Welcome to the
Marriage Builders® Discussion Forum

This is a community where people come in search of marriage related support, answers, or encouragement. Also, information about the Marriage Builders principles can be found in the books available for sale in the Marriage Builders® Bookstore.
If you would like to join our guidance forum, please read the Announcement Forum for instructions, rules, & guidelines.
The members of this community are peers and not professionals. Professional coaching is available by clicking on the link titled Coaching Center at the top of this page.
We trust that you will find the Marriage Builders® Discussion Forum to be a helpful resource for you. We look forward to your participation.
Once you have reviewed all the FAQ, tech support and announcement information, if you still have problems that are not addressed, please e-mail the administrators at mbrestored@gmail.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
#2863299 08/13/15 09:39 AM
Joined: Jun 2015
Posts: 3
L
lovely8 Offline OP
Junior Member
OP Offline
Junior Member
L
Joined: Jun 2015
Posts: 3
My husband and I had a private conversation via text,he passed a comment that offended me and like we always do ,I made him know what I felt about his comment.I snooped on his phone and realized that he had discussed our issue with a friend of his ,a female.How should I handle this .it upsets me and I feel betrayed.

lovely8 #2863300 08/13/15 10:17 AM
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,197
U
Member
Offline
Member
U
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,197
You should feel upset, it shows that your husband has very poor boundaries if he is discussing marital issues with an OS friend. You should also feel threatened by this behavior because it is a path to an affair.

Dr Harley does not believe that married couple should have friends of the opposite sex because it is such risky behavior and could easily lead to an affair.

Have you done any further snooping to see if there is more to this friendship? You should quietly do so.

unwritten #2863301 08/13/15 10:23 AM
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,197
U
Member
Offline
Member
U
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,197
Do you have access to his phone and other forms of communication, social media, etc?

unwritten #2863311 08/13/15 01:00 PM
Joined: Jun 2015
Posts: 3
L
lovely8 Offline OP
Junior Member
OP Offline
Junior Member
L
Joined: Jun 2015
Posts: 3
I have access to his phone ,not other forms of social media.this is a childhood friend that I know but she is not my friend .they seem to be very close although she is engaged to someoneelse.I have expressed to him that I was uncomfortable with their friendship in the past but it seems to continue.Because I snooped and found this ,I dont know how to bring it up and discuss it with him .I checked again and relized that he had deleted some of the discussion he had forwarded to her .He probably thing I found out.

lovely8 #2863314 08/13/15 01:10 PM
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 11,239
J
Member
Offline
Member
J
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 11,239
Originally Posted by lovely8
I have access to his phone ,not other forms of social media.this is a childhood friend that I know but she is not my friend .they seem to be very close although she is engaged to someoneelse.I have expressed to him that I was uncomfortable with their friendship in the past but it seems to continue.Because I snooped and found this ,I dont know how to bring it up and discuss it with him .I checked again and relized that he had deleted some of the discussion he had forwarded to her .He probably thing I found out.

At this point, you should install spyware on his phone and social media to determine if he is having an affair with her (emotional or physical).

Joined: Jun 2015
Posts: 3
L
lovely8 Offline OP
Junior Member
OP Offline
Junior Member
L
Joined: Jun 2015
Posts: 3
he is a tech guru and he would know .she is in a different state so i can see the emotional afair not the physical.i want to discuss this with him but I am not sure how to go about it .my dilema

lovely8 #2863319 08/13/15 01:33 PM
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 11,239
J
Member
Offline
Member
J
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 11,239
Originally Posted by lovely8
he is a tech guru and he would know .she is in a different state so i can see the emotional afair not the physical.i want to discuss this with him but I am not sure how to go about it .my dilema

Well, you need to find out if he is having an affair.
How far away does she live? People can fly into town to have sex.

lovely8 #2863320 08/13/15 01:48 PM
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 5,247
L
Member
Offline
Member
L
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 5,247
What about introducing Marriage Builders to him as a way to strengthen your marriage?
Buy the book Fall in Love / Stay in Love.
Discuss the topics one by one - and you will have the opportunity to bring up OS friendships!


lovely8 #2863321 08/13/15 02:06 PM
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,197
U
Member
Offline
Member
U
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,197
Originally Posted by lovely8
he is a tech guru and he would know .she is in a different state so i can see the emotional afair not the physical.i want to discuss this with him but I am not sure how to go about it .my dilema

You need to rule out an affair first. If he is having an affair with her, emotional or physical, than discussing it will just make him realize he needs to hide it more.

People who have nothing to hide from their spouse, hide nothing. They do not have protected social media and delete texts to cover their tracks.

lovely8 #2863326 08/13/15 03:52 PM
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,788
Likes: 2
L
Member
Offline
Member
L
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,788
Likes: 2
Originally Posted by lovely8
he is a tech guru and he would know .she is in a different state so i can see the emotional afair not the physical.i want to discuss this with him but I am not sure how to go about it .my dilema


I'm a tech guru too and can tell you that he would not know if you snoop intelligently. We have a forum where this is discussed. Most important not to alert him that you are snooping otherwise he will stop using social media and switch to a burner phone.


3 adult children
Divorced - he was a serial adulterer
Now remarried, thank you MB
(formerly lied_to_again)
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 968
Likes: 1
A
Member
Offline
Member
A
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 968
Likes: 1
I agree with the others, it is unlikely he would detect a spyware on his phone if you chose a good one like the ones recommended here. I work in IT security so I have a fair bit of experience with malicious software.

There are several ITs on this forum, we can help you find a good solution to use here.


Happily remarried to wonderful woman who I found using the guidelines in "Buyers, Renters, Freeloaders"
2 baby boys, working on #3 and couldn't ask for anything more.

When my ex's affair happened: BH 28, Ex-WW:29
Married: 7 years
Together: 8 years
D-day: 10/5/2014
D filed: 1/22/2015
D Final: 6/4/2015

My story

Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Search
Who's Online Now
1 members (1 invisible), 1,099 guests, and 71 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
Bibbyryan860, Ian T, SadNewYorker, Jay Handlooms, GrenHeil
71,838 Registered Users
Building Marriages That Last A Lifetime
Copyright © 1995-2019, Marriage Builders®. All Rights Reserved.
Site Navigation
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5