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Husband leaving me for a sex worker

102 replies

FireTiger24 · 20/10/2024 08:33

I am undergoing chemo for breast cancer and have just found out that my husband has been cheating on me since my diagnosis with an online sex worker. He has only known this women for a couple of months, they are in love and is now setting up house for her and her child. She does not live locally so she is have to move from the north to the south so they have only met each other 2 times so far. We have 2 children together 10 and 4 that he wants 50/50.

I just don't know how someone who says they loved me and our children can do this and whether I should be concerned about him and his current actions.

OP posts:
Piggled · 20/10/2024 09:56

anascrecca · 20/10/2024 09:54

I now see all relationships through this lens. My husband has a sexual need which is like eating, sleeping and breathing to him.i only found this out over time as my libido dropped after menopause.

Men's main driver is sex over and above everything and everything else is dressing it up to keep women happy and to stay with them.

All the me too accused , all the famous powerful men that trade in their same age wife for a younger model.

I know a lot won't agree but unfortunately this is how I see things now through my experience of the world.

I’m sure a lot of men see it this way, but I’ve yet to hear of a man who died because he hadn’t copulated frequently enough…

MrsMoastyToasty · 20/10/2024 09:57

What a tosser!

Add to the list
-open a new bank account in your sole name (ideally with a separate bank) if all your wages/benefits get paid into a joint account and divert them to the new account.
-inform bank of marital difficulties if you have a joint account. They may cancel any borrowing or overdraft or freeze it so he cannot drain it.
-screen shot messages
-put in a claim for child maintenance

  • get tested for STI s.
TeamPlaying · 20/10/2024 09:57

LadyRoughDiamond · 20/10/2024 09:21

Ok Mumsnet, we need the hive mind here. Ducks in a row: what should go on the list?

Current value of all shared assets and liabilities.
Withdraw half of what’s in any joint account and set aside in case he tries to empty it.
Pension details - need to get them valued.
Council Tax - have him removed for 25% discount.
Start applying for benefits - check out https://www.entitledto.co.uk/
Solicitor appointment asap

…anything else people?

Do get some real life support OP, none of this is your fault and you will come through this horrible time stronger and happier.

I’m sorry OP, he’s an absolute shit.

Don’t be afraid to tell friends and family exactly what has happened. You bear absolutely no shame in this situation, it is all on him.

I agree with others that money is probably the driver here. So you need to act as soon as you can to protect yourself. If you have joint funds, move them. If you don’t have your own bank account, open one immediately.

You might feel frozen right now. You need to dig deep and find your drive to protect yourself and your children. Reach out for help to everyone you can think of, people will pull together for you.

valentinka31 · 20/10/2024 09:57

LadyRoughDiamond · 20/10/2024 09:21

Ok Mumsnet, we need the hive mind here. Ducks in a row: what should go on the list?

Current value of all shared assets and liabilities.
Withdraw half of what’s in any joint account and set aside in case he tries to empty it.
Pension details - need to get them valued.
Council Tax - have him removed for 25% discount.
Start applying for benefits - check out https://www.entitledto.co.uk/
Solicitor appointment asap

…anything else people?

Do get some real life support OP, none of this is your fault and you will come through this horrible time stronger and happier.

OP, this is one of the most useful responses you have here.

Firstly, I am so very very sorry 💐that you are going through chemo, that you have such a thing to face physically, and the emotional rollercoaster and changed landscape. Keeping ok and positive for your kids and yourself is your no.1 job right now.

As for him: he's weak, been weak, will be weak. Make no mistake here - there is now another woman in your life too, and she is organising things how she wants, and he will just say yes. One dimension of pain and shock in this kind of betrayal is how the OW takes possession of him, who is/was yours and your kids', and he will mostly just do exactly as she says.

So basically you are dealing with her.

She is an online sex worker. So she knows about the power of her femaleness. She's monetised it. And she has also used it as a search for a great husband. Yours. She is no doubt fairly ruthless. And that could be such an understatement. (btw not knocking sex workers - just extrapolating basic facts - although online is different to rl because it is so relatively sanitised and actually institutionalised/accepted - with eg public figures and beloved influencers being on Only Fans)

Right. OP. You feel, understandably, totally smashed by this at the moment (another understatment, I know, i'm sorry 💗😓)

But you need to act fast. Because she certainly is. She's not in a dip. She's taking the advantage she has and making the most of it, on a wave of positive energy and forward thinking.

Do what @LadyRoughDiamond says above. All of it.

How did he actually manage to look at you and tell you all this?

Victoriancat · 20/10/2024 09:59

50 50 moving in with a sex worker? I absolutely doubt it.

Demonhunter · 20/10/2024 10:00

What a nasty piece of work!

There will be lots of people who will no doubt be posting can advise you on the practicalities of this, who have been in similar positions.

It's easy to say, but concentrate on your health and doing what you need to do there, and your kids. You're worth so much more than this arsehole. He makes me sick!

Wishing you well in your treatment and recovery xxx

FeetupTvon · 20/10/2024 10:00

Be prepared for him to come running back with his tail between his legs.

JubilantTurquoiseGerbil · 20/10/2024 10:01

anascrecca · 20/10/2024 09:54

I now see all relationships through this lens. My husband has a sexual need which is like eating, sleeping and breathing to him.i only found this out over time as my libido dropped after menopause.

Men's main driver is sex over and above everything and everything else is dressing it up to keep women happy and to stay with them.

All the me too accused , all the famous powerful men that trade in their same age wife for a younger model.

I know a lot won't agree but unfortunately this is how I see things now through my experience of the world.

You should make a thread about this…I’d be interested in the discussion and viewpoints of other women. It’s a depressing thought for certain.

Wishingplenty · 20/10/2024 10:02

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AngelinaFibres · 20/10/2024 09:08

My father was diagnosed with Parkinsons and my mother cared for him for 12 years. He was often a very,very unpleasant patient. Had the roles been reversed he would have had her in a care home as soon as he could. He'd have turned up once a week, dressed in expensive clothes, driving a beautiful car and schmoozed and flirted with the care staff. He'd have brought flowers and made a big show. The people in the home would have told her how lucky she was to have such a wonderful husband. She would have smiled knowingly.
You have my absolute sympathy Op. You are better off without him . What an absolute shit.

My father was one of these men when my mother was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. He made it all about him. I remember he once went to visit her in The London Clinic and lounged with his feet up on her bed.

Men being terrible partners to those with cancer is something little talked about but widely known. During my own breast cancer treatment, I met several women whose partners had either upped and left or treated them appallingly during chemo. One (who became a good friend), told me how she ended up sleeping on the sofa because her partner was so difficult to share a bed with - he was constantly cold, she was experience hot flushes, so it fell to her to find somewhere else to sleep. He somehow made her treatment about him and how it was spoiling his life due to the lack of sex, the having to do more around the house due to her being sick and tired from chemo. She often wondered why he didn't end it and I told her it was because he didn't want to be seen as the terrible man to leave his partner during breast cancer treatment. I cheered when she told him to leave.

As for me, I thanked my lucky stars I was single. Nearly all my supposedly good male friends disappeared when I was diagnosed, and my on-off partner of almost two decades didn't even take the time to acknowledge my illness, even though he knew I was ill. At times of need, the mask drops and people always show their true colours. In a way, I was thankful as I could see those around me who were true. Cancer taught me many lessons, including who my friends truly were.


@FireTiger24 , he's done you a favour. It might not feel like it at the moment, but he's shown his true colours. Talk to Macmillan and they will help you navigate this. Wishing you well, not only for your treatment but for your recovery, and also life beyond. It will be better.

All good wishes

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Why? You may live in a fantasy world where men don’t do this, but unfortunately in reality they do.

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MatchingBedding · 20/10/2024 10:10

I am so sorry this disgusting ridiculous man has done this to you. What an embarrassment to himself. A sex worker he met online? Well that will end well. Not that we care because you and your children are more important than him. Concentrate on supporting yourself financially and emotionally, get your friends and family around and tell them. Good luck and lots of love and strength to you.

Thudercatsrule · 20/10/2024 10:11

Fuck being concerned about him. Hes shown his true colours. And fuck 50/50 as well, not a chance i'd allow that and lets be honest when your kids find out what he's done they probably wont want anything to do with him.

user1471538283 · 20/10/2024 10:12

I'm so sorry.

I know you feel awful and I don't mean this to minimise what you are going through but let him. Let him leave, let him try for 50 50, let him sort out this weird happy ever after.

You my love are going to get aggressively ahead of the game. Get all your ducks lined up. Get all your support in place and tell everyone what he has done. You need to because as a poster said up thread this OW already has. I'd be surprised if he was the only one she's conning but that's on him.

He is no longer your friend so don't believe anything he says. Any communication now is about the DC or the divorce and nothing else.

needsomewarmsunshine · 20/10/2024 10:13

He that sleazy that he's leaving you for an online sex worker? Perhaps he's going to become her pimp.
Total scum bag.

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Hugmorecats · 20/10/2024 10:15

He wants 50/50 so he doesn’t have to pay child maintenance. Ask for recommendations for a solicitor on local Facebook groups.

You don’t want to have to go to court over this as it would cost thousands. Get the best legal advice you can now.

NewDogOwner · 20/10/2024 10:19

I'm so sorry. I know of two men who left their sick wives and children. They both left their children to take care of their mothers. It appears to be that when a wifebot is no longer able to fulfil her wife functions, they no longer have any value. He has exposed himself. You thought you were in a loving relationship.

Eastl · 20/10/2024 10:28

Massive hug. And agree with a pp who suggested Mac Millans also maggies if you are near one. They will unfortunately have seen this before and can definitely help x

Boobygravy · 20/10/2024 10:28

I'm sorry OP.
Gather your friends and family close and concentrate on yourself and healing.
He's not worth a second thought.

My dm worked with a woman who's dh had a heart attack and after she nursed him back to health he left her for a younger woman and had a dc. Dm's friend was distraught.

Some men are complete bastards.

DancingGerbil · 20/10/2024 10:34

Im so sorry but being practical :

  • Make sure you half of any money in joint account.
  • get copies of all documents
  • remove him from bills
  • remove him from council tax and claim reduction
  • put in a claim for child benefit
  • check entitled too for benefits
  • get a full sexual health check
  • set up a meeting with a solicitor

Tell your family and friends, none of this is your fault and you have zero to be ashamed of, hes a disgusting excuse of a man.

Also, I bet when the novelty wears off he will want to come back... but by that time everyone will know what a piece of work he is.

Thevelvelletes · 20/10/2024 10:36

I'm going to go out on a limb here,sex workers generally don't fall in love with clients.she will rinse the gullible fool and be done with him.

EarthSight · 20/10/2024 10:37

I'm so sorry OP. I hope your chemo goes well.

He's failed you and abandoned you in the one of the most vulnerable times of your life. Never take him back - he's proved himself an unreliable fool. He wants a sex robot, not a woman.

I think you need to divorce him immediately, if you have the emotional support to do so, to get your assets sorted now. Don't give him advanced warning though, get legal advice first.

TheSquareMile · 20/10/2024 10:37

@FireTiger24

This is a very sad situation.

I would advise contacting a suitable solicitor as soon as possible, to protect your own interests.

https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/

Sending you warmth and strength.

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