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Fiancé on tinder and sexting

103 replies

BOOBARB · 18/01/2025 00:38

Okay so I’m currently working through a situation with my partner . When we met it was organic and in his work .. I’d recently moved country and felt the spark straight away . Long story short he contacted me first took me on a traditional date complete gentleman … I was really on and off for the first two years because I’d previously had a young marriage and it ended being controlling , I basically didn’t feel ready but expressed this honestly to him and spoke to 2 other people over text and met up for a walk etc but nothing intimate ever happened . I felt really locked in with him after the 2 years and asked for no other breaks , was pretty smitten tbh… he asked me to marry him a year later to which I said yes and was so happy about . No contact with anyone else on my side happened a year prior or a year after .. but recently I’ve found he was using tinder through out a lot of our relationship with no break for more than 5 months .. he’s communicated with me now after a lot of pressing . He apparently takes cocaine on a golf day or out with the lads and then hours later he’s not even sure what’s going on (but he can text me perfectly fine with no spelling errors) he joins tinder and then Snapchat and asks for nudes and sexts girls to the point it’s very explicit and upsetting he then sobers up and comes down and deletes the contacts and apps for say another 4-5 months . We’ve had long chats about this and he’s expressed I made him feel insecure at the start which is understandable as well . I’m just struggling with the fact I was transparent about my feelings and he acted like he was so in love and was lying the whole time . Along with this he was holding my savings in his account because he pays for a high interest premium so made sense us both saving for a house in the same account . He gambled it all away and photoshopped screenshots to try and provide evidence it was still there . Everytime I asked to log in to his account when he was at my house there was excuses like the passcode has broken etc . He’s never told the truth unless he’s cornered which has led to huge insecurities in me . I’m now wondering if the tinder and Snapchat stints where explicit things have been spoken about and meet ups discussed if he’s actually been physical with anyone . It’s eating me up really because I’m slow to fall in love but when I do , I love so hard . I feel so delicate and can’t concentrate on anything else . Thanks mamas

OP posts:
TiffanyIceberg · 18/01/2025 00:47

He's a liar and a cheat and a thief.

You deserve so much more than this. He is awful.

DelphiniumBlue · 18/01/2025 00:58

He’s stolen your savings??
Anyway this is ridiculous, you are not slow to fall in love, you did so over a period of time knowing that he was taking drugs, sexting people and lying to you, but you carried on seeing him . He hasn’t hidden being a prat but you ignored really obvious warning signs. Cut your losses, dump him and address your issues in therapy.
Face reality, he’s not going to change, and his excuses are pathetic. Having “ chats” about it hasn’t worked. Save yourself any more heartbreak and cut him off.

Runfaraway · 18/01/2025 01:04

My username just seems appropriate for this one…

I can hardly believe you’re serious?
If by chance you are, then you need to leave this thief.

lto2019 · 18/01/2025 01:13

Which situation are you 'working' through? The bit where he has been on dating apps throughout your relationship? the bit where he sexted other women? the situation where he is a drugs user, the situation where he is a gambler or the situation where he is a thieving lying scumbag? Why do you want to work through anything with this knobhead? Get your money back if you can and get rid of him.

PivotPivotmakingmargaritas · 18/01/2025 01:15

Firstly ex fiancé you mean fixed that for you…

And what how much savings has he stolen?!?

Run now he will never change

DeadsoulsAngel · 18/01/2025 01:30

First post nails it.

Hadalifeonce · 18/01/2025 01:47

And you are with this lowlife why?

category12 · 18/01/2025 05:21

So you love him, so what?

You'll get over it.

Staying with him means a lifetime of being treated like crap and anxiety and being used, and will probably get worse over time.

Ending it with him means short term pain and a future that you can control.

Going from a controlling marriage to this shitshow probably means your boundaries are messed up. You can address this in therapy or with the Freedom Programme and you need to do that before getting into another relationship.

Cocaine and golf? Really? As if golf isn't bad enough 😂

Adamante · 18/01/2025 05:40

I didn’t read your full OP. No need. Dump him.

LetMeStopWhatImDoingToFixTheProblemYouMade · 18/01/2025 06:00

He has no respect for you. How you think he feels for you is a smokescreen based on how he acts but how he acts isn't how he feels.

He's cheated
He's stolen
He's taking drugs to the point he cheats and steals

If you don't think this is worth leaving him for then what on earth would it take?! He's the lowest of the low and you deserve so much better!

Scirocco · 18/01/2025 06:06

You mean your ex-fiance, right?

DangerPigeon · 18/01/2025 06:10

You can't change him. He'll do this all again, and probably worse.

See if he'll be honourable enough to pay you back on an automatic standing order a bit each month on payday.

And run, you can't fix this. You deserve much, much better.

(and also thinking golf and cocaine? wtf?)

DangerPigeon · 18/01/2025 06:29

Also, in case it's not obvious, don't marry him.

mindutopia · 18/01/2025 09:20

He sounds like a complete loser that most people wouldn’t even want to wipe their shoes with.

Mum2Fergus · 18/01/2025 09:28

Do you have evidence of the money situation? If yes, pull it all together and get him reported to the police for theft.

Hairyesterdaygonetoday · 18/01/2025 09:36

I can’t see one possible reason for staying with this cheating liar who has stolen your savings to spend on gambling and drugs.

healthybychristmas · 18/01/2025 09:38

Him going on Tinder would be enough for me to dump him

Him stealing my savings would make me so angry that I would want to take legal action. If that isn't possible then I would get as far away from him as possible for his own safety.

mummylove24 · 18/01/2025 09:51

Drug Addict
Gambler
Cheater
Liar
Thief
What can you possibly work out with a man like this?

Love YOURSELF hard! And don’t accept this kind of disrespect from anyone.❤️

caramac04 · 18/01/2025 09:54

Run far and fast. No one deserves an utter b*ard like him.
Lying, cheating, stealing - nothing can redeem those actions.
BTW , it’s harsh to say but he only loves himself.

Zonder · 18/01/2025 09:54

If he's stolen your savings surely this is a police matter?

I hope you're not even thinking of staying with him. He needs to sell stuff to give you your money back. How much does he owe you?

Suzi9989 · 18/01/2025 09:55

I am so sorry this man has ruined it all. Taken away the love and trust.
I really hope you can recover your money. Be gentle with yourself and heal.

Snowmanscarf · 18/01/2025 09:55

Scirocco · 18/01/2025 06:06

You mean your ex-fiance, right?

Exactly what I was going to say.

justdone88 · 18/01/2025 10:00

BOOBARB · 18/01/2025 00:38

Okay so I’m currently working through a situation with my partner . When we met it was organic and in his work .. I’d recently moved country and felt the spark straight away . Long story short he contacted me first took me on a traditional date complete gentleman … I was really on and off for the first two years because I’d previously had a young marriage and it ended being controlling , I basically didn’t feel ready but expressed this honestly to him and spoke to 2 other people over text and met up for a walk etc but nothing intimate ever happened . I felt really locked in with him after the 2 years and asked for no other breaks , was pretty smitten tbh… he asked me to marry him a year later to which I said yes and was so happy about . No contact with anyone else on my side happened a year prior or a year after .. but recently I’ve found he was using tinder through out a lot of our relationship with no break for more than 5 months .. he’s communicated with me now after a lot of pressing . He apparently takes cocaine on a golf day or out with the lads and then hours later he’s not even sure what’s going on (but he can text me perfectly fine with no spelling errors) he joins tinder and then Snapchat and asks for nudes and sexts girls to the point it’s very explicit and upsetting he then sobers up and comes down and deletes the contacts and apps for say another 4-5 months . We’ve had long chats about this and he’s expressed I made him feel insecure at the start which is understandable as well . I’m just struggling with the fact I was transparent about my feelings and he acted like he was so in love and was lying the whole time . Along with this he was holding my savings in his account because he pays for a high interest premium so made sense us both saving for a house in the same account . He gambled it all away and photoshopped screenshots to try and provide evidence it was still there . Everytime I asked to log in to his account when he was at my house there was excuses like the passcode has broken etc . He’s never told the truth unless he’s cornered which has led to huge insecurities in me . I’m now wondering if the tinder and Snapchat stints where explicit things have been spoken about and meet ups discussed if he’s actually been physical with anyone . It’s eating me up really because I’m slow to fall in love but when I do , I love so hard . I feel so delicate and can’t concentrate on anything else . Thanks mamas

Get away from this soul sucking loser!

He's a gambler, a thief, a liar, a cheat, an absolute waste of oxygen!

You can do so much better he will just bring you down, he will never change and he will ruin you as a person! Run and don't look back at this disaster of a 'man'

BOOBARB · 18/01/2025 10:04

Thanks for the replies , my first time posting missed a few bits out . So he has returned my money to me but has had to borrow (he’s just started a new business and an investor has saved his ass) as for the tinder thing I haven’t known at separate stages that this has been going on and forgiven him over and over I’ve learnt about all of the gambling and cheating within the last 6 months ( gambling first which I thought we could work on) then nearer towards Christmas he admitted to being on tinder while we were on a break (needed time to process) the gambling damage then he ended up giving me free reign of his phone and I recovered history from the 4 years we had been together and tinder was used every 4-5 months or so and then deleted and so on. He also only goes out like twice a year and the whole cocaine thing is also new info and the two seem to go together. So it’s only been this time I’ve found out and he’s now going to therapy and being completely transparent but again my emotions are involved and it’s really hard to make a logical choice . I also have two kids who adore him and day to day life is honestly so nice he’s well mannered and takes care of us all he will run candle lit baths and tickle your head until your asleep … it’s just these stints are like so out of character but then the gambling and lying he was doing sober .

OP posts:
Zonder · 18/01/2025 10:07

Sorry but your update sounds like you are trying to convince everyone and maybe yourself that it's not that bad after all.

It is that bad. Do you want your kids to grow up thinking his rubbish behaviour is all ok?