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DH seems to like another school mum!

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litteredbeing · 24/01/2026 14:24

So he doesn’t even talk to her, and neither do I for that matter, we do not really know her, but we see her at parties and football and I’ve noticed my husband looks at her. She has long brow hair, tanned skin and slim, I would say not that different to me so possibly why he looks. But it’s really pissed me off! He never normally looks at anyone. Do I just brush this off as him being a bloke unaware or have a word!? First world problem obviously.

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Placetobreathe · 25/01/2026 21:07

exhaustDAD · 25/01/2026 20:32

@Placetobreathe I am not saying people's feelings are not valid, don't get me wrong, if there is something bothersome about it to OP, yes, she should talk about it to the husband, who probably doesn't even know that he is annoying his wife. But let's not take the number of threads here on an isolated segment of the internet a conclusive study that presents this as a widespread issue... On a forum like this you post when you have something to talk about that resonates with you emotionally..something that bothers you, would like people's perspective on... Of course you will get a concentrated amount of posts where people are in one way or another frustrated.

Can I also just highlight OP's second post here where she openly says that it's not like the guy is gawking on the woman, they are literal normal glances that he takes for a normal length of time, but as she is actively hunting for him looking at the woman, it's easy to read into it...

Yes I've read the OP's update.
She is very fair to her DH and says that it is glances rather than staring.
And also that it is out of character for him to show interest in another woman. And it's the being out of character which is disturbing her.
I am glad she is going to talk to him.

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