Could it be that he is trying to get in contact with her about something regarding a suprise for you? Or are your alarm bells going off? If that's the case, just ask him what he's doing.
Oh wait - I just read that it was Google Images. Yes, that is a bit creepy. Ask him what he is doing.
Maybe he had heard some gossip about images of your BFF online and wanted to check it out before worrying you or her? Or a million other reasons.
If you are concerned talk to him.
What exactly did he type? her name + bikini? That isn't so bad. Are there bikini photos of her online? Are you in any of them?
Did you ask him why he did such a thing? It's obvious but I wonder how he would reply to that. To me, looking at porn or bikini photos of celebrities is not a very big deal but if it's a BEST FRIEND, then I suggest that you should start thinking where it will soon go if you let him do that... 
If I were you, I'd just ask him about it in a non-confrontational way. Tell him that you noticed that he'd been searching for her and ask him if there's some particular reason. It does seem a little off that he's searching for her with google images, but if you ask, you might find out that it was something totally innocent (or like PP said, some kind of planning for a surprise, or he meant to do a web search and accidentally hit images?)
Either way, you'll probably feel better if you find out once and for all his explanation for searching. If your alarm bells are STILL going off after he gives you an excuse or you find something off about his answer, trust your gut and try to continue a non-confrontational approach to getting to the bottom of it, but hopefully it will just have been an innocent search/misunderstanding.
@unsurebridetobe143: You really need to table this conversation with him immediately, otherwise you'll be a complete wreck trying to figure this out on your own. IMO, men are very visual. I don't think porn is taboo, unless it becomes a compulsion and a substitute for intimacy.
Sorry but I'd be weirded out too! I don't have any BFFs in my area...and most of them are from over 20 years ago.
I'm assuming she's your friend on FB? If you use FB that is. I don't know why anyone would use google search to locate/research someone that is a friend of their SO unless they were trying to "zone in" on specific photos....if that makes sense.
Have you tried to google her and see what photos came up? I would and then I'd ask him in a non-confrontational manner about them.
I guess it could be innocent if he's trying to connect w/her on twitter or linkedin or something....clicking the pictures to make sure you have the right "Jane Doe" is easier than searching numerous websites sometimes.
I would be up front and ask him directly. There could be a perfectly innocent reasont that none of us are seeing...or it could be a red flag that something might be wrong. Either way, you need to talk to him about it.
This is weird, but could it possibly be innocent?
I Google Imaged my name (because I was curious what might come up when a client Googles me). My Google+ account messed it up. So I Googled a friend's name who wasn't on Google+ to see what Facebook images might come up.
It's still a weird situation, but I'd ask him about it.
Agreeing with everyone above you need to ask him, ive been through the same sort of thing with my partner, and i know how hard it is to approach it if your like me your the sort of person who doesn't say anything so as not rock the boat or upset anyone. If you dont it will only eat away at you. It could be something completely innocent, you'll only know if you ask. I understand how you feel and im sorry you feel like this.
@unsurebridetobe143: I'm different from the other PPs, in that this doesn't bother me at all.
Maybe it's because I'm on the computer all the time...but I do totally random stuff on a daily basis. I've google imaged literally almost every single person I know, because I think it's interesting to see what comes up. I've done the same thing with people (we were really only aquaintances) that I knew in middle school or high school and haven't thought about in years---just because I'm curious. I look at a lot of stuff online purely for curiosity's sake.
As some other PPs stated, he could also be trying to contact her to talk about you for a gift or something else--the google image search is useful when you don't know how to spell someone's name and you aren't sure which result is the person you are looking for.
At the root of this issue---is it that you think your FI is romantically interested in your married best friend?
I wouldn't think to much of it right now. My FI Asked for pictures of all of my bridesmaids because his friends wanted to see who they were walking with ahead of time. I didn't think much of it. Unless you think he is romantically interested in her then don't stress over it. And if he was romantically interested in her, the fact he has to google image her shows he has no contact with her so again I wouldn't stress. I would ask him though just to ease your mind.
That really doesn't sound like anything worthy of being upset about to me. Come on, people - how many times have you randomly searched something in google or looked at a page and thought immediately, "Oh god don't want that!" or even thought nothing of it. We all have crap in our browser history we wouldn't want anyone to see lest it be taken totally out of context.
Knowing me, I'd go up to FI and be like, "WTF is this?" Whatever he says afterward is then taken at face value. Either I've let him know I know and it's not okay, or he gets to explain a legit reason why it happened.
Obviously, we don't have the answer for you. You need to woman up and to talk to him and ask him yourself. After you receive and answer from him, you'll then have your answer on what you should do. Hope that helps.
Have you checked the browser history to see if he's searched anyone else? Like one of his own friends, maybe? I've gotten bored before and googled different people in my circle, but in a totally innocent way. Right now, your suspicions are purely speculation. Your mind is going to continue to go to a million different places, most of which are likely to be worst case scenarios, until you have a heart to heart with him about it. And I agree with PP who said to approach it in a non-accusational way. He's likely to get defensive if you come in with guns blazing.
And I may get backlash for saying this, but I'm with you on being upset over him looking at porn. I think it's too widely accepted in our society and I just don't agree with it. Just my opinion and I'm not judging others for feeling differently, but I'm not ok with it in my relationship. Just talk to him...otherwise it's going to eat you up.
@unsurebridetobe143: If he didn't know she was married then is there also a chance he hasn't met her or seen her in a while? Maybe he just wanted to put a face to a name when you talk about her.
There could be innconent reasons. Where there any racy photos on there? If not I see absolutely no foul play.
Talk with him but don't go in "guns blazing" or you'll make a mountain out a molehill.
Thanks for the responses so far.. They are helping... Basically, at this point, I'm not doubting that he searched her name to maybe get some pictures that he could use to do his thing... Much like the celebrity + bikini searches I have seen him have... As for the history, he actually deleted it so now I have nothing else to go by except what I saw. This makes me even more suspicious.
Let's just say he admits to being attractive to my best friend to the point that he wanted to see pictures of her in a bikini, etc. Where would you go from there if you were in my situation? I would feel so sick. We hang out every once in awhile. If he admits it, it will be awkward. If he lies about it, I still know he's lying.
I'm seriously at a loss... Could you stay with someone who you know is attracted to one of your closest friends? I don't know if I can...
@unsurebridetobe143: Take a deep breath. Don't panic and try not to assume the worst. Ask him about it calmly and let him talk without you interrupting. You'll know if he's telling the truth or not, trust your intuition.
Keep us posted!
@unsurebridetobe143: *HUGS* Sorry you're going through this, I really don't have any advice, but I think you have every right to be upset. I personally would not be able to be with someone that wasn't head over heels for me (maybe that's just my vanity), but only you know if this is something that you can deal with in your relationship. I agree with other PPs about having open communication, and possibly even couple's counseling. Best of luck!
FI is home! Trying to figure out how to mention it to him. I feel like I'm just going to go off on him and I'm not able to hold myself back...
Like other people said, just ask him. Hopefully it was just a search for something reasonable. But when you throw in there the fact that he's told you he's attracted to her, that's a different story. And I'm not really sure why he would tell you he's attracted to your best friend. My FI has some attractive friends and if he asks, I'll tell him weather or not I think they're attractive, but I'd never tell him that I was actually attracted to one of them. I think that's just something you don't want to know about your fiance or about your friend.
I think this may go a little beyond just this one incident. It sounds like there are other things he does to make you think he's attracted to other girls. And if it's not something that's easy to talk to him about, there may be a communication problem at hand. Those things can be fixed, but you both have to be able to be honest with eachother.
Right now I would just recommend staying as calm as you can. I think the more calm you are, the more honest the answer will be. Good luck!! I'm sorry you're dealing with this!!
I unfortunatly had this happen to me, only my ex husband added her on fb and I saw his history of going through ALL her 1k+ pics and saving some to his desktop. ASSHOLE. He was totally obsessed with my bf and would tell me how hot she was and why didn't I invite her over and even wanted me to talk about a 3 way with her, which I never freakin would. Again, ASSHOLE. No wonder I divorced him. I'm not saying your FI is doing this to you but I would be cautious and not think it was nothing.
@unsurebridetobe143: I google all sorts of weird things. I look up just about everyone I know on Facebook, for example.
I've google image searched a ton of people. I highly doubt he was looking for something risque... I mean how many non celebrities even have photos on google image period?!
@deetroitwhat Yep it was RIDICULOUS! After I found out he didn't even hide it. She didn't know of his obsession until after the divorce and promptly defriended him on FB. Sadly she wasn't the only girl he saved photos of, he did it to another mutual friend, and constantly commented on why I couldn't look like X or why didn't I work out more to look like Z. Ugh like I said ASSHOLE.
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I'm going to keep this short. Last night, I opened up the browser to his computer only to see that he had a search on google images for my best friend's name! Now, I've seen him search "celebrity name + bikini" before and I didn't say anything. That bothered me but I just let it go. I've caught him looking at porn before too. All from seeing the history of his browser. I got mad at him about the porn and he said he would stop... But now this?
Searching for my best friend's name takes it to a whole new level for me. He didn't spell her name right and I guess he forgot that she got married and was still searching under her maiden name. But still... It is bothering me.
What would you do? Let it go? Talk to him? Leave him? I'm so confused!