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No idea what to do/think

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handbaglove · 04/01/2022 19:31

So, I guess I'm here because I can't/won't/don't talk to friends and family about my relationship and I'm really struggling and need some advice. I'll try to keep it as short as possible.

Myself and hubby have been together since 16. 15 years later, two pre teens and a home together. We always had trust. 100%. No matter what happened I always thought he would be faithful to me and I to him.

Recently he was going through a really rough patch for many reasons and he was drinking way too much. To the point my children and I weren't a priority. Anyway, I caught him on the phone to another woman - he said nothing happened she was just a friend to talk to etc etc. With more digging and investigating and him tripping up he admitted to kissing her - quite a few times and on more than one occasion. He met her in a bar and went back to hers and then the next time he called her to see what she was doing and she came and picked him up and he went back to "chill" and they kissed some more.

So firstly my issue is that MY husbands tongue was down another woman's throat. Then we have the issue of the lies and then I think to myself do I really believe that two grown adults kissed like teenagers but nothing else?!

He swears blind there's nothing else to tell me. He's deleted and blocked the number and is bending over backwards to get my trust back. But I find my self crying myself to sleep most nights because I never saw it coming. I don't know what to do.

I have her number but I feel calling her wouldn't get me any answers. I can't ask him any more as he isn't changing his story .. maybe we just can't move forward from this? I don't know ? Any advice .. similar situations .. anything is much appreciated.

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Sonaftersonafterson · 04/01/2022 23:52

I'm so genuinely sorry OP.

Regardless of if it was "just" kissing (which I couldn't forgive anyway), he had cheated on you. Hugely unlikely it was just kissing by the way. That's the oldest line in the book.

Having lived through very similar and helped my sister through the same, I would say this: if he has done it once, he will do it again.

Leave if you can.

My sister stayed, tried so hard to move on. Their marriage was fab, her ex Dh was a gem, last person on this earth you'd expect to cheat. She tried and tried but in the end, had a near on nervous breakdown. It never goes away. Especially at night, when he is laying asleep next to you... and you're awake, tortured by what you found out. You'll never fully trust him again and with good reason.

He will be so sorry, full of remorse, you'll believe his lies because, as he has proved by cheating on you, he is a bloody convincing liar.

As painful as it is, hand on heart I would tell any woman the same. Leave now or leave in a few years when youre mentally broken and / or he does it again.

Dottielottie123 · 05/01/2022 00:14

I know you say she won’t tell you anything, but I would message as if you already know :

‘After weeks of denying it, _ has finally admitted that he met you, went back to yours and had sex, then again on another occasion. He swears it was just the two times, please can you just be honest with me if it was just these two times or if there were more times , I’m trying to see how much of a betrayal I’m trying to forgive here’

If she replies ‘ yes it was just the two times.. you have your answer!

CandyLeBonBon · 05/01/2022 01:09

Ah sorry op. It sucks. I'm afraid I wouldn't believe it was just kidding either, but either way the trust is gone. I would walk away tbh.

Sparklfairy · 05/01/2022 01:28

@Dottielottie123

I know you say she won’t tell you anything, but I would message as if you already know :

‘After weeks of denying it, _ has finally admitted that he met you, went back to yours and had sex, then again on another occasion. He swears it was just the two times, please can you just be honest with me if it was just these two times or if there were more times , I’m trying to see how much of a betrayal I’m trying to forgive here’

If she replies ‘ yes it was just the two times.. you have your answer!

I was going to suggest something different but actually this is perfect.

This isn't your shame OP, its his. You have no reason to be embarrassed.

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