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I found my best friends husband on a dating app. What are the chances it's innocent?

87 replies

SofiaJessica4 · 17/10/2025 01:18

I just found his profile with what looked like old photos. I am beyond shocked. They have been married a year and seem really happy, he seems devoted to her. What are the chances this is a mistake and he just forgot to delete his profile? They met on Bumble.

They are not in an open relationship and I am certain she is the type of person to have discussed deleting profiles as soon as they were official.

He is not the forgetful type. I will add he's a boundary pusher and was once in a poly relationship but she is very much against that and not to repeat myself but they seem really happy :(

Im going to tell her, I think have to, and I'd want someone to do the same for me, but I really don't want to believe that it is what it looks like

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noidea69 · 17/10/2025 13:54

Are you single ?

ForTipsyFinch · 17/10/2025 13:55

SofiaJessica4 · 17/10/2025 13:45

So my friends husband has said he was on bumble bff not bumble dating. She's asked him to delete both profiles but honestly Im not convinced he's not been on the dating mode, because they are kept separate. I've been on bumble bff for years and it is separate to the dating bit. Oh well, I've done my part

Yes they are totally separate. You only have a profile on either side because you make one but I guess people will believe what is easier you’ve done what you can.

Conkerqueen · 17/10/2025 13:56

Old, dormant profiles fall to the bottom of the algorithm and are not shown!

RaspberryYoghurtMeatPotatoPie · 17/10/2025 14:48

SofiaJessica4 · 17/10/2025 13:45

So my friends husband has said he was on bumble bff not bumble dating. She's asked him to delete both profiles but honestly Im not convinced he's not been on the dating mode, because they are kept separate. I've been on bumble bff for years and it is separate to the dating bit. Oh well, I've done my part

You’ve done exactly the right thing, OP. Your friend knows all you know - you can’t do any more. You may well be right to still be suspicious, but as you say, you’ve done your part. It’s up to her now.

Thewookiemustgo · 18/10/2025 15:08

ForTipsyFinch · 17/10/2025 13:53

It won’t be an old profile. Bumble doesn’t show inactive profiles to other users. Certainly not ones from over a year ago.

I couldn’t imagine not telling my best friend what I’d seen and if she kept donating like this from me it would feel like a betrayal, to be honest. I think you did the right thing and that’s all you can do.

Viviennemary · 18/10/2025 15:09

Keep out of this. It's absolutely none of your business. You won't be thanked for meddling.

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 18/10/2025 21:37

@Viviennemary and all the others who have said ‘don’t say anything’, what would you say if you discovered your husband had been cheating then your friend said ‘oh yes, I know’.

This is a genuine question, I’m not being goady at all, I’m really curious because this type of scenario comes up quite often and there are always answers like this and I don’t understand the reasons.

Needaglowup · 18/10/2025 21:40

It’s not

CheeseWisely · 18/10/2025 21:50

I’d say it’s not necessarily dodgy. I’d been happily with (now) DH for 3 years when a colleague let me know I somehow still had a profile on Tinder (I thought I’d deleted it but apparently had just deleted the app, not the account). I hadn’t touched it since I’d met DH. I was horrified. DH thought it was funny.

Mich1986 · 18/10/2025 22:17

If it was me, I would be making a fake account, messaging him and see if he replies! Then see if he says he is married/separated/looking for a threesome etc.

latishia6 · 18/10/2025 22:20

Yep, bumble hides your account after 30 days of inactivity.

GelatoForMe · 18/10/2025 22:25

Don't tell him, he will delete it if dodgy
Tell her

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