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Serendipity2121 · 07/05/2024 15:47

My husband has gone away to see him poorly mum today. He had disappointing news he didn’t get the job he really wanted which would mean promotion for him.
he brushed off his disappointment .
I know he shares his thoughts with guys from work, so I did nosy on his messages to see what he said.
as thought some friends were asking if he’d got the job.
there was a message with a mobile number, no name .
it was clear my husband had arranged to meet someone on a trip away. The messages were about my husband saying he was waiting in his car on the street and for this person to text their house number.
he told this person he was wearing stockings and suspenders and asking for them to “just take control of me”.

I felt so sick

in the past my husband has met guys, mostly guys who dressed in female clothes, some transvestites and some cross dressers…. At this time we broke up , but eventually got back together and he said it wouldn’t happen again, we even got married.

now 7 years later I,m sitting on the floor in my bedroom , I’m now 62, feeling very foolish, sad and feeling like a mug and worried for a future.
I think my shame of his past, led me to act as though it didn’t matter and I hid away so now no friends to share this with

OP posts:
Serendipity2121 · 14/05/2024 00:06

Thank you for your reply
I don’t feel over the hill and I am scared of my future but my feelings about the revelation are beginning to feel clearer
I do have to jobs so I can save for my pension
and planning to ask the husband to contribute towards extra savings instead claiming anything from him
my mind is becoming clearer and the future is less bleak as also my youngest son announced they are having a baby and they’d like me to be actively involved . They announced this to my after we sat down together for me to disclose what has happened and asking for their support
if all fails I can live with them , so i have a safety net. Next is contacting old friends and rekindling friendships and new hobbies

I have been out to buy new clothes.

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Serendipity2121 · 14/05/2024 00:09

I have looked at my husbands sat nav and found some addresses he visited on the day that matches the explicit text messages for him to meet another guy.
I have put the guys telephone number into my WhatsApp contacts and hey presto a photo of the guy is clear to see.
im wondering if it’s possible from a photo to see if I can find a name to this person ?

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AGlinnerOfHope · 14/05/2024 06:41

I can’t help with anything technical, sorry. I know ducks need to be lined up but that’s about it.

Well done for getting a bit of clarity. Do T agree to anything until you have had advice.

CheapThrillsMeanNothing · 14/05/2024 11:41

You should try a Google reverse image search

WearyAuldWumman · 14/05/2024 11:44

Serendipity2121 · 10/05/2024 18:15

Hi
the sexless marriage was not my choice, my husband said his bits and bobs didn’t work
so eventually I moved into my own room, as I still had healthy desires and sleeping next to him was like torment as he wore no clothes in bed,
so I moved out of our bed as I was sad he wouldn’t try to be intimate . You’re right, alarm bells rang but he assured me that life was past.

the house is my husbands he has owned it before I met him
snd yes I am aware at 62 and 64 my health may one day decline and I will be on my own

but at this moment knowing he’s lied, and I’d given up a physical life and been considerate thinking his bits didn’t work…… at the moment I feel a mug,

I hear many say stay with him , which is what I did after I first found out he’d cheated and I put that behind me and worked on us

and now I feel an old fool for believing him

I’ve wasted valuable years of my life

Don't waste any more.

I'm about the same age as you. I know women older than us who have found new partners.

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