Am I overreacting to my husband laughing at another woman on TV?

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Husband & I were watching a TV program the other day where a couple with children moved to France to renovate a old property.

The wife, kept on making jokes about her husband.
Some to my mind were slightly inappropriate.
She came across as someone who wanted attention,her husband was the complete opposite.

My husband, thought this woman,was highly amusing,everytime she made a comment or a joke,my husband would start laughing out loud.
This happend numerous times during the 1hr program.

He even had the nerve to ask me if I found her funny? I did not find her funny at all,but manipulating in her broken english.

We have been married over 40 yrs,he's never really been the type to flirt,but I felt he was on this occasion.His behaviour made me feel very uncomfortable!

Am I over reacting,as I am feeling disappointed at the amount of attention he was showing towards this person,while I was present.

I am not usually a jealous person,but feel annoyed by my husband's lack of awareness,regarding how I feel.

I can be hyper vigilant!
Am I being pathetic? Over sensitive as something tells me that I'm not!

Would like to know how you would feel & Your thoughts?

You think your husband was flirting with a woman you were watching on TV?

He can’t flirt with someone on tv! Maybe he did find her attractive but that’s ok because she’s on the telly.

I don’t think he’s done anything wrong here.

Am I over reacting,as I am feeling disappointed at the amount of attention he was showing towards this person,while I was present.

He was watching TV. You're supposed to watch the people on the screen and react to the people/scenes shown.

That's how TV works.

You may have been married over 40 years but you are still individuals OP. You don't have to think the sane on every little thing.

Does he usually have a different sense of humour to you?

I can understand you being repelled by him laughing at tasteless jokes. But I don't understand why you are extrapolating from this that he has an inappropriate interest in this woman.

.....do you realise the woman on TV couldn't hear your husband?

Genuinely op are you okay? This is so far from normal I mean that seriously

Was the woman on TV sending your DH subliminal messages perhaps 😬

You asked if it was pathetic. I really don't like that word. But your reaction is unjustified. You realise that don't you? It's a television programme. Your husband is never going to meet the people on your screen. He is not flirting. Television is generally designed for entertainment. Hence making him laugh. Is the heat getting to you?

Yes, you are over reacting. Thank goodness not all women on the telly are unattractive and boring. We watch the telly to be entertained, not bored to death.

Relax, there is not much chance of your husband running away with her. However, if you try to control who he can and can’t watch in a TV program, he may look around for someone in real life. I feel sorry for the poor guy.

LTB!

Just on a tv show, no.

Email the tv channel to complain this woman was flirting with your husband.

Am I reading this right? You think your DH was flirting with a woman on the TV screen? This can't be real, surely. After 40 years of marriage too. Absolutely bonkers.

'Her broken english' haha. You sound xenophobic/racist.

Imagine being threatened by a character from a TV show. He found her funny. You found her annoying. No need to blow your flipping gasket over it.

You’re being absolutely insane. She’s a woman on the TV that he thought was funny. You need help.

You actually need help

What is going on with Mumsnet?!

On the weekend there was a crazy woman thinking her boyfriend was cheating on her for listening to ASMR and now we've got someone upset that her husband was flirting with the telly.

You can't flirt with someone on telly. The woman on the telly can't flirt with you. (Or your fella).

I swear the world is losing its grip on reality.

I think the heat must be getting to people already. Laughing at people on TV is kind of normal (I hope otherwise my entire family is deranged).

Quite frankly your reaction is nuts. If you've pulled him up on this then you're being abusive.

This reminds me of the scene in The Royal Family where Denise accuses Dave of flirting with the satnav women! 🤣

Definitely!

You know TV only goes one way? And the programme was recorded so the woman is doing something completely different while your husband was laughing at something she did months ago, something that was edited to be funny. Have you just arrived from the 19th century? You can’t flit with someone who isn’t there.

Am I being pathetic? Over sensitive as something tells me that I'm not!

Well I'd ignore that 'something' if I were you because you definitely are, yes.

In fact I can't quite believe what I've just read.

Good lord, OP you are being completely OTT. How are you treating your very obvious anxiety and paranoia surrounding your husband and his perceived flirting (with a woman on tv). Get a grip.

No not racist,married to a Black male, with two mixed race grown up children,live in a city area.Love diversity! Just because I mentioned Broken english,instead of english being her second language.I'm a racist!