Do men speak like this to each other in wats app?

Flixer · 01-04-2019 12:56PM #1

I looked at my husbands Wats App last night without him knowing. He's in a group with about 8 other guys, they work in a very very male job. They were all talking about a collegaues wife who is gorgeous and they were saying how much they'd like to be with her (it was very crude) my husband wrote the crudest thing he said "he'd blow this man just so he could taste his wife's 'C***'....I'm so so shocked. I want to know is this just normal banter among lads? To me it seems very very crude.

Yes I checked his phone...our marriage is barely hanging on by a thread.

One More Toy · 01-04-2019 12:57PM

No

Flixer · 01-04-2019 01:01PM

Thanks for replying....I'm just so so shocked, it feels like I don't even know this part of him.

ASOT · 01-04-2019 01:03PM

My WhatsApp group with lads from work would be similar, maybe not as crude but there would be a lot of talk similar to that.

TimeToShine · 01-04-2019 01:05PM

I would say that it certainly is fairly standard to be honest. Not particularly elegant or tasteful but lads whatsapp groups generally are cesspools. If your marriage is in trouble I wouldn't let this be what tips the scales.

Flixer · 01-04-2019 01:05PM

I think it probably just hurts because we have zero intimate life

SoundsRight · 01-04-2019 01:05PM

It's just a bit of craic, not meant to be taken seriously.

Flixer · 01-04-2019 01:08PM

TimeToShine wrote: »

I would say that it certainly is fairly standard to be honest. Not particularly elegant or tasteful but lads whatsapp groups generally are cesspools. If your marriage is in trouble I wouldn't let this be what tips the scales.

I'm so grateful to you for your reply. I was so close to wanting to throw the phone at him last night and telling him to go. I just said nothing and went to bed. I wish I hadn't seen it..and it serves me right for looking at his phone. I'm just so saddened by it. But it also helps to know they are cesspools.

Pyr0 · 01-04-2019 01:08PM

It sounds like you would be best starting a thread on how to approach fixing your relationship rather than what is said in whats app, it will hopefully be of more benefit to you!

Flixer · 01-04-2019 01:13PM

Pyr0 wrote: »

It sounds like you would be best starting a thread on how to approach fixing your relationship rather than what is said in whats app, it will hopefully be of more benefit to you!

I agree. We start marriage counselling this week. Thanks though

Sorry about that · 01-04-2019 01:13PM

Flixer wrote: »

Thanks for replying....I'm just so so shocked, it feels like I don't even know this part of him.

So sorry you've seen this Flixer. It's absolutely horrible. I don't know if he "meant " any harm, but I do believe that sometimes guys in a pack act a lot differently to how they act solo. He was most likely just showing off to the lads.

I don't think it's normal, but I've never checked my OH's phone. Unfortunately for you, you now have to decide how to deal with this. Best of luck.

The Golden Miller · 01-04-2019 01:16PM

Standard stuff. The ones saying it's not normal are other women Id hazard a guess at

DeanAustin · 01-04-2019 01:17PM

As others have said its fairly standard stuff amongst lads I’m afraid albeit he has been a bit crude. Sounds like you’ve a lot of other stuff to work on. Good luck with it.

blue note · 01-04-2019 01:27PM

Very standard. He possibly heard that funny line somewhere and just looked for somewhere to use it. In the vast majority of those whatsapp conversations those comments are 100% just jokes. Everyone understands there's no intent behind them so no-one really gets think when there's a comment about someone's mother /sister /girlfriend /girlfriend possibly being your sister because you're from tipp /etc and everyone understands that while someone might say they'd plough some girl into next week that they in reality would never cheat on their partner.

I'm glad you're heading to councelling and hope it works out for you. It comes across to me that you're looking for ammunition against your husband. It probably goes without saying but in a relationship where people are looking for fights like that you're in serious trouble. Best of luck OP.

The Golden Miller · 01-04-2019 01:33PM

On the plus side, you've seen his phone without his knowing i.e no chance to hide anything. If that's all that's on it you've little to be worrying about in regards infidelity or other such relatable concerns. Other women would be getting a far worse shock. It's a positive that can be built upon at least.

wiggle16 · 01-04-2019 01:33PM

It's fairly standard as a topic - how they phrase it depends on the group. Not all groups of guys engage in that kind of talk but many do. Not defending it by the way. Most of it is showboating for one another, it doesn't mean anything. But yes I can see how this would be especially upsetting for you if you are not intimate.

I'm not taking a position on it, but look at it this way: it is likely this is how he would be talking in this group even if you were having sex around the clock. It's the dynamic of groups like this. Not excusing it, or minimising how you feel about it, by the way.

I would say it would be a parallel issue to your lack of intimacy. If he was saying "oh yeah she's hot" that would be one thing and id say leave it be. But with this kind of language he probably should have more respect for the fact that he's married than to be talking like that about other women. But it is common and it doesn't mean anything.... it's a joke after all.

Has the lack of intimacy been a longstanding thing?

Flixer · 01-04-2019 01:40PM

Yes...been nothing going on. The last time was before Xmas and before that it was 3/4 months earlier. He has called me a 'C***' in fights and it's really affected me being with him like that now.

But that's only a part of it. Things are just so bad between us. He's totally shutdown and will barely speak to me. I'm not really a jealous type I was just trying to figure out if maybe he was having an affair. I'm blocked on all his social media.

Ricosruffneck · 01-04-2019 01:40PM

Flixer wrote: »

I looked at my husbands Wats App last night without him knowing. He's in a group with about 8 other guys, they work in a very very male job. They were all talking about a collegaues wife who is gorgeous and they were saying how much they'd like to be with her (it was very crude) my husband wrote the crudest thing he said "he'd blow this man just so he could taste his wife's 'C***'....I'm so so shocked. I want to know is this just normal banter among lads? To me it seems very very crude.

Yes I checked his phone...our marriage is barely hanging on by a thread.

I've heard Jimmy Carr, Ricky Gervais, Rob Brydon, say similar jokes.

And if delivered by them you may have laughed (obv I don't know your sense of humor; you may not)

Personally not my flavor of humor but I can appreciate it.

I'd brush this one off and give him a pass.

Ricosruffneck · 01-04-2019 01:41PM

Flixer wrote: »

Yes...been nothing going on. The last time was before Xmas and before that it was 3/4 months earlier. He has called me a 'C***' in fights and it's really affected me being with him like that now.

But that's only a part of it. Things are just so bad between us. He's totally shutdown and will barely speak to me. I'm not really a jealous type I was just trying to figure out if maybe he was having an affair. I'm blocked on all his social media.

I'd be more rattled the fact he called you the C word though than the text between peers.

Flixer · 01-04-2019 01:41PM

Ricosruffneck wrote: »

I've heard Jimmy Carr, Ricky Gervais, Rob Brydon, say similar jokes.

And if delivered by them you may have laughed (obv I don't know your sense of humor; you may not)

Personally not my flavor of humor but I can appreciate it.

I'd brush this one off and give him a pass.

Thanks a million for this...it's a relief

Sorry about that · 01-04-2019 01:44PM

It doesn't come across that you're looking for ammunition by the way Flixer, you're obviously stressed out of your mind and don't know what to think or do next. Keep the chin up, you'll get through it.

Tefral · 01-04-2019 01:45PM

I'm a member of about half a dozen WhatsApp groups. Some of the stuff in them are filth. Theres things sent in there that we wouldnt even talk about in the pub after.

I think it's just banter... but it is crude.

baby and crumble · 01-04-2019 01:46PM

Flixer wrote: »

But that's only a part of it. Things are just so bad between us. He's totally shutdown and will barely speak to me. I'm not really a jealous type I was just trying to figure out if maybe he was having an affair. I'm blocked on all his social media.

Everything about this is not good, OP. Blocking your wife on all social media and not speaking to her is horrific. That's next level shutting you out.

Flixer · 01-04-2019 02:00PM

Sorry about that wrote: »

It doesn't come across that you're looking for ammunition by the way Flixer, you're obviously stressed out of your mind and don't know what to think or do next. Keep the chin up, you'll get through it.

Thanks cause I'm defintely not, I just want to know whats going on. In some ways it'd nearly be a relief to know if he was having an affair, I feel like I'm going mad.

Church on Tuesday · 01-04-2019 02:14PM

Yes, men do talk like this mostly among our own peer group and hardly if ever if a wife/ GF is around.

Fairly cringy stuff for me but it is what it is.

Best of luck with any decisions you make going forward OP.

corminators · 01-04-2019 02:17PM

Some of these chats just become competitions on who can make the most purile comment. I would ignore it and move on.

Flixer · 01-04-2019 02:20PM

I'm so grateful to everyone who has taken the time to reply. It's fairly clear to me that this is just lads banter and just the way some blokes speak in groups among themselves. As I said it's just Im so hurt at the moment, and I know I don't have good perspective..hence why I'm so grateful for all of yours.

blindside88 · 01-04-2019 02:20PM

Fairly standard stuff for any lads Wats App group I’ve been in. It’s more bravado and one upmanship than what he really thinks. Best of luck in your counseling but as has been said I wouldn’t let this be the straw that breaks the camels back.

Tails142 · 01-04-2019 02:20PM

Lol that's a good line... Must remember it.

Sorry to hear about your troubles but I'm 100% he was just joking and being crude.

Best of luck with the counseling

wiggle16 · 01-04-2019 02:51PM

Flixer wrote: »

Yes...been nothing going on. The last time was before Xmas and before that it was 3/4 months earlier. He has called me a 'C***' in fights and it's really affected me being with him like that now.

But that's only a part of it. Things are just so bad between us. He's totally shutdown and will barely speak to me. I'm not really a jealous type I was just trying to figure out if maybe he was having an affair. I'm blocked on all his social media.

I'm sorry to hear that OP, that's horrible.

He shouldn't be calling you a c*nt or blocking you on social media regardless, obviously. Lots of groups of lads talk like that, it's not a sign of an affair, it's just crude banter.

The other stuff though. What does he say when you ask him why you're blocked? What reason does he give? Or does he even interact with you?

Flixer · 01-04-2019 02:56PM

We had a fight about 8 months ago and I blocked him, yes childish of me. But since then he won't friend me...and now his friends list is hid on Facebook and when I ask him to add me he just says No. End of.

Do men speak like this to each other in wats app?

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