Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Relationships

Mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. If you need help urgently or expert advice, please see our domestic violence webguide and/or relationships webguide. Many Mumsnetters experiencing domestic abuse have found this thread helpful: Listen up, everybody

I am old and cynical. Please listen to me.

80 replies

pellegrina · 20/05/2025 17:42

Photos do not magically make their way into WhatsApp.
There are no accidental OnlyFans accounts.
Ditto porn addictions, drug abuse or hidden debts. It all started with a choice.
Cheaters are cheaters are cheaters. Even if they cry when caught.
Do not be 100% financially dependent on anyone - even if he looks like Brad Pitt, fucks like a duke and does all the washing up - without a wedding ring or a stash of your own/your own home/a plan B.
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck. Whatever someone else tells you.
Don’t let anyone put you down, belittle you and tell you you’re worthless - and then expect you to cook them dinner.
They’re his kids as well. It’s called childcare, not a favour.
Respect like trust should be earned and mutual. Both should be a given.
You only know your boundaries when you hit them.
You are much stronger and more capable than you think you are.
Listen to the tiny voice inside your head .
Hope for the best but know how to get your ducks in a row. You never know when you might need them. Or how fast.

Feel free to add to my little list.

OP posts:
80s · 22/05/2025 14:19

If he agrees with your beliefs and goes along with your suggestions, that does not mean you are soulmates or on the same page. You're only on the same page if he actively says, does or suggests things that you agree with.

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 22/05/2025 14:26

If he loves you then his friends and colleagues will know about you and he will speak about you in a positive way.

FannyBawz · 22/05/2025 14:29

If he can punch a wall, he can punch you.

and…

if he want to marry you, he will. Men do what they want. Women often don’t realise this because we don’t get to.

ginasevern · 22/05/2025 18:35

You can trust him all you like, with every fibre of your being, but it won't stop him sticking his dick elsewhere.

StMarie4me · 22/05/2025 19:06

Abusing you gets easier for them. Leave as soon as you can.

Never stay together for the children.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page