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Created on : Friday, July 01, 2005, 05:01:22 pm
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June 30, 2009, 8:09 am PDT

Sue

You haven't reached your "deal breaker" point yet.  You have all the proof you need, he admits to cheating and yet you still accept this type of behavior from him.  I think you are afraid to be alone, I understand that you can afford to live without him, but you don't want to.  You've gotten so use to the drama he is causing, and your daughter is even caught up in it, which is a big no,no.  She should not be in the middle of it like this.

 

He might have everything he wants financially while he is living with you, and maybe thats why he isn't leaving you just yet. He knows he can cheat, and you won't kick his azz to the curb like you should be doing. He has it good and he knows it, so he is using you.  How does it feel to be used Sue? 

 

What he is missing from your marriage is the attention, the ego stroking, the affection and the sex that these women are giving him.  So he goes on line, or he patrols till he finds someone who will pay attention to him and then he gets what he really wants.  Getting a lap top wasn't the problem, the problem was he was missing something very important and being a typical man, he went out and found it.  Thats what men do. But you haven't given him any consequences to his behavior.  So what if you find this evidence or that, what does he loose,,, nothing... what are you loosing... your self respect, your dignity, your morals.. you are teaching him how to treat you and that your marriage means nothing.

 

Now he is going away, alone, for a bachelor party... he will meet someone there, he will take someone with him, or maybe just visit one of the hooker ranches out there and have a grand old time.  If your sleeping with him, I hope your making him wear a condom, cause hip surgery will be the least of your worries if he brings home an STD or HIV to you.

 

Your mothers right you don't deserve what he is doing, but in a way you do... cause your not kicking him out.  What kind of example are you setting for your daughter.  Do you want her to see you as some desperate woman who will take sloppy seconds from some man?  Do you want her to see that your husband doesn't respect you or love you and this is what she can expect from her BF or husband? He isn't even trying to improve your relationship, he is being selfish and self centered and doesn't care.

 

Get it together, go back and read what you have written here in your original post.  What would you say to the woman who wrote it?  Doesn't she sound pathetic and desperate to you?  If you want to live your life with a cheater, than just stop the investigating and let him be, let him go cheat,, your not going to stop him so the choice is yours.. just stop the drama and you live your life, let him live his and co exist under the same roof.. or get rid of him and be happy.  He will be just fine without you, cause he is the type that uses women, he won't get an apartment on his own, he will immediately set something up to move in with one of his conquests.. that what cheaters do... Worry about yourself and your daughter and forget the bum.

 
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August 20, 2009, 1:06 am PDT

Im not sure if my husband is cheating.....

I saw my husband received a test message from a certain woman. It says: I cant say that I miss you coz you are not even sending me text messages. Then after a few days...I was just curious...my husband was sleeping so I got his mobile phone and read his messages. A message came from the same woman, asking him, where he is.......

I am so upset and bothered my husband and this woman might be flirting and this flirting might lead to some other things that would break our marriage. I know that I am probably thinking way ahead.....but I just cant help it...Im not sure if its my hormones, or I am just bored.....I am 29 weeks pregnant and my Ob-gyne advised me for bed rest, since Im having a delicate pregnancy, my cervix is opening and I just had a preterm labor episode, so in short I am homebound. I am not used to being at home and not doing anything.....since I am a working mom......

Am I not reasonable or my mind is just clouded?......I would appreciate your take on this please.....
 
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August 22, 2009, 8:39 am PDT

Stay calm

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I saw my husband received a test message from a certain woman. It says: I cant say that I miss you coz you are not even sending me text messages. Then after a few days...I was just curious...my husband was sleeping so I got his mobile phone and read his messages. A message came from the same woman, asking him, where he is.......

I am so upset and bothered my husband and this woman might be flirting and this flirting might lead to some other things that would break our marriage. I know that I am probably thinking way ahead.....but I just cant help it...Im not sure if its my hormones, or I am just bored.....I am 29 weeks pregnant and my Ob-gyne advised me for bed rest, since Im having a delicate pregnancy, my cervix is opening and I just had a preterm labor episode, so in short I am homebound. I am not used to being at home and not doing anything.....since I am a working mom......

Am I not reasonable or my mind is just clouded?......I would appreciate your take on this please.....

I fully understand how seeing these messages would cause you to stress out. From the little I've read though, it sounds like this woman is doing all the flirting and your husband is ignoring her. He may well be trying to discourage her.

This is going to continue to stress you, so if I were you, I would simply tell him that you saw the first message and would like to know who this woman is and what is going on. Don't be accusatory as you can't know if he was involved in anything, but be open to whatever he says.

Sometimes, a person will make advances on a married person, and the married person doesn't realize that the quickest way to discourage this sort of behavior is to tell their partner about it. Cheaters count on their targets staying mum, and often married people mistakenly think their partners would be suspicious of them if they knew they were targeted by someone wishing to cheat with them. Not so. If he came to you and said, "I'm getting some messages from this woman that is interested in me, but I have no wish to cheat on you. Just so you know, if she calls or you find a text message, I'm NOT answering back!" how would you take it? I would be grateful and my trust in him would grow. On the flip side, the cheater would quickly retreat in embarrassement. Making secret advances only to have your target tell the one person who is not supposed to know is mortifying! They would rightfully wonder who else is going to be told about their less than honest behavior.

A word of caution however, think ahead how you would react if he says or does something to indicate he was, or is, involved with this woman. Be prepared for any eventuality.

 

 

 
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September 1, 2009, 6:25 am PDT

Yes, he did cheat on me

I was formerly Anangel 5.  Last year, I posted saying that I think my husband cheated on me.  Turns out that my gut feeling was true.  He did cheat on me.  I stayed with him for almost a year, until he cheated on me again.  Now he left me to go to another woman.  He is living with her now.  I am trying to find a good lawyer to nail him.  Thank you guys for posting positive feedback.  I wish I had taken the advice sooner.
 
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September 1, 2009, 9:22 am PDT

Being ready

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I was formerly Anangel 5.  Last year, I posted saying that I think my husband cheated on me.  Turns out that my gut feeling was true.  He did cheat on me.  I stayed with him for almost a year, until he cheated on me again.  Now he left me to go to another woman.  He is living with her now.  I am trying to find a good lawyer to nail him.  Thank you guys for posting positive feedback.  I wish I had taken the advice sooner.

None of us take in advice or other knowledge until we are ready to hear it. I'm sorry to hear that your fears were correct. I'm also sorry your husband has taken the cowardly way out. I know you're probably not ready to understand this yet, but consider how insecure your husband must be to have to keep looking for new relationships in order to feel good about himself?

Do you have children with him? If so, get everything you can that will help you raise them without him.

If you don't have children with him, don't let your anger lead you to keep up a sick relationship with him in court. The sooner you can leave it behind and get him out of your mind, the better off you will be. I'm not saying to let him off the hook for any responsibilities he has, I'm just saying be on your guard for going over the top with revenge.

My best wishes to you.

 
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