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To have told NDN that dh won’t be helping her anymore?

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Babycarrierdilemma · 13/11/2025 20:55

NDN has a young baby. We live on the second floor and she has been knocking or messaging every day wanting dh to help her up and down the stairs with the pram.

She has asked twice for a lift to an appointment next week as said she couldn’t manage the train alone. I told her that he can’t take her and she should sort out a taxi to which she said she cant manage car seat / pram and baby alone.

I had 2 carriers from when dc were little so I took them round and gave them to her said I didn’t have instructions but I was happy to show her or could send her the link to YouTube for each one. I said to her that we can’t help her anymore as it’s really getting too much. It literally is as I’m fed up of the daily requests and it’s almost like learned helplessness?

She messaged dh that evening upset and he’s told me I’ve been really unkind ??? It’s caused an argument and I’ve had to say it’s now a deal breaker if he continues to let her disrupt our lives this way?

OP posts:
Hoipers · 14/11/2025 12:30

Genuinely helpless women don't go and bitch to a man she barely knows about his wife.
She thought your husband could be manipulated and she was right.
I wouldn't be one bit happy with him at all.
He completely overstepped last night sulking OP.
Huge red flag in your relationship. Huge.

As for her, I would tell her to keep away from me.

OVienna · 14/11/2025 12:30

I8toys · 14/11/2025 12:21

Some random has entered your relationship and is now causing problems. She's not a friend or relative. Yes the occasional assistance to a neighbour but she has now crossed the line coming between you two. Block - she'll soon find someone else to manipulate.

This is literally a rando. What's bizarre is the DH's reaction, just agreeing to it all.

Gobacktotheworld2 · 14/11/2025 12:27

Babycarrierdilemma · 13/11/2025 21:06

I don’t drive so I can’t take her . I’m also at the point where I now wouldn’t after the message where she said she didn’t know how to say and didn’t want to say but she has cried all afternoon and is stressed after my visit and that I wasn’t kind . She has come across as manipulative today which I hadn’t seen before

This could easily escalate to a harassment case and I'd try to keep records of all future communications.

Your DH would be fairly foolish to be alone with her again.

Isekaied · 14/11/2025 12:23

Swiftie1878 · 14/11/2025 12:18

She did cross a line.
You’ve done the right thing talking to your DH about it. Now you are a united front.

She's got him wrapped round her fingers.

The cheek of it!

Going to her husband to complain. Sounds really manipulative. Regardless of what you've agreed I doubt this is the end of it.

Get the ring( or equivalent)doorbell. This way you'll know how often she's knocking on your door when you're not home

Babycarrierdilemma · 14/11/2025 12:22

Isekaied · 14/11/2025 12:21

I'd this post is real. You need to be careful.

Your husband is WFH and you work away.

You don't know what she could be planning or what they could get up to if you're not home.

Might be worth getting a ring( or equivalent) doorbell if you don't already have one

Edited

Yes someone else mentioned a ring doorbell I think it’s worth it just in case

OP posts:
I8toys · 14/11/2025 12:21

Some random has entered your relationship and is now causing problems. She's not a friend or relative. Yes the occasional assistance to a neighbour but she has now crossed the line coming between you two. Block - she'll soon find someone else to manipulate.

Isekaied · 14/11/2025 12:21

I'd this post is real. You need to be careful.

Your husband is WFH and you work away.

You don't know what she could be planning or what they could get up to if you're not home.

Might be worth getting a ring( or equivalent) doorbell if you don't already have one

Changename12 · 14/11/2025 12:20

I also lived on a 2nd floor flat when our first baby was born. My husband worked long hours. I would never have asked for help. When you have a baby in a sling you have 2 free hands. I think the neighbour needs to learn how to manage.

Swiftie1878 · 14/11/2025 12:18

Babycarrierdilemma · 14/11/2025 12:14

It’s actually the constant interruptions to our day and then the way she went to dh saying I had upset her it felt as if she crossed a line.

She did cross a line.
You’ve done the right thing talking to your DH about it. Now you are a united front.

Babycarrierdilemma · 14/11/2025 12:17

WalkDontWalk · 14/11/2025 12:13

@Babycarrierdilemma ....if it’s a deal breaker then fair enough he was just trying to be helpful

A deal breaker? So you told your husband that if he continued to help this woman, you'd divorce him?

Jesus.

And you think that's reasonable?

Yes I did say that because it went above and beyond just helping occasionally. It was impacting us. Even in evenings wanting help if delivery driver wouldn’t take the shopping up and on a couple of occasions we were watching a film and it’s just caused an issue , an interruption and an atmosphere.

OP posts:
Viviennemary · 14/11/2025 12:17

CurlewKate · 14/11/2025 12:09

Oh, well done you! I hope your’re proud of yourself.

Op has every right to be proud for standing up to this manipulative troublemaker.

marshmallowmix · 14/11/2025 12:16

ScreamingInfidelities · 14/11/2025 11:55

Th minute she texted my DH to bitch about me would be the end of all help from both of us. Cheeky cow.

Yep 👏this.

She went behind your back, end of.

Babycarrierdilemma · 14/11/2025 12:14

TheQuirkyMaker · 14/11/2025 12:07

She's young, fit and pretty- that's the problem, isn't it?

It’s actually the constant interruptions to our day and then the way she went to dh saying I had upset her it felt as if she crossed a line.

OP posts:
WalkDontWalk · 14/11/2025 12:13

@Babycarrierdilemma ....if it’s a deal breaker then fair enough he was just trying to be helpful

A deal breaker? So you told your husband that if he continued to help this woman, you'd divorce him?

Jesus.

And you think that's reasonable?

CurlewKate · 14/11/2025 12:09

Babycarrierdilemma · 14/11/2025 11:48

We had a chat this morning as last night dh just wasn’t wanting to speak to me at all. He’s said that he can see my point of view and if it’s a deal breaker then fair enough he was just trying to be helpful and told me I should have been proud of that. I said I am to a certain extent but it’s become a burden to us ? We’ve agreed that we won’t respond to requests for help anymore from her (unless obviously some kind of actual emergency).

Oh, well done you! I hope your’re proud of yourself.

TorroFerney · 14/11/2025 12:08

Babycarrierdilemma · 13/11/2025 21:11

He is cross with me ! He loves helping but it’s impacting daily life with the demands

He needs to examine why he loves helping. I assume you mean loves helping others, he’s getting something out of it , ego boost or whatever - does he only feel good enough when he’s doing acts of service ? Does he think k people will only like him if he does stuff, is that very important to him.

OVienna · 14/11/2025 12:08

ScreamingInfidelities · 14/11/2025 11:55

Th minute she texted my DH to bitch about me would be the end of all help from both of us. Cheeky cow.

This^
And OP - your DH should know this, not be sulking, for goodness sake.

TheQuirkyMaker · 14/11/2025 12:07

She's young, fit and pretty- that's the problem, isn't it?

Foyleriver · 14/11/2025 12:06

CurlewKate · 13/11/2025 22:28

Helping her down a flight of stairs is impacting on your daily life? 5 minutes? And your DH doesn’t mind? How incredibly mean spirited.

This. I wouldn’t want to be on the clock but if I was around and doing nothing then I would be happy to oblige.

I would just say no to a lift if it didn’t suit.

I don’t get the red line approach - unless you are worried about your partner getting too close

Givenupshopping · 14/11/2025 12:01

OP, I'm pleased to hear that having slept on it your DH has now been able to understand your concerns, and has agreed to back off from his role as 'Knight in Shining Armour'.

However, as a PP said, I would still be keeping an eye on the situation, as he may have decided to keep quiet about giving his assistance in the future, so don't get too comfortable where this young woman is concerned.

Notatallanamechange · 14/11/2025 12:01

calamarisandwich · 14/11/2025 11:54

According to her update she has, and he has agreed to stop.

Good job too!

Brill! As it should have been dealt with to begin with

racoonsinbins · 14/11/2025 11:59

@Babycarrierdilemma is the problem partly because he expected you just to manage similar logistic challenges without going out of his way to help, whereas he is much more responsive the the NDN? I think that would definitely annoy me to and make me feel taken for granted.

3luckystars · 14/11/2025 11:57

Hoipers · 14/11/2025 11:29

She's already triangulated them by complaining to her husband about her, creating an us and you scenario.
Unbelievable.
Highly manipulative.

I agree with this. If she was really a poor misfortunate woman in need, then she should not have been so devious to come between a husband and wife.

ScreamingInfidelities · 14/11/2025 11:55

Th minute she texted my DH to bitch about me would be the end of all help from both of us. Cheeky cow.

calamarisandwich · 14/11/2025 11:54

Notatallanamechange · 14/11/2025 11:49

He seems happy with it. So OP needs to sort her shit communication with her husband, and not barrel on round and give a totally different message to the woman, who is only asking for help because the husband has encouraged it.

According to her update she has, and he has agreed to stop.

Good job too!