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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:
SwimSwamSwimSwam · 09/06/2025 23:29

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:22

Well, I'm sure her "FWB" views her that way - a lady that enjoys sex. I'm sure he does.... Probably has lots of respect for her and her body. I bet that makes her feel great about herself when she sees him at pick up and doesn't barely get acknowledged. Just a text next time his balls are full. I guess if you don't mind being viewed thst way then kudos to you. I don't think many of us would want our daughters being viewed like that though, hey.

His balls were full 😂 . Brilliant, I thought you were dead posh till this. Women can want sex, have it, then not care about the bloke till next time they feel like it.

Cherrytree86 · 09/06/2025 23:29

LosingSleeping · 09/06/2025 23:28

Clearly worried about losing the respect of her daughter, which is quite possible.

Her daughter's views may allign to some of the more 'pruddish' posters on here and I'm sure at the end of the day I bet her mother would find that preferable.

I do wonder how many of the women on here would enjoy finding their elderly mothers inflagranti with the milkman, or would you whoop, whoop her and give her a high five as an old dodery git pulls his kecks up, even worse the father of your friend.

I feel a certain age group tend to think sex is only for them, for them to break the rules, to be insensitive to other's feelings and to mock anyone who is not as adventurous or cool as them.
They tend to embarrass themselves in front of other generations.

Rules are not for them, until they are.

@LosingSleeping

why so ageist?

Flashahah · 09/06/2025 23:30

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:22

Well, I'm sure her "FWB" views her that way - a lady that enjoys sex. I'm sure he does.... Probably has lots of respect for her and her body. I bet that makes her feel great about herself when she sees him at pick up and doesn't barely get acknowledged. Just a text next time his balls are full. I guess if you don't mind being viewed thst way then kudos to you. I don't think many of us would want our daughters being viewed like that though, hey.

Of course he views her that way, she’s a willing consenting partner enthusiastically enjoy a shag with him.

They both enjoy it!

Just what is the problem?

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:31

Cherrytree86 · 09/06/2025 23:27

@SquashedMallow

“Just a text next time his balls are full.”

well yeah! That’s what Op wants, the clue is in the title - FWB. She doesn’t want him to text her for a game of scrabble. She wants sex.

Ok. Let's see how our society pans out with these lovely liberal dignity- less attitudes in the next few decades. I expect marriage will be barely existent. Stable relationships and hence stable home lives to bring children up in will be non existent. So long as mum is liberated and getting her orgasms in with randoms- who cares hey! Good old Brits !

Cherrytree86 · 09/06/2025 23:33

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:31

Ok. Let's see how our society pans out with these lovely liberal dignity- less attitudes in the next few decades. I expect marriage will be barely existent. Stable relationships and hence stable home lives to bring children up in will be non existent. So long as mum is liberated and getting her orgasms in with randoms- who cares hey! Good old Brits !

@SquashedMallow

ah so you’re worried that the population is going to grind to a halt and the human race will die out if the patriarchy is challenged and women are allowed to enjoy sex? lol 😂

Ilovemychocolate · 09/06/2025 23:34

Notonthestairs · 09/06/2025 23:27

If one of your go-to phrases is ‘wank bucket’ then I suspect you probably shouldn’t be advising women of any age.

I have a sneaky suspicion that “wank bucket” is a phrase that only a man would use…either that or a foul mouthed pseudo intellectual posing as a puritanical, judgemental, holier than thou, perfect individual…oh wait…

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:36

Ilovemychocolate · 09/06/2025 23:34

I have a sneaky suspicion that “wank bucket” is a phrase that only a man would use…either that or a foul mouthed pseudo intellectual posing as a puritanical, judgemental, holier than thou, perfect individual…oh wait…

Ah, got you. Only your side of the debate is allowed to insult. Got you!

Ilovemychocolate · 09/06/2025 23:36

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:36

Ah, got you. Only your side of the debate is allowed to insult. Got you!

You’re funny 😂😂😂😂

SouthLondonMum22 · 09/06/2025 23:36

Sometimeinadifferentworld · 09/06/2025 23:12

Her DD walked into her own home.
What goes on in her own home is her business.
And OP is her mother so of course she has investment in her mother's life to some extent.

Not in the privacy of OP's own bedroom.

Her daughter obviously isn't invested in her sex life.

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:38

Cherrytree86 · 09/06/2025 23:33

@SquashedMallow

ah so you’re worried that the population is going to grind to a halt and the human race will die out if the patriarchy is challenged and women are allowed to enjoy sex? lol 😂

Oh come off of it. Women have been allowed to 'enjoy sex' for bloody decades now. All this fake oppression in 2025 is a tired argument now. Enjoying sex is very different to casual hook ups with a school dad and all the crap that goes with it

Flashahah · 09/06/2025 23:38

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:31

Ok. Let's see how our society pans out with these lovely liberal dignity- less attitudes in the next few decades. I expect marriage will be barely existent. Stable relationships and hence stable home lives to bring children up in will be non existent. So long as mum is liberated and getting her orgasms in with randoms- who cares hey! Good old Brits !

We all probably be dead, honestly don’t lose sleep over it.

But think how far we’ve come in the last few decades, gay marriages was a massive positive.

You’re not changing MN opinion, so you’ve no chance changing anyone else’s.

Flashahah · 09/06/2025 23:39

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:38

Oh come off of it. Women have been allowed to 'enjoy sex' for bloody decades now. All this fake oppression in 2025 is a tired argument now. Enjoying sex is very different to casual hook ups with a school dad and all the crap that goes with it

No years of good sex does not equal crap.

Flashahah · 09/06/2025 23:39

Flashahah · 09/06/2025 23:39

No years of good sex does not equal crap.

Two

SouthLondonMum22 · 09/06/2025 23:39

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:38

Oh come off of it. Women have been allowed to 'enjoy sex' for bloody decades now. All this fake oppression in 2025 is a tired argument now. Enjoying sex is very different to casual hook ups with a school dad and all the crap that goes with it

Except the crap only seems to exist in your head.

OP is still happy with the arrangement after 2 years so it is clearly working well for her and if it isn't at any point, she can simply stop it. Easy.

Notonthestairs · 09/06/2025 23:40

Ilovemychocolate · 09/06/2025 23:34

I have a sneaky suspicion that “wank bucket” is a phrase that only a man would use…either that or a foul mouthed pseudo intellectual posing as a puritanical, judgemental, holier than thou, perfect individual…oh wait…

Certainly not a phrase I’ve heard women apply to other women.

It is a bit odd that the posters most concerned about the Op also seem to use the most graphic & phallocentric language.

Cherrytree86 · 09/06/2025 23:40

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:38

Oh come off of it. Women have been allowed to 'enjoy sex' for bloody decades now. All this fake oppression in 2025 is a tired argument now. Enjoying sex is very different to casual hook ups with a school dad and all the crap that goes with it

@SquashedMallow

casual hook ups can be great 👍 you should give it a try

Holluschickie · 09/06/2025 23:40

This could be a Motherland plot line.
No hang on, it already is, isnt it?
Amanda hooking up with Kevin!

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:41

Flashahah · 09/06/2025 23:38

We all probably be dead, honestly don’t lose sleep over it.

But think how far we’ve come in the last few decades, gay marriages was a massive positive.

You’re not changing MN opinion, so you’ve no chance changing anyone else’s.

How has gay marriage got anything to do with fucking "friends". One is a union between two people that are committing to each other - the other is crass hook ups with randoms. Not getting what your point is there at all

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:42

Cherrytree86 · 09/06/2025 23:40

@SquashedMallow

casual hook ups can be great 👍 you should give it a try

Would you say that to a Muslim woman? Just non religious Brits that aren't allowed to view sex as something done in a relationship then. Got you.

Cherrytree86 · 09/06/2025 23:42

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:41

How has gay marriage got anything to do with fucking "friends". One is a union between two people that are committing to each other - the other is crass hook ups with randoms. Not getting what your point is there at all

@SquashedMallow

What’s crass about it?
it’s two people getting exactly what they want in a safe and consensual way that is hurting nobody.

Sometimeinadifferentworld · 09/06/2025 23:42

SouthLondonMum22 · 09/06/2025 23:36

Not in the privacy of OP's own bedroom.

Her daughter obviously isn't invested in her sex life.

You honestly make it sound as though OP's DD came home early on purpose to snoop on her mother!

She came home and accidently walked into a situation which any normal girl would have curiosity about.

This is totally different from her randomly demanding details about her mother's sex life !

Flashahah · 09/06/2025 23:43

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:41

How has gay marriage got anything to do with fucking "friends". One is a union between two people that are committing to each other - the other is crass hook ups with randoms. Not getting what your point is there at all

Just saying how gay marriage is a positive thing, it includes fucking (and not the non consenting alter boys by the priests).

But the Catholic Church whilst practising same sex relationships, don’t acknowledge it?

Odd really?

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:44

Notonthestairs · 09/06/2025 23:40

Certainly not a phrase I’ve heard women apply to other women.

It is a bit odd that the posters most concerned about the Op also seem to use the most graphic & phallocentric language.

So once again, I must be male because I disagree with casual hook ups. Another judgement from the oh so non judgemental ones...

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:44

Flashahah · 09/06/2025 23:43

Just saying how gay marriage is a positive thing, it includes fucking (and not the non consenting alter boys by the priests).

But the Catholic Church whilst practising same sex relationships, don’t acknowledge it?

Odd really?

You've absolutely lost me. Your points have zero to do with casual hook ups.

Cherrytree86 · 09/06/2025 23:45

SquashedMallow · 09/06/2025 23:42

Would you say that to a Muslim woman? Just non religious Brits that aren't allowed to view sex as something done in a relationship then. Got you.

@SquashedMallow

youre not a Muslim though are you.

I’m doubting if you’re a woman too actually with the misogynistic language and sexist tropes you are spewing.

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