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Husband read my WhatsApp

29 replies

IndigoBabble · 01/06/2026 22:45

DD was on the phone to us on speaker. I needed to pop to the loo so handed phone over to him to continue the chat, came back on and see him scrolling through my WhatsApp chat with my friend. Friend happens to be the one I have a whinge about him to as her husband is similar. He didn’t see much before I twigged and said why are you reading that but he saw her asking how he’s been and I said something along the lines of he was arsey with me yesterday but then explained why I had deserved it as I had been short tempered due to stress of various things going on in my life at the moment. He’s now gone to bed and is clearly annoyed at me. Am it the arsehole here it should he have not been looking at personal messages?

OP posts:
Jellox · 02/06/2026 18:58

Going through my private messages is an absolute no-no for me.

I would seriously be questioning my relationship and be telling him so.

I think any breach of privacy is one of the worst things anyone can do.

Hangingcrystal · 02/06/2026 19:43

I think he was really wrong to do that.
It's not an honourable thing to do.
Hence he found out that you made a very normal, fair comment to a friend.
Change your password and never trust him with your phone again.
And tell him straight.
He owes YOU an apology not a bloody sulk.

LadyLavenderUrchin · 02/06/2026 20:09

oh the horror, oh the pearl clutching! please, most of you who are so loud and shocked check or checked your partners phone before. We were talking about this at work a while ago. most women over there are so insecure that they regularly check WhatsApp messages instagram emails and text messages. and they admitted that they would feel angry and offended if their men did the same. I am not saying all of you but the ones who do and yet are so loud because it was a man doing it - shame on you.

oh also can we just imagine the situation where OP checked the messages and found her husband talking smack about her? somehow not one of you would care about this invasion of privacy, because the important thing would be that he is a dick. dont even say it's not true. you are not this vocal about it in threads where the wives check and find things in messages.

trendysetter · 02/06/2026 20:12

I guess it depends on how you'd feel about him complaining to his friends about you?

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