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Do I contact woman I found messages of on DP's phone?

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WorriedandScared93 · 29/10/2022 10:40

Hi all, I am hoping to get a bit of advice really. I found some messages from another woman on my DP's phone. It was in archived section and 'muted' so it wouldn't pop up on his phone when he got a message. All very secretive. Her name wasn't even saved. I looked at the messages and all I managed to see what 'hello amazing her name xxxxxx' and then he had sent her photos of our 3 month old daughter? I don't know who this woman is so this is the part I can't deal with.

I asked him and he said it's someone he was speaking to when we had a break 3 years ago (we were going through a bad time but since being back together I thought we had been in a much better place) She was single and so was he. He tells me he never met her, not sure if I believe that. I said why are you still talking if back with me and she is also in a new relationship.

He snatched the phone off me and then I asked 'who it was' he said just a friend....

That's all I managed to see before he deleted the WhatsApp thread of messages. I regret not scrolling through more. The last message was sent yesterday. We were also away on a family holiday when I found these messages! I don't know whether to be angry he deleted the messages before I even was able to take a look and make a decision myself or the fact he's been sending photos of my daughter to someone I don't even know!!

It's all one big mess and I don't know whether to let this one go or contact the woman as I have found her Facebook and ask what has been going on?

OP posts:
DeireadhFomhair · 01/11/2022 20:48

emptythelitterbox · 01/11/2022 17:59

What she did before responding to you was contact him to get their stories straight. Then she messaged you saying nothing was going on.

Did you just ask her if you knew your DH and nothing else?

If that is all you asked and she replied like she did, that's a way over the top response. Why would she assure you nothing was going on when you didn't ask that?

Completely agree! She contacted him and they got their story together. I'm sorry OP 😞

wineNcheeseifYplease · 01/11/2022 21:11

MsDogLady · 01/11/2022 17:13

They’ve set up a damage control narrative.

As I said above, his behavior screams ‘illicit,’ not platonic ‘pen pal.’

*Secrecy—archived/muted/not in contacts
*Calls her amazing and sends kisses
*Blocked transparency by snatching phone and deleting messages
*If chat was only about football and children, he’d have gladly shown you the messages.

They’re making a mockery of you, @WorriedandScared93. You’ll never have peace of mind with this sneaky cheat.

This. If it was anything else, why so many layers of secrecy? That's not normal "platonic" behaviour. Sorry.

cosmicbabe · 01/11/2022 21:55

He wouldn't have deleted anything if it was innocent. That's all I would need to know.

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