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DP and facebook. What would you think?

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DalbySun · 05/06/2010 09:08

Its quite long Im afraid. Basically, a few weeks ago I noticed DP had added a woman to his facebook page. I thought no more of it and just assumed it was someone from work. Then one day he's looking at his emails in hotmail and I glance across and notice a couple of "you have a new message of ***" from facebook. Still I don't think much of it but when he mentions this woman and I ask casually if they've messaged each other, he says no. I don't care about them messaging, but why would he lie about it?

Its a woman he knew from highschool that he's not seen for years. Fair enough. But why lie?

So anyway I let it go. But then a few nights ago he was looking at his emails again and there was a "you have a new message from " and he just turned off his hotmail account quickly without even looking at it. Surely this is not normal behaviour?
Then last night I asked him to go on facebook to see if someone we know is online. He did and up at the top the "New message" thing is highlighted. He scrolls down quickly to make it disapear. I said "you're very secretive with your facebook messages, arnt you?" he laughs nervously and says "Not really". Yet still he doesn't look at the new message. I say "why are you scared to look at that message then? is it because I'm here and you don't want me to see it?" and he says "No, I'll look at it in a minute" in a shaky, nervous voice. Still he keeps messing around on the status thing, stalling, trying to change the subject and then the mouse starts heading towards the "X" in the corner, he was pretending to have forgotten. So I said "are you going to look at that message before you turn it off?" he sounds panicked and says "in a minute!" eventually he reluctantly clicks on the message and I see they have messaged each other in depth messages for a week or so.

I don't mind them messaging but why did he lie? why did he want to keep it from me? I'm NOT normally a jealous person, its the way he acts that makes me suspicious. But anyway I notice that she asks him if hes married. He says no, he's divorced. Which he is, from his ex but at this point wouldn't you mention your current parnter??? but no, he just said he was divorced which imo implies he's single. She goes on to ask him about his current life, no mention of me at all.

Now the one that really got me was I notice a message saying "come back!!" and then "I'm sorry" both from her. The next one from his says "aww don't be silly! sorry about that, my internet connection went down". What really happened at this point is that I walked in the room and he shut down the laptop quickly. Why would you act like that if its all innocent??

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DalbySun · 05/06/2010 13:21

Another thing I found on his profile is new photos of him taken with his webcam. More "flattering" ones. He says he was going to update his facebook profile but didn't like the pics, so why would he keep them in files on his PC?

Wouldn't suprise me if he was on a dating website either.

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Maveta · 05/06/2010 13:29

all very odd.. i have an ex ex ex ex on fb (from when i was 17/18) and we go through patches of messaging each other or chatting if we are both online, all very innocent about what we are up to and our kids. The difference is I am very upfront with dh, if he asks what i´m doing i´ll say "messaging x" or "chatting with x, he´s just telling me what his kid said" or whatever, i do so right next to him and he is free to glance over and see what we´re talking about (and rarely does now as what we discuss is so banal!)

the openness is the issue for sure..

FabIsGoingToGetFit · 05/06/2010 13:36

Alarm bells are ringing, I'm afraid.

RumourOfAHurricane · 05/06/2010 13:38

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zedsdead · 05/06/2010 13:41

I'm sorry but this is classic behaviour of someone who is having some sort of emotional affair IMO (and I speak from experience) .

mophead5 · 05/06/2010 13:44

Are you on facebook yourself, and if yes are you on his friends list?
If you are you could basically log on as you then go through his stuff when he is at work or something.
You wont be able to read messages though if he is keeping them private...my problem is same, so dont really know what you should do next. Unless you are really lucky and know his passwoerd. If so then you can read everything.
Also, if he is being secretive with his phone one minute then leaving it lying around, he is testing you to see if you will read his texts...mine does this.
Unfortunately, if he IS leaving it lying around for you to read, then he has obviously removed all incriminating messages, sorry!

ItsGraceAgain · 05/06/2010 14:14

Nooooo, OP, you're not being paranoid. Usually, in threads with this kind of title, I think the poster's being a little over-suspicious. But, I'm very sorry to say, your H is showing every sign of starting an affair. The increased criticisms of your appearance clinched it for me, though I was already going "Oh no!"

I assume you want to try & put a spanner in the works, though your bigger issue is whether you want to continue devoting your time & love to someone who's this keen to deceive you.

Do you not have your own FB page? Get one, and add him. Post sweet messages to his status, making clear you're his WIFE. Post something about what a lovely hubby he is on your own wall. At this stage, it doesn't matter if they're totally out of character. Put his name in your Married status. Also, go on a massive friending binge, adding everybody on his friends list that you've ever even spoken to once - and her.

Ask him who he's going to terrorvision with (whatever it is!) You're not wrong to have checked up on him, since he's lied to you about the level of contact he's had with this woman.

This happened to me once (I was the old friend). I was quite shocked at how willing he was to start an affair and lie to his wife - especially as he couldn't stop talking about how great she is!

ItsGraceAgain · 05/06/2010 14:17

Meant to include: he's lying to her as well, of course. I've never met your H but I don't like him.

GeekOfTheWeek · 05/06/2010 14:21

Alarm bells here for me too

susiecutiebananas · 05/06/2010 14:33

FB is the devil as far as destroying lives and relationships are concerned.
DO not go looking unless you are prepared for the consequences.

You are not being paranoid at all. But, as I say, don't go digging unless you are prepared to face what you might find.

ItsGraceAgain · 05/06/2010 14:40

Come on, Susie, it's not Facebook that starts the affairs ...

DalbySun · 05/06/2010 14:41

I have had a nice relaxing day whilst he's been at work and I'm slowly coming to the decision that I don't want this kind of relationship. Whether she knows now or not does not change the fact that he was unwilling to tell her. I mean, am I that far to the back of his head that he could have genuinely "forgot" to mention me? or did he have alternate motives? either way it's not good is it?

I have spoken to his ex wife. She told me that whilst they were married, he deveopled a "friendship" with a woman who lived nearby who he always insisted was just a "friend". After she announced that she wanted a divorce, he decided to come clean and say "actually, yeah I did like her more than a friend".

I think he'd go off with anyone if he had the chance. He'd fuck over anyone because the guy has no morals. He has proven to me this time and time again. Not just with relationship stuff either. He doesn't care about anyone but himself.

I have come to the conclusion that this is a blessing in disguise. I will start to look for somewhere else to live I think. I want and deserve a man who will treat me with respect. From the age of 16 I have been used and had the piss taken out of me by various males and I've had enough. Sorry for the ranting but I really have had enough. Fuck him.

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susiecutiebananas · 05/06/2010 14:42

itsgraceagain I know, it just seems to be a very good platform for them to be started. Finding old sweethearts etc... ex's etc.. I know its not actually FB but it just seems to make it far too easy these days

DalbySun · 05/06/2010 14:45

Well he kept saying last night "fine, I'll delete my facebook account, all it does is cause trouble" and I'm like "no, YOU are the one fucking around, not facebook!!! facebook is fine for those who use it properly!" but thats him all over, look for something else to blame for his own behaviour.

It does make it easier to conjour up these emotional affairs though, I agree Susie. But I think ultimately we are responsible for our own behaviour and facebook cannot be blamed for people's deceitful nature.

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ItsGraceAgain · 05/06/2010 14:56

DS, can I just congratulate you on your WONDERFUL post of 14:41!

Good for you. If only we all that amount of common sense

AttilaTheMeerkat · 05/06/2010 15:02

DalbySun,

Good luck with finding somewhere else to live. He does not deserve you honestly.

You may want to read "Women who love too much" written by Robin Norwood. I mention that in the light of what has happened to you regarding men from the age of 16. You need to "unlearn" damaging relationship patterns.

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