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DP making inappropriate comments about friends appearance

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Robin87 · 23/02/2025 09:20

DP had a friend round last night for a takeaway and a few drinks. I joined for the food and was then happy to return upstairs where I was enjoying a relaxing and early night.

Said friend is recently single and between him and DP, they (somewhat light heartedly) asked if I had any single friends I could set him up with.

I said no one came to mind at which point DP decided to interject with the following:

-“How about X” (name of my oldest friend who split with her DH about a year ago)
-“She has a cracking arse”
-“I don’t know why (ex DH name) left her - imagine having that parked on your face every night”

DP’s friend didn’t really react and the conversation awkwardly moved on. I went up to bed a few minutes after when I’d finished eating.

AIBU to feel that was disrespectful? I know ‘boys will be boys’ at times but surely that’s a conversation best left to down the pub?

I’ve not spoke to DP about it yet but feel I’m going to have to bring it up.

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MyLimeGuide · 23/02/2025 12:28

Goodnurseorgremlin · 23/02/2025 09:51

Your partner is a misogynistic arse. What a vile comment.

Please don't have DC with him. Oh and he was 100% perving over pics of your mate.

Yes this. Dump him ASAP.

FieldInWhichFucksAreGrownIsBarren · 23/02/2025 12:25

Hwi · 23/02/2025 12:17

This is crass and vulgar and simply disgusting. However I am always surprised that people who have sex being unmarried, hence dp, not dh or dw (both men and women) talk about somebody disrespecting them.

Say what now?

Babybaby2025 · 23/02/2025 12:24

Think of his reaction in the reverse, he has an attractive single friend who was recently left "why would she leave him, imagine having that body all up on you every night 😛"

outerspacepotato · 23/02/2025 12:23

You moved this sleazeball in before you really knew him. Bad move.

You know he is attracted to your friend and most likely used your friend's photo for wanking. You know he lies, you didn't leave it open.

How are you going to have your friend over exposing her to your sleazy partner?

You got a good look at the him under the mask and whoo boy, he's crass and crude. I don't know how you can minimize this.

DancingGerbil · 23/02/2025 12:22

He's 100% been tugging off over your friend.

He is a creep.

Weefox · 23/02/2025 12:19

Nasty remark. You should have called it out there and then. Us women must be more proactive and assertive.

Hwi · 23/02/2025 12:17

This is crass and vulgar and simply disgusting. However I am always surprised that people who have sex being unmarried, hence dp, not dh or dw (both men and women) talk about somebody disrespecting them.

SwerveCity · 23/02/2025 12:16

I’d love to know how he would react if you’d replied that you’d love to have his friends cock in your mouth every night. He’d just laugh, right?

TicTac80 · 23/02/2025 12:14

I would have called him out when he made those disgusting comments about your friend. I do hope you say something.

EasternEcho · 23/02/2025 12:10

I wonder what he was doing staring at your friend's behind in the photo while you weren't there. Your responses seem to lean towards minimize his behaviour than face the implications. Also, the boys will be boys rationalization needs to die. Whether by mothers regarding their sons, or by partners. It just needs to stop.

Adamante · 23/02/2025 12:10

I could never fancy him again and that’s the truth.

Topjoe19 · 23/02/2025 12:10

Plus your poor friend. I would have to defend her, it's awful she's been discussed like a piece of meat. I wouldn't be waiting for his hangover to improve. He's a prick.

Millyjanice · 23/02/2025 12:09

Robin87 · 23/02/2025 09:52

He’s extremely hungover as they went into town after they’d had drinks here.

I want to confront him but I know he’ll just be defensive and probably snappy so feel it’s best to wait for him to sober up and try to catch up on sleep.

The relationship has generally been strong and nothing like this has come up before. I’m thinking it was just bravado in front of his friend.

Bravado in front of his friend ?
What about you ? Does what his friend think trump respect for you and your feelings then?

Are you beginning to think you don’t really know your DP ? Is he thinking of other women while in bed with you ?

The bikini photo is likely something he had a wank over.
Totally icky behaviour.
Even his friend was embarrassed by him from the sound of it.

Topjoe19 · 23/02/2025 12:08

The thing is, he's said it now & you won't be able to forget it. You know what he thinks about your friend & anytime you're intimate with him it'll be ticking away in your brain.

I wouldn't forgive him.

YouDeserveBetterSoAskForIt · 23/02/2025 12:00

Not only is he fine with humiliating you in front of someone else, he is also sexualising your friend AND speaking as though he has imagined sex acts with her.

So beyond disrespectful and gross. I wouldnt easily forgive this actually. It shows his mindset is deeply immature.

Does he have issues with porn?

Crikeyalmighty · 23/02/2025 11:59

Clearly the occasional woman on here ( not OP) puts up with sleazy public behaviour from their partner just because 'boys will be boys' -

Garlicgarlicgarlic · 23/02/2025 11:58

It would be sheer insanity to put a boyfriend on your mortgage. Protect your asset and financial security at all costs.

Not much point in having a chat with the knuckledragger. He'll just say he was joking or pick a fight with you. Tell him to get out of your property and consider if you really need to date this man.

@Whoknew24 @Mog65 he's just a boyfriend, dating for 2yrs and OP is housing him.

Crikeyalmighty · 23/02/2025 11:53

I'm so sorry OP - I honestly would ask my H to move out if he said something like that- does he seriously think you are ok about this kind of talk? Is he like this normally. If it's bit of a one off I would certainly tell him he embarrassed you and was totally unacceptable wouldn't be asking my friend round either.

PeggyMitchellsCameo · 23/02/2025 11:53

Vile. Amy man who uses ‘it’ or ‘that’ about a woman makes my skin crawl. He’s embarrassed you in front of his friend as well, who was clearly mortified.
The photo thing - that would end it for me.
Two years can be a time when the mask really does slip and you see the real person. He’s living in your home as well.
I could never look at him again and imagine being around your friend.

Charlize43 · 23/02/2025 11:50

arethereanyleftatall · 23/02/2025 11:16

I would so so so much rather be single than date a bloke like this.

It constantly blows me away on mumsnet what repulsiveness some women will endure just to be in a relationship.

^ This. I definitely think the bigger issue here is the OP's self esteem and it would guess it is pretty low to be around someone who verbalises comments like that.

She needs to demand better. Raise her bar. Get rid.

Whoknew24 · 23/02/2025 11:49

Mog65 · 23/02/2025 11:26

Typical mn have you in the divorce courts! sounds like you need a big conversation about your friend. Drink and trying to show of to his mate is what has happened here. I'm not saying it's right. Probably bravado as you said. Have a chat! Read him the riot act and move on. As for perving over friends pic, get you phots pin protected!

Typical mumsnet ?

what women having respect for themselves ? They’re adults and married he’s sneaking about getting pictures of her in a bikini and gave a detailed account of her sexually.

so how would you as a female with respect for herself plod along when your husband wants to fuck your best friend ? Not only that he let it be known right in front of your face. For me that would be it marriage over.

DaggerIsle · 23/02/2025 11:47

MakeYourOwnMusicStartYourOwnDance · 23/02/2025 11:30

Sorry, but that's absolutely disgusting.
It's one thing to be putting on a front with his mates down the pub (although NOT saying that's right, it's still not) but to your FACE when you're there?!
Nah man. Jeez. I don't know how I'd get past that.
Not only complete disrespect to you, but he clearly fancies your mate and doesn't care that you know.

By the sound of it, it appears that even his friend was embarrassed. So much for boy banter.

Finerthingsinlife · 23/02/2025 11:44

@Robin87 you've thankfully had a glimpse into the future of what your life will be like if you stay with him. Add kids and losing half your house to that and you've got the full package.

He's actively looking at other women and very likely weighing up his options. This man does not respect you and therefore probably doesn't really love you enough to even feign respect in front of his friend.

Question is, what are you going to do about it?

itsnotjustyoumate · 23/02/2025 11:43

DefinitelyNotMaybe · 23/02/2025 11:39

I work in a pub. If I heard this kind of misogynist shit, I'd chuck them out and the landlord would totally back me up.

Seriously? I worked in a pub for about 10 years and this kind of conversation is very commonplace amongst men, not all, but a lot.
We'd have had no punters left if the landlord chucked them all out.

pizzaHeart · 23/02/2025 11:40

Robin87 · 23/02/2025 09:49

It has made me think of something I saw a few months ago. All my phone photos are synced to my tablet (cloud), which we share to watch Netflix etc.

I came home after work one day (DP had been at home on a day off) and I unlocked the tablet which immediately opened to a photo I’d taken of my friend on a girls holiday a couple of years before. In a bikini on a beach..

I remember asking DP if he’d been scrolling through photos to which he said no and it must have been an old tab which somehow opened. I wasn’t ever convinced but thought nothing more of it.

I’m now reconsidering what that was about 😩

Was it the same friend ?

Anyway his comments were truly truly vile. I could sort of accept a one off comment with a bit of inappropriateness but his comments were more than that. And his friend didn’t encourage him so it was entirely on your DP.