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Husband buying used bras

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Live4theday · 07/06/2024 16:21

Abit of a long one but I’m going out of my mind and really need some opinions, advice or thoughts on this!
Me and my husband have been married 15 years, last year (October), I found out after a worryingly amount of letters coming through the post that he had been gambling and had got us into a huge amount of debt, around 60k. He revelled that this had been going on around 5-6 years, he moved out of our home to his parents for around a month, he seemed support, counselling and I agreed to support him through this.
This year around February time I find out he has decided himself that he does not need the counselling, during this time he had made no effort at home, no effort on our marriage or his recovery from addiction.
fast forward to last week, I put a water bottle into his work bag so he didn’t forget it. I can see a pile of letters, my heart instantly sunk, I panicked whether there was more debt I didn’t know about, eviction notices etc. I took them out to read through them and realised they were all old letters that he must of been hiding in there. As I put them back I felt a package, I pulled it out and looked inside to find 2 bras, completely shocked not being what I thought I was going to find at all! Two different sizes and definitely not mine!! He was putting my daughter to bed and didn’t know what to do, he came down and I confronted him. He confirmed that he had bought them off a selling site for to use for his own pleasure. He was obviously very shocked I had found them, he packed up went to his parents and left his wedding ring.
im at a complete loss, I was just recovering from the trust lost regarding the finances but now I have a completely different trust issue! It made me feel physically sick he would do this, I’m even struggling to look at him. I don’t know what to do next, feeling exhausted. Please help 😔

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Seaoftroubles · 07/06/2024 18:44

OP, he's done you a favour by leaving and going to his parents. Tell him to stay there. Next step, see a solicitor and start divorce proceedings; he's an addict with a bra fetish ( and who knows what else!) who abused your trust and made no attempt to change.
Please put yourself and childen first and don't give him any more chances. Now he's gone do a forensic search of your home to make sure there's no other skeletons in the closet!

Nicole1111 · 07/06/2024 19:36

Run. Not necessarily even because of the bras, although it’s another indicator that he is capable of great secrecy, but because he betrayed your trust, let you and your child down and he hasn’t even got enough respect for you to invest effort in to repairing the relationship with you. You deserve better.

TeaGinandFags · 07/06/2024 19:46

Why are you still with him?

He's showing you no respect at all but he will expect you to bail him out of the next crisis.

Pack his bags and give him his cards along with his divorce papers.

GrumpyPanda · 07/06/2024 19:53

Forget the bras, I'm alarmed at you stating that he "got us" into debt. Surely that would be debt on his credit card, not on any joint accounts? Please get financial/legal advice immediately so you can ringfence this amount upon divorce.

Choochoo21 · 07/06/2024 20:01

Has he shown you proof of purchase?

Many people will tell a smaller lie to get out of a bigger one.
He may have been having an affair.

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