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Feel awful, should I tell her?

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lp67 · 20/11/2023 21:12

A few years ago I was at uni and a girl was starting to join our friendship group. I didn’t really know her at the time but she seemed nice and has gradually now, over the years, become part of our core group.
It was in the early days of her joining our group that we were all on a night out and a couple of the girls boyfriends were there.
This girls boyfriend ended up kissing me. We all slept in the same house that night and the next day (when sober) he said to me ‘I’m surprised we didn’t end up in one of the bedrooms together’. I just ignored him and went into another room.
Now this girl and this same guy are married and have just had a baby.
I have felt so so guilty over the years and this has now intensified with their baby news. I know I only have myself to blame for this. Out of everyone in the group I am least close with her, maybe because I’ve always had this guilt in the back of my mind.
I realise my part in this, we were very young and we were drunk but it takes two to tango. I feel very guilty and have never done anything like this since, nor would I. Her now husband has added me on Facebook and instagram at odd hours, like 3am, when he’s been on a night out. I’ve seen him a couple of times since and I get the vibe he fancies me but I’ve just kept my distance completely as I feel awkward.
I was watching a chat show the other day and this topic came up, someone said they would always let their friend know if their partner is a cheat, but they would do it via anonymous letter.
Should I tell her? Would you want to know?
I wish I had just grown a pair said something initially when it first happened.

OP posts:
Cosywintertime · 22/11/2023 10:55

I wonder if the op will come back. Likely not.

It does make me shudder, that you can be happily getting on with your life, like this couple, and be completely unaware someone, an acquaintance, an old friend is silently watching you, obsessing on you, and wanting to cause you some damage.

the question is why, the op is obviously fantasising this man fancies her. Even knowing the evidence is to the contrary, he never made a move after that, night, never said he wanted to do it again, just made a flippant comment. She’s trying to fool herself into thinking friend or follow requests in the wee small hours are some form of secret love lorn act, that being friendly to her, means that yes, yes she’s the one. And she wants to tell his wife.

what does she want to happen, for the marriage to fall apart? For her to be able to go after him and live this woman’s life?

amd everyone will guess it’s her who did it and pity her. No one will give a shit about a drunken snog as a teen.

does she have a crush on him. Hate her. Both? Is it just jealousy as they have what she doesn’t?

as said, it’s really sinister that you can be getting on with it, and someone is silently sitting obsessing on you.

MyDarlingWhatIfYouFly · 23/11/2023 20:23

If he did it with you he likely did it with others. Let one of them blow up his poor wife's entire life if they feel inclined.

Zanatdy · 23/11/2023 20:41

Absolutely not

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