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Should I ask my partner about him planning on sleeping with a prostitute when he has already denied this?

15 replies

Samsy1 · 15/03/2022 14:57

Hi ladies, hoping for some help.
After being in an abusive relationship for 8 years and getting out, I( female 29) met a lovely man (Male 31) who was everything I could have ever hoped for. He's very kind and gentle, is amazing with my 9 year old boy and adores me. We have been going out for about a year and a half now.

When we started dating he deleted his tinder ( we met on tinder) after our second date and was very keen. We started dating and he spend days off on dates with me, and eventually staying over. What was strange when we started dating was that he'd not make a move on me, not even for a proper kiss. Even when he stayed over at 1st, he never made a move, we did eventually sleep together after about 2 months of dating, and he was very passionate. This wasnon November 11. This date is important and I'll tell you why. Our sex life was strange to start with. He enjoyed it but didn't seem to be in the mood a lot, was tired etc, often couldn't stay hard and that had a real hit on my self esteem. I had only been with my ex before that, and it threw me ad I'd never encountered this before. I consider myself a reasonably attractive woman, and this got me thinking what was wrong. Because of this I started looking through my partners phone which I'm not proud of, but I needed some answers. First of all, I found out he had been dating this woman, right before me, which he had never mentioned when we shared stuff about our previous relationships. When I confronted him about it he said she was someone he dated for a very short time, she did live with him for a bit, but only because she was crazy, on drugs and her family wanted nothing to do with her, and he felt sorry for her and wanted to help. He also said she had bit him whilst in one of her drug fuelled rages and making him end up in the hospital, and he was extremely embarrassed about the whole thing, didn't want me finding out and just wanted to put that whole part of his life behind him. I did then ask about drugs and he said he would've partied quite a bit before he met me but that meeting me was the best thing that happened to him and he stopped all that, and that he always wanted the settled life. For the record I had my son when I was young so I never got into the drug/ party scene much, a night out every now and again with a few drinks is as crazy at it gets. So that was fine I understood it.
Now there were still some issues in the bedroom, and I couldn't take it and asked if there's anything wrong with me, was he not finding me attractive, or not over his ex, and he swore it wasn't that.
So ine night whilst he was in work, I went through his emails and found he had emailed a prostitute asking to meet her in another coutry where his family lives. So he had booked flights to see his family on the 24 October and emailed the prostitute that night to arrange a meeting. I found these emails in the following March. He ended up never going to see his family due to covid, and therefore never met this prostitute. So I confronted him about this too, and swore it wasn't him. He said he had given his email password to his friend so that this friend could email his sister, and that friend must have sent that email to this prostitute. He swore on his mums life and was adamant. If you ever met this man he'd never come across as someone who would be into drugs or prostitutes, he is hardworking, people respect him and he's kind. I am quite a jealous person and do get paranoid from time to time, especially because my abusive ex was messaging orger women whilst we were together.
So I decided to give my partner the benefit of the doubt and let it go. Just to note, this email was sent before me and him had slept together.
Fast forward about a year. Recently, one of his friends was over at our house having a few drinks and they were reminiscing about the good old days, and sharing stories. And my partner started talking about a time they'd taken a certain drug and couldn't move-this was when he was already dating me. That upset me not because he did it, but because he had told me he'd not touched any drugs since he had met me. So next morning I asked him , he was saying I was making it a bigger deal than it was and that he knew I'd not want to date him if I knew everything about him straight away.
So Im Really struggling because I feel like he hasn't been honest with me and I don't fully believe that prostitute story after everything else. Our sex life is completely fine now since he changed jobs and started excercise, he was always putting him not being in the mood down to being exhausted and not liking his body as he had out a bitta weight on.
He's a great partner in every aspect, he's patient, cooks, cleans, we spend quality time together, my family love him, he's funny, really cares about my boy, more than his real father does. But I still can't help these questions I have. So should I confront him again?

OP posts:
Regularsizedrudy · 15/03/2022 15:04

He takes drugs and uses prostitutes. He has done the whole time you’ve been together, you are crazy to believe otherwise. Don’t bother confronting him. Just dump. And work on your self esteem.

ravenmum · 15/03/2022 15:08

What do you need to discuss with him? He's a drug user who likes sleeping with prostitutes. You'd only spend 5 minutes with someone like that if you thought that lifestyle was fine, right? When you say "our house", hopefully you mean you and your son's house?

Alonelonelylonersbadidea · 15/03/2022 15:11

The question in the title is a red herring in a way. Just dump him. You are seriously wasting your time. You cannot possibly believe the bullshit he has been spouting. He is not a great partner. He is a loser. Don’t waste another day with this dude and as pp has said spend some time working on your self-worth. You deserve better.

CaveMum · 15/03/2022 15:18

Really, his "friend" needed to email his sister. Does his friend not have his own email account/phone to call his sister? He's playing you, feeding you the most ridiculous lies.

9/10 the truth is the simplest explanation - HE has been using prostitutes and HE has been taking drugs.

Please, dig deep and find your self-belief then get rid of him and move on to build a good life for you and your son. You say your last relationship was abusive so please be very careful about who you chose to bring into your/your son's life, your boundaries and sense of what is wrong/right in a relationship are already eroded.

TomAllenWife · 15/03/2022 15:21

A great partner????? How????

As others have said, get rid and move on, is this all you think you're worth?

Londono · 15/03/2022 15:24

I found evidence to suggest my then DP was using prostitutes, I believed the pack of lies that he fed me (he was only curious, not actually visiting them) but I never forgot. 9 years later we have split up (over lots of other issues) but I bitterly regret not leaving then as I feel I've wasted my thirties on a man who didn't deserve a day of my life, never mind a decade.

SauceGirl · 15/03/2022 15:31

@Samsy1
You lost me at 'this got me thinking what was wrong. Because of this I started looking through my partners phone'

Momijin · 15/03/2022 15:32

Oh come on op, the man is a liar.

You can easily set up an email account and do you think anyone in theor right mind would book a prostitute using their friend's email and not even delete it? He's insulting your intelligence too.

Why stay with an impotent liar, druggie who is happy to pay for sex.

Raise your bar

lemongreentea · 15/03/2022 15:36

hes a liar and a sleaze. why are you still with him. have some self respect and dump his sorry disrespectful ass. why are you playing yourself like this? hes a liar.

Babadook76 · 15/03/2022 15:43

Oh ffs woman, give yourself a shake. Do you actually need to see him snorting a line off a prostitutes crack before you’ll actually believe what’s been clearly proven time and time again? 🤦🏼‍♀️

HollowTalk · 15/03/2022 15:46

He takes drugs.
He goes to prostitutes.
You are driven crazy by him and check his messages.

It needs to end, OP.

Cheekymaw · 15/03/2022 16:11

And please get an STD check !

SunshineAndFizz · 15/03/2022 16:11

Oh come on.

What are you still doing there?

He's takes drugs (lies about it) and uses prostitutes (also lies about it), but it's fine to stay with him because some of his qualities are good. It's possible to find a bloke with good qualities AND isn't a lying drug taking cheater. Believe in yourself - you'll find better.

Watchkeys · 15/03/2022 16:15

By choosing all this drama, you are choosing discomfort for yourself, on a daily basis. Why would you put yourself through that?

Nowhereelsetogo90 · 15/03/2022 16:25

Is this the example you want for your DS? Someone who uses (or has ever used) a prostitute has no respect for women. He takes drugs, therefore he also has no respect for the law or himself. Just leave. Confused

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