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I think I found a mini vibrator in my car

375 replies

howdoIhandlethissituation · 29/11/2022 20:09

Obviously name changed.

Context: late 40s, married 20 years, two dcs late teens still at home. Sexless marriage for 5 years. Before that very unsatisfactory. No intimacy.
No communication other than day-to-day running of the home and family.
I've checked out but so has he, long ago.
Basically I gave up trying (aka banging head against a brick wall), spent several years getting quite depressed, then went on antidepressants, hrt and had therapy.
Feel better about life in general and in myself, but still not brave enough to fall it a day on my marriage, for the usual reasons: fear of the unknown, upheaval for dcs, financial implications (not dire but scary all the same).

Today I found what I think is a mini vibrator in the compartment on the inside of the driver's door of our shared car. The dcs don't drive. Dh and I are the only ones who could have put it there and it wasn't me. I have never even seen one but it's metallic, pink, about 4 inches long, looks like a bullet and has an AAA battery. Nothing happens when I press the button but I can't think of anything else it could be.

As it was in the car I assume he's been using prostitutes.

So, how do I handle this?

My plan is to try a new battery tomorrow to confirm what it is.

Then check bank account for cash withdrawals.

Advice?

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Nancienoo · 29/11/2022 20:42

Maybe it’s his for him 🤣

TimeToFlyNow · 29/11/2022 20:43

Could be the teens

NippyWoowoo · 29/11/2022 20:43

minticecreamisjustok · 29/11/2022 20:41

I think you probably know if he's a sleeze and capable but I'd also think could it belong to one of your teens? fallen out a bag. However I would just ask, you found it in the car and wait to see what he says.

Oh yes if you've got teens it could be a friend's or a prank?

Childish but I played a prank on a friend for her housewarming where I put a dildo in the shower (it had a suction bit and I attached it to the glass) so that everyone would see it when they went to freshen up

justcallmebozo · 29/11/2022 20:43

NippyWoowoo · 29/11/2022 20:38

Same 😂

Mine too. All of them!!

EatingWormsMichael · 29/11/2022 20:44

Sounds like you are living separately under one roof. Why expect him to be faithful?

Haffiana · 29/11/2022 20:44

Can you imagine paying a prostitute to use a vibrator on her?

Get a grip OP.

RandomMusings7 · 29/11/2022 20:44

Nancienoo · 29/11/2022 20:42

Maybe it’s his for him 🤣

You'd think a man would go for a model with a flared end 😅

TempyBrennan · 29/11/2022 20:44

SlagathaChristie · 29/11/2022 20:25

No, they don't tend to be that small or pink.

🤭

Leemoe · 29/11/2022 20:45

Oh I mean this as kindly as possible but why would you be shocked at an affair in a sexless marriage? (Discounting ED or other medical issues) if we weren't having sex then I'd expect some form of playing away and would have left when the sex stopped unless I was happy to put up with extramarital affairs.

Sex is usually an integral part of a relationship and young adulthood. No healthy male is going to just not have sex for years no matter how much we would wish them to do so.

I'm not excusing cheating BTW, just saying this shouldn't be a massive shock under the circumstances.

YoSofi · 29/11/2022 20:45

It literally could not be easier to add a photo.

See attached. Add image, choose from library or take photo. Is there a reason why you won’t upload a picture OP? We could tell you immediately what it is.

I think I found a mini vibrator in my car
dearhummingbirds · 29/11/2022 20:45

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Agreed. They posted the word photo because they couldn’t work out how to post a photo. C’mon. There’s no way this is real. Who would leave a vibrator in a shared car.

Nancienoo · 29/11/2022 20:46

RandomMusings7 · 29/11/2022 20:44

You'd think a man would go for a model with a flared end 😅

Flared end? My blonde in me haha

gamerchick · 29/11/2022 20:46

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As long as she washed her hands. That's the most important bit.

RandomMusings7 · 29/11/2022 20:47

@Leemoe why would you assume it was OP who went off sex and not the husband? Is it that inconceivable?

NotToBeShaked · 29/11/2022 20:48

Any of your 3 questions would do.

girlmom21 · 29/11/2022 20:48

YoSofi · 29/11/2022 20:45

It literally could not be easier to add a photo.

See attached. Add image, choose from library or take photo. Is there a reason why you won’t upload a picture OP? We could tell you immediately what it is.

New users can't post photos, so maybe OP hasn't name changed but is a new poster

Leemoe · 29/11/2022 20:49

RandomMusings7 · 29/11/2022 20:47

@Leemoe why would you assume it was OP who went off sex and not the husband? Is it that inconceivable?

It doesn't matter who went off sex though does it?
It's still an instinctual need. If my DH went off sex with me I'd be leaving rather than staying whilst expecting one of these unfortunate discoveries.

OldFan · 29/11/2022 20:49

As it was in the car I assume he's been using prostitutes.

I would assume affair OP.

I had a bullet vibe and think it took a normal battery.

CarefreeMe · 29/11/2022 20:49

I assume it was the teens.
I would just throw it in the bin and not mention it.

On another thread it’s apparently fine to look elsewhere if you and your partner aren’t having sex.
So maybe he took their advice.

YoSofi · 29/11/2022 20:49

girlmom21 · 29/11/2022 20:48

New users can't post photos, so maybe OP hasn't name changed but is a new poster

Ahh ok.

purplecorkheart · 29/11/2022 20:50

Not wanting to be crude but is he using it up his bum? Or could have one of older dc dropped it and he picked it up and put it in doorway.

RandomMusings7 · 29/11/2022 20:53

purplecorkheart · 29/11/2022 20:50

Not wanting to be crude but is he using it up his bum? Or could have one of older dc dropped it and he picked it up and put it in doorway.

A bullet would be a weird choice for that, no? Kinda hard to uhmm... retrieve...

Wakemeup17 · 29/11/2022 20:53

Nancienoo · 29/11/2022 20:30

?

I like the look of that one, what is it please? (asking for a friend).

NippyWoowoo · 29/11/2022 20:54

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Screaming

Nancienoo · 29/11/2022 20:55

Wakemeup17 · 29/11/2022 20:53

I like the look of that one, what is it please? (asking for a friend).

Touch of velvet currently on offer get it snapped up