Husbands' Opinions on WC

[Deleted]

I have been lurking on GBCN for two years, and I tell my H about the particularly juicy stories. He is only interested in the scandalous things for entertainment value. For the most part he's amused by my involvement here.

I only started posting more often in the past few months, and ventured over to WC just last week. I post on a few different boards, including ML, but ML is a bit (read: hugely) intimidating to me.

[travelbug]

Mine also laughs.. He thinks it's funny to post things online and tell about random things! but it really is so fun! (Even though I don't know you all well yet, I'm so addicted)

[HoneySpider]

He knows I talk to you guys a lot and I'll tell him some stuff about certain people. I usually start a story with "my friend, the one who [insert some piece of info here]" but about half the time I realize I can just use first names since he "knows" who some of you are (especially those of you who are involved with TTH in some way)

[pooh8402]

He doesn't care, and actually likes that I get IF support from TTTC. We're both members of another message board where we know a lot of people (both online and IRL) so it's not a new or weird thing with us.

[HoneySpider]

jjwritergirl I really hope this GTG can happen, if we start planning and then it doesn't, our H's will think we are extra crazy

[travelbug]

jjwritergirl I can just imagine his face!!! That's so fantastic! I'm so glad you got me into this!

[grover]

He's known about here/TN since I joined four years ago. He thought the GTG was kinda weird since we didn't actually know each other prior to, but he is now planning on a GTG with some people from his video game FB group which is also comprised with no one he knows IRL from all over the country.

[awick14]

DH knows about the WC and for the most part he doesn't care.

He did really like that I had an outlet after our MCs though.

We discuss me possibly flying to random places in the US and I don't think he knows that I would seriously go if we could swing it.

[HoneySpider]

jjwritergirl LOL too funny!

[bk1]

At first he didn't like it so much because he thought I was just getting involved in drama. Once he realized that the main connection I made and reason that made me start posting/stick around was for support from our first m/c he started to understand. I don't think he has any problem with it now.

I explained it to him like "you have your work friends, I have my forum friends".




I do talk about people on here once in awhile outside of him, but I just refer to "my friend" and leave it at that. 

[loira]

H doesn't care so much about the message boards. I did, however, mention I was just going to try out a Sands (loss support) group meeting on Monday and the next thing I knew I was being lectured about potential stalkers. I think we have been watching too much Law & Order.

awick14, Air Transat has cheap flights from Van to London and we have a sofa bed for guests... just saying!

bk1, how is everything going with your pregnancy? I have been thinking about you lately and keeping everything crossed that this is your take home baby.

[bk1]

Jul 25, 2014 15:47:58 GMT -5 loira said:

H doesn't care so much about the message boards. I did, however, mention I was just going to try out a Sands (loss support) group meeting on Monday and the next thing I knew I was being lectured about potential stalkers. I think we have been watching too much Law & Order.

awick14, Air Transat has cheap flights from Van to London and we have a sofa bed for guests... just saying!

bk1, how is everything going with your pregnancy? I have been thinking about you lately and keeping everything crossed that this is your take home baby.

So far so good!! It's truly amazing. Next appointment is Aug 11th. This is the furthest I have made it and I am feeling really good about it. Thanks for asking!

[MrsMB]

I may be alone in this, but DH is extremely private. He'd be horrified if he knew I was sharing (even vaguely) details to people online. You gals are my frands though!

[Deleted]

DH doesn't get it. He knows this exists but doesn't understand the friendships that people get from these forums.

[awick14]

loira- that would be a fun trip! I would love to go to London!

[wanderingenough]

Jul 25, 2014 16:47:01 GMT -5 MrsMB said:

I may be alone in this, but DH is extremely private. He'd be horrified if he knew I was sharing (even vaguely) details to people online. You gals are my frands though!

Not alone! H knows I read a message board and I talk about stuff therein, but I've never even mentioned posting.

[awick14]

loira- Its the same price to fly to London as it is to fly to DC. :/

No offense DC ladies but I would rather go to the UK then DC. So lets all go to London.

[bk1]

DH has no idea I post as much personal stuff as I do. It's better that way. ;-)

[awick14]

Jul 25, 2014 17:41:26 GMT -5 bk1 said:

DH has no idea I post as much personal stuff as I do. It's better that way. ;-)

Neither does my DH.

[bk1]

Jul 25, 2014 17:55:55 GMT -5 jjwritergirl said:

awick14 I completely understand. It cheaper to fly to Italy than Seattle when I looked last year, so I said there was no way I was wasting that money on H's business trip. lol.

bk1 I bet my H would be horrified if he knew about wednesday hump day polls and what I share. Yes, I know he would be mortified...

I have told my DH about the hump day polls. He had no problem with those when I was bragging about him.   Haha. 

[katespade]

H was surprised when I cut ties with GBCN for six months. He didn't really believe me when I said that I needed to walk away and that I might not come back to it. He was then happy for me when I came back and found WC. He's involved in his own forums, so he understands the online friendships and whatnot. Also, he likes to read over my shoulder when I'm responding to the Hump Day polls, and tell me how I should answer them. Haha.

[loira]

Jul 25, 2014 17:35:41 GMT -5 awick14 said:

loira- Its the same price to fly to London as it is to fly to DC. :/

No offense DC ladies but I would rather go to the UK then DC. So lets all go to London.

Haha, if everyone came it would be a pretty tight squeeze in our flat. I'd probably have to kick my H out for the duration of it, but it would be worth it.  <)

[rockinrobyn]

He doesn't really have an opinion. I will tell him some info I learned here and will just say my online friends. It doesn't bother him.

[katiek]

I asked H what he thinks about it, because he's never mentioned anything, and he said "it's good for you to have a semblance of social interaction." Ouch, lol. I'd rather he think I'm crazy!

[melsamoony]

My H doesn't mind it although I don't think he knows how much I post. He always just says are you talking to your online friends again? Lol

[estrellita]

I don't think H really cares. I talk about things from here every once in a while but not that often. I did tell him that I told a bunch of "internet strangers" first about the BFP, haha. He didn't seem to mind that because it's not like any of you were going to track down our families and tell them or something. That would be creepy. He's made online friends before too through games (as have I) so it's not a totally weird concept that I consider you all friends of mine.

[melsamoony]

estrellita I told my H that I told the Internet we were preggers before we told his parents. He was fine with it.

I think H knows I need support sometimes from other women and is fine w my Internet interactions. I don't have a lot of girlfriends in the area and my bestie lives super far away so I need my girl time!

[awick14]

melsamoony- yesterday morning DH asked what I was doing, my reply "I'm having some girl time want to join?"

He looked at me and asked if I was "talking" to my online friends. Lol