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Husband and his friend - Lap dancing club

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Sammy8080 · 24/02/2025 09:25

We are going away for a shortbreak with another couple abroad which was my idea to give the opportunity for one of our friends to show us around her home country. I have my suspicions her husband and mine are planning to go to a lapdancing club, as her husband said they will sit in a bar, whilst we go shopping. My husband agreed, he knows I hate shopping, I am not hugely close with his wife, my aim was essentially to sightsee and spend time together as couples. I morally disagree with these clubs and upset that I think my husband would go behind my back as he is aware my views on these things. I have no evidence yet that this is the case, But I know I am going to be worried the whole time there they are going to sneak off and I know exaclty what they are doing or have any confrontation with my husband. I feel it is a lack of trust and if I raise it will fuel the desire to want to do stuff behind my back. I know we shouldnt sit in each ohter pockets and he wants to spend time with his friend, but I not sure if to say anything before or see what happens.

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ThatMerryReader · 24/02/2025 12:36

OP, every time you post a message, you are making me more confused.
I am really struggling to follow your reasoning.

WillIEverBeOk · 24/02/2025 12:53

Then I'd cancel the shopping trip and tell your husband why. I'd also tell your husband you 'don't like him hanging around with that friend as you don't like the bad influence he has on you, and quite frankly I'm very hurt and disappointed that you didn't shut the lap dance talk down immediately but instead agreed to it. If you ever go to anything like that, our marriage will be over immediately. You're not the man I thought I married, I'm disgusted in you.'

ComtesseDeSpair · 24/02/2025 12:59

TBH I suspect “shopping” here is just a synonym for “we want a chance to kick back and relax on our hols and catch up in the pub over some beers so we’ll suggest our wives go off and do something else together for an afternoon.”

Quite apart from the weird lap dancing schtick you’ve imagined, it doesn’t sound as though you’ve actually taken anyone else’s view into account when you decided that your husband’s friend’s wife was going to spend a weekend showing you all around her home country and that you’d all race about as a foursome sightseeing together, because none of the other three people going on this trip appear to be very interested in doing that. I don’t think the trip is going to turn out as you’re hoping, at all, you need to all have a good chat about your holiday expectations if you’re going to go ahead.

DancingButterflies · 24/02/2025 14:39

Not going to lie, I hate shopping. I’d be literally saying
‘I won’t be shopping, I’ll be coming to the bar with you guys’

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