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Argh! DD caught me with FWB in the house

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Lionesseses · 09/06/2025 14:08

Long story short, my DD(15) came home unexpectedly from school earlier, and arrived home to find me in the house with my ‘friend’. She knows him vaguely as he’s the dad of a school friend of hers (we’re both single parents, and that’s how we met originally).

She didn’t catch us at it, thank God. But we were both upstairs (we had just had sex, and had got dressed again). I was all easy breezy about it saying ‘Oh, Andy is here! We weren’t expecting you home!’ But I was embarrassed and massively thankful she hadn’t been ten minutes earlier!

Then he left and she was asking why he was here, are we seeing each other etc. She doesn’t know that we’ve had this arrangement for a couple of years now, completely physical, friendly on the rare occasions we see each other otherwise but with no intention of becoming a proper couple.

I don’t want to explain our relationship to her because it’s not really her business and it’s not the kind of concept I’d want her thinking of (especially not in the context of me!). Am I right to do that…?

And I worry it might have spoiled things now cos my DD will tell her mate, and it might lead to embarrassment all round. Argh! Annoying.

Any thoughts? I guess I’m hoping it blows over.

OP posts:
MaisieMacabe · 09/06/2025 20:50

OP; relax. It's all fine. Your daughter won't be scarred for life, just carry on.

notadrift · 09/06/2025 20:55

He will not want to, is my guess.
Fun while it lasted.

CantStopMoving · 09/06/2025 20:55

Gloriia · 09/06/2025 16:40

We are role models for our kids, didn't you know?

If the op is into casual hook ups then fine but she should do it well away from an impressionable 15yr old. Lock the doors for starters, act like a grown up.

Well as far as I can tell she has done that - this has been going on for 2 years.

and her daughter didn’t catch her doing anything anyway.

for all you know her daughter is thrilled her mum is dating (of a sort).

we don’t turn into nuns when we have children. I think her child might be more relieved that her mum isn’t lonely. I know I would have been.

stardustbiscuits · 09/06/2025 20:57

ClearFruit · 09/06/2025 14:43

If a 'FWB' arrangement is what OP was looking for, there are plenty of men around that aren't Parents to her Daughter's friends. Why add the issue of the kids both finding out and being mortified that their Parents are having sex with each other? Teenagers are easily mortified, and this just seems like something that could have been avoided. Yuck.

Please God stop capitalising improper nouns. It makes you appear even more ignorant than the comments you’re making already do.

notadrift · 09/06/2025 20:58

Nobody gives a shit she was shagging, but things have now got real and this FWB will be off.
That is the attitude the OP is giving. It comes across badly, IMO.

Tapsthemic · 09/06/2025 21:00

Good for you OP! I’m quite jealous of your set up tbh 👏👏👏

SouthLondonMum22 · 09/06/2025 21:00

notadrift · 09/06/2025 20:58

Nobody gives a shit she was shagging, but things have now got real and this FWB will be off.
That is the attitude the OP is giving. It comes across badly, IMO.

Or they will just put the key in the door next time and be laughing about it in 6 months when they are still occasionally shagging.

notadrift · 09/06/2025 21:02

SouthLondonMum22 · 09/06/2025 21:00

Or they will just put the key in the door next time and be laughing about it in 6 months when they are still occasionally shagging.

I would bet not. Sorry OP.

ButterCrackers · 09/06/2025 21:02

Your dd won’t care about your private life. No need to explain. Perhaps ask your dd to let you when she’s going to be home early.

SouthLondonMum22 · 09/06/2025 21:04

notadrift · 09/06/2025 21:02

I would bet not. Sorry OP.

Eh, I just don't think it's a big deal. I might agree with you if she actually saw them shagging.

notadrift · 09/06/2025 21:06

Men like this do a runner when DCs/family are involved.
They want zero complications. Zero.

BustyLaRoux · 09/06/2025 21:07

Praying4Peace · 09/06/2025 20:43

Rude and unnecessary response

So is all the judgement about casual sex and how it must be avoided at all costs for those of us with children. Why do you have a problem with casual sex? Single people are entitled to have casual sex. You don’t have to engage in it if it’s not for you, but equally it isn’t your place to judge others for doing so.

Lionesseses · 09/06/2025 21:14

notadrift · 09/06/2025 21:06

Men like this do a runner when DCs/family are involved.
They want zero complications. Zero.

Pleased to say that this appears to be bollocks. He’s been texting tonight and we’ve been laughing about it. He’s talking about ‘next time’ (and the fact that we should lock the door and check our phones!).

At the end of the day we both value the arrangement we have so are unlikely to end it on a whim. I think I’m pretty lucky to have safe intimacy with zero complications and with a compatible partner, and I think he does too.

OP posts:
SouthLondonMum22 · 09/06/2025 21:14

notadrift · 09/06/2025 21:06

Men like this do a runner when DCs/family are involved.
They want zero complications. Zero.

Yet this man knew full well going into it that OP is his child's friends mum. Hasn't stopped him for 2 years.

WigglywagglyWanda · 09/06/2025 21:15

notadrift · 09/06/2025 21:06

Men like this do a runner when DCs/family are involved.
They want zero complications. Zero.

Men like this?

Oh you are funny😅

Edited:- as I've seen OPs update.

Yeh you always get the odd one on here that just likes to tear ya down OP, just smile and give em a body swerve😁

SouthLondonMum22 · 09/06/2025 21:15

Lionesseses · 09/06/2025 21:14

Pleased to say that this appears to be bollocks. He’s been texting tonight and we’ve been laughing about it. He’s talking about ‘next time’ (and the fact that we should lock the door and check our phones!).

At the end of the day we both value the arrangement we have so are unlikely to end it on a whim. I think I’m pretty lucky to have safe intimacy with zero complications and with a compatible partner, and I think he does too.

There we go.

Laughing about it already, I thought it would take longer though. 😂

Cherrytree86 · 09/06/2025 21:17

notadrift · 09/06/2025 20:55

He will not want to, is my guess.
Fun while it lasted.

@notadrift

oh well…easy come, easy go!

OP can just get another one 😀

RealEagle · 09/06/2025 21:17

Lionesseses · 09/06/2025 21:14

Pleased to say that this appears to be bollocks. He’s been texting tonight and we’ve been laughing about it. He’s talking about ‘next time’ (and the fact that we should lock the door and check our phones!).

At the end of the day we both value the arrangement we have so are unlikely to end it on a whim. I think I’m pretty lucky to have safe intimacy with zero complications and with a compatible partner, and I think he does too.

This post has deffo given me a laugh today . Some of the comments are batshit,it got me thinking how many people on here have nearly been caught in the act,I know I’ve had a good few misses over the years.You carry on OP and enjoy yourself .

millymoo1202 · 09/06/2025 21:21

How do you find a FWB, asking for a friend 😃 Ignore all the haters they’re just jealous they’re not getting some on a Monday afternoon

TENSsion · 09/06/2025 21:22

Lionesseses · 09/06/2025 20:44

It is bizarre. Especially in this instance given that I’m having a sporadic amount of sex with the same man every time. Is it really just that we’re not living in the same house?

I’ve had sex with one man in five years and two in twenty. Between 2019 and 2023 I had sex a total of zero times. A brazen hussy I am really not.

You’ve made a thread about it because you were obviously conflicted.
It’s not that bizarre.

Dinosaurshoebox · 09/06/2025 21:23

Praying4Peace · 09/06/2025 20:43

Rude and unnecessary response

Sorry I shouldn't have assumed you were heterosexual, it's not fair and say erasure is far to common in such discussions.
Im happy either way.

I find it a lot harder to worry while a stunning woman is exhausting her jaw between my legs till I can't think straight and you can't walk.

TENSsion · 09/06/2025 21:23

BustyLaRoux · 09/06/2025 21:07

So is all the judgement about casual sex and how it must be avoided at all costs for those of us with children. Why do you have a problem with casual sex? Single people are entitled to have casual sex. You don’t have to engage in it if it’s not for you, but equally it isn’t your place to judge others for doing so.

Your children walking in on you having casual sex should be avoided at all costs*

SouthLondonMum22 · 09/06/2025 21:25

TENSsion · 09/06/2025 21:23

Your children walking in on you having casual sex should be avoided at all costs*

But the DD didn't walk in on OP having casual sex. It was avoided.

grumpygrape · 09/06/2025 21:25

notadrift · 09/06/2025 21:06

Men like this do a runner when DCs/family are involved.
They want zero complications. Zero.

I think the OP doesn't want complications either

WigglywagglyWanda · 09/06/2025 21:26

RealEagle · 09/06/2025 21:17

This post has deffo given me a laugh today . Some of the comments are batshit,it got me thinking how many people on here have nearly been caught in the act,I know I’ve had a good few misses over the years.You carry on OP and enjoy yourself .

Although I had quite a few near misses with the children the worst was one Saturday afternoon when I was two weeks overdue with my daughter. The advice was to have sex to start labour off. Id already tried spicy food.

There I was in full flow when the window cleaner popped up at the bedroom window

His expression was a picture but he kept cleaning the window .

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