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Hubby wouldn’t give me his phone

58 replies

MamFran · 14/08/2023 20:34

So I just set up balloons and presents for our daughters birthday tomorrow. I’d left my phone upstairs so said to my husband ‘can I have your phone to take a picture please’
he hesitated and said why? I said cos I’ve left my phone upstairs and I want to take a picture of the balloon and presents.
he said ‘Oh I want to see’ and got up with his phone to come and see and he took the picture himself.

This could be innocent and may have actually just wanted to see…….but it’s thrown me!! What would you guys think ?

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Doggymummar · 16/08/2023 10:19

TiredCatLady · 16/08/2023 04:53

Maybe, just maybe, some people have work related stuff on their phones and maybe have recently had riot act type IT training warning them of how they shouldn’t hand over their phone to anyone, even family, for such innocent purposes as taking a photograph?

But this is MN so…

Then work should probably supply a secre phone in that case.

Crikeyalmighty · 16/08/2023 10:22

I think with many men it's porn and sometimes gambling and they can't remember if they cleared their history or private browsed. Thing is if they know it's fine and dandy why feel the need to show no sign of it- ? Because they know for many women it isn't fine and dandy

Watchkeys · 16/08/2023 12:37

@Greenwitchhorse

You've missed my point too, but I'm sure others haven't. Thanks for the naivety link. You clearly have exceptional wisdom.

justme2022 · 16/08/2023 13:09

And this i feel the same its my phone use your own phone im hiding nothing but your not using my phone i share everything els in this house but leave my phone alone its mine*

Agree with this. My phone is the only
thing in our house that I don't have to share with everyone else. There's nothing of any interest on it but it's mine. You want to use a phone? Go get your own.

TravelInHope · 14/10/2023 07:42

He is having an affair. Seems obvious to me.

GreyCarpet · 14/10/2023 11:36

Ify partner asked for my phone, I'd always hesitate and ask why. It's processing time. I'm not doing anything in shouldn't and I wouldn't be worried about any messages coming through or anything.

On the rare occasions I ask him, he doesn't hesitate or ask me why.

I'd also want to go and see the balloons etc myself.

I'm not qualified to say its nothing but neither am I qualified to assume its something. But this on its own wouldn't raise alarm bells for me. Certainly not enough to warrant a MN post on it so I suspect there are other things too.

Anotherlurkingmale · 14/10/2023 11:51

I'd say he probably is up to something but it's not necessarily an affair - could be porn related. As other posters have said, see how he reacts on future occasions when you want to use his phone. Also does he happily leave it unattended or does he always take it with him?

Osirus · 14/10/2023 12:04

My phone is like my diary. I’d hate for someone else to see what I’ve been looking up on the internet - all entirely innocent but potentially embarrassing.

Back to the 80/90s, would you just happily hand your diary over?

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