey narcissist & you can get him back to fixing what you have together.

padsi1975 · 14/01/2022 15:35

How are you doing op?

Monstertrucks · 20/01/2022 20:24

Thinking of you OP, I hope that you're doing ok and managing to find a way forward in this difficult situation.
We are here for you if ever you need us xx

DancinOnTheCeiling · 20/01/2022 22:34

Thinking of you OP xx

USaYwHatNow · 06/02/2022 12:14

I can't stop thinking about this thread! I really hope everything is OK.

Lostforwords1001 · 08/04/2022 18:50

Goodness this thread, I hope you’re ok. My husband was having an emotional affair and I found out before Xmas as her husband discovered it and sent me screenshots of their conversations. It’s been going on nearly 3 years and she’s my friend 😔 I’m reeling. My husband just wants to sweep it under the carpet as if nothing has happened. He’s sorry, it’s over and that’s that. I just can’t get my head around it and I have to see her all the time as she’s a mum of my child’s friend. I feel so betrayed and like they’ve made a complete fool of me. I do think it’s related to his self asteem and need for attention. A midlife crisis and jealousy because I have a good job and are busy with the kids etc. We were having problems before, just not communicating etc but I never expected anything like this and right under my nose. I do believe nothing physical happened but does it matter? Do I want to be with someone who checked out a few years ago and has been busy messaging my friend on Instagram?! and possibly others I suspect. I don’t know what to do or what to think, I wish it would all go away, I don’t know how I can trust or respect him

Turtletotem · 09/04/2022 04:47

Lost for words,
Sorry you're going through such a difficult time m. Start yourself a new thread I'm sure you'll get lot's of excellent advice Flowers

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