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Should I set up a bogus mail account and see if my husband takes the bait?

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Question - (20 July 2009) 7 Answers - (Newest, 21 July 2009)
A female United Kingdom age , *crambled brain writes:

Further to my earlier post I have been thinking about this........

I have set up a hotmail account using my husband's texting colleague's email address but with a very slight alteration it would be hard to spot. I have used her name for the name of the account written exactly as it appears on her real emails to him.

I am thinking of sending him a blank email using this address and it will appear to him as if it is from her. I can then see whether he replies or not and what he says. Depending on his reply, I could ask him if he wants to continue where they left off (or words to that effect) and see what he says.

The risk is that if he is suspicious and scrutinises the email address and spots the difference, he will know it's been done by me. Also, it might trigger him into phoning her and if it's really over as he says and I think, I would be an idiot to put them in contact again.

What advice do aunts have please?

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A female reader, scrambled brain United Kingdom +, writes (21 July 2009):

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Thanks all, I will heed your advice. I was dubious about doing it anyway x

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A male reader, Livelife United States +, writes (20 July 2009):

Well, good point. I depends on what type of email service they have. A lot of times if he puts in contact names then it would make him make it different in some way so it didn't get the two confused. Otherwise, if it just shows up the name you put in automatically then it should work fine and it won't show something else. :) I still don't think you should do it though, I agree with other posters here.

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A female reader, scrambled brain United Kingdom +, writes (20 July 2009):

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Starlights, if you have read any of my previous posts you'll know only too well why I'm always suspicious of him now!!!!

Livelife, thanks for alerting me to that but what happens if you do actually have 2 contacts with the same name because the person puts in their name when creating their account so you might know 2 people who have put in their contact names which are the same?

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A male reader, Livelife United States +, writes (20 July 2009):

Also, just to mention, if her email address is associated with her name in his contacts, then when he gets messages from her (when it's actually her) then HER name would come up instead of just the address. If he gets an email from an address that is similar and not *actually* her's, then it won't show up with her name and he might realize that it is not actually her.

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (20 July 2009):

scrambled brain, some things are best left alone. please read our other responses to you today.

he was underhanded, he lied , please do not go down this road of lies and deceit. this is not worth it.

i have said this before, the key is the other womans husband. alert him to the affair and by him being in the picture, your hb and this woman wouldn't dare cross this line again. if indeed something is still going on, her hb will be the one o give you the closure you so desperately need. trsut me, alerting her hb, discreetly, and even anonymously. this is the key to your heartache and pain.

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A female reader, Starlights United Kingdom +, writes (20 July 2009):

Starlights agony auntwhy dont u trust your husband?

playing games like this is dangerous indeed and in the long run so not worth it.

if you have suspicions about him ask him directly, but dont sneak about when u dont have any evidence to back your suspicions.

good luck!

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A female reader, baybee-x-sparkii United Kingdom +, writes (20 July 2009):

baybee-x-sparkii agony aunti wouldn't recommend this- they could both find out and if your using her name for an email address this could get you potentially into some serious trouble. if you think he has been cheating or something just talk to him confront him if necesssary- this doesnt seem like the way to go about things

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