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How is the lovely woman whose ex husband took up with "Budgie Woman" in a nearby village in June last year??

18 replies

SpottedTailQuoll · 21/09/2025 13:42

Sorry I can't remember her Mumsnet name. I hope everything turned out well for her. She was a great writer and described her situation so humorously and vividly. The ex husband started the affair under the noses of everyone in her local social circle a few months before the Mumsnetter found out about it & dickhead husband then grudgingly moved out to live with Budgie Woman (her nickname for her) and work as unpaid chauffeur and general dogsbody in his retiring years. Her story would make a great tv series.

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Secondstart1001 · 21/09/2025 14:40

It was Gingerloaf I believe x

atinydropofcherrysherry · 21/09/2025 15:16

Her, and PleaseNoteMe

Ginger man's affair was with a 70 year old. He was 60.

I am thinking of both tbh ....often

The other one who is similar, is the friend with the hobby lady who he cannot leave but rather commit sc ...

atinydropofcherrysherry · 21/09/2025 15:17

However, I'm having respect. Not taking it as dramas novels

Omgblueskys · 21/09/2025 15:22

atinydropofcherrysherry · 21/09/2025 15:16

Her, and PleaseNoteMe

Ginger man's affair was with a 70 year old. He was 60.

I am thinking of both tbh ....often

The other one who is similar, is the friend with the hobby lady who he cannot leave but rather commit sc ...

Was this the lady who was awear of ' affair ' but played it very well, h want off on business trip abroad by the way, with ow, and op got them on return flight with all evidence, I hope this was ginger, she changed her name on thread too,

Whenthetimeisright · 21/09/2025 15:27

I feel really uncomfortable with this starting threads about OPs. Even if it does come from a place of concern.

Is it not thread about a thread territory?

SpottedTailQuoll · 21/09/2025 15:43

Secondstart1001 · 21/09/2025 14:40

It was Gingerloaf I believe x

Thank you Secondstart1001! That's her name. To reiterate, I hope she is enjoying life with all her loved ones around her. Her writing was memorable - sad and humorous by turns and her attitude to her situation was so admirable. Just loved her story and have often wondered since how she was doing. That's all. Thank you again Secondstart1001. 💐🙂

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Secondstart1001 · 21/09/2025 15:45

@SpottedTailQuoll yes she was lovely and I’m so glad she really turned things around.

atinydropofcherrysherry · 21/09/2025 15:45

Omgblueskys · 21/09/2025 15:22

Was this the lady who was awear of ' affair ' but played it very well, h want off on business trip abroad by the way, with ow, and op got them on return flight with all evidence, I hope this was ginger, she changed her name on thread too,

No, I think a lady with a husband on a business trip is another...

SpottedTailQuoll · 21/09/2025 15:52

Secondstart1001 · 21/09/2025 15:45

@SpottedTailQuoll yes she was lovely and I’m so glad she really turned things around.

She sure did! It was priceless and great to read. I was wanting her to write a book, look for a director and hold auditions for all the characters in her real life story. No disrespect intended. There was a lot of heart in her writing.

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YorkshireTeaDance · 21/09/2025 19:35

I often think of @gingerloaf and hope she's doing well. She gave me such hope for my own future.

Secondstart1001 · 04/03/2026 22:33

YorkshireTeaDance · 21/09/2025 19:35

I often think of @gingerloaf and hope she's doing well. She gave me such hope for my own future.

@YorkshireTeaDance i actually thought of you today as i was on that thread. Is your situation any better? Btw changed user names but yeah I wonder about her too x

PruthePrune · 04/03/2026 23:32

Is that poster the one whose ex husband took the wealthier older OW to weep by her deceased husband's grave? If it is I hope she is doing well.

YorkshireTeaDance · 05/03/2026 08:52

Secondstart1001 · 04/03/2026 22:33

@YorkshireTeaDance i actually thought of you today as i was on that thread. Is your situation any better? Btw changed user names but yeah I wonder about her too x

Thank you for asking! Things are... different. Everything came out in the open last year and we have had hours and hours of honest and very difficult conversations. My husband has taken full responsibility for his actions, is being completely transparent, we are seeing a counsellor, and he is doing all the work without me instigating anything. In that aspect things couldn't be better really. I don't know what it means for the future, because I don't look at him the same way that I used to. I doubt I will ever have complete trust in him again and I don't think I can live like that long term.

I would love to hear what @gingerloaf is up to, she has been such an inspiration to me.

Secondstart1001 · 05/03/2026 17:07

@YorkshireTeaDance so your suspicions were sadly correct., sounds like you have been through a lot and coming out of the other end. I get what you are saying about not being able to live long term without trust . I think sometimes you can look at him and forget and other times remember and think how and why did he do this to me and us? Thank you for sharing, you didn’t have to x

OptiMumm · 05/03/2026 17:11

SpottedTailQuoll · 21/09/2025 15:43

Thank you Secondstart1001! That's her name. To reiterate, I hope she is enjoying life with all her loved ones around her. Her writing was memorable - sad and humorous by turns and her attitude to her situation was so admirable. Just loved her story and have often wondered since how she was doing. That's all. Thank you again Secondstart1001. 💐🙂

Just loved her story and have often wondered since how she was doing.

Her husband was cheating on her and you loved her story???

curlypi · 05/03/2026 19:04

Can any one link the thread? Pls

Secondstart1001 · 05/03/2026 20:57

@curlypi added the first thread, there are others that follow x

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